Tuff Country 24862 - Ford 83-97 Ranger/Explorer 4 box kit (performance kit) - Manual (Page 12)

53. Locate the new front shocks. New longer front shocks
are needed after this suspension system has been
installed and the front shocks need to be ordered as a
separate part #. If you have not already ordered your
front shocks, please feel free to contact Tuff Country or
your local Tuff Country dealer and order your front
shocks. Tuff Country recommends installing a 20” fully
extended nitrogen gas shock in the front. Locate the uni-
versal shock bolt from hardware bag 24862NB. Also, locate
the new upper stem mount hardware that was packaged with
the new shocks. Working on the driver side, install the new
universal shock bolt to the newly installed extended radius
arm. Make sure to use thread locker or loctite and torque to
55 ft lbs. Now install the new shock to the newly installed
universal shock bolt and secure using the provided hard-
ware. Secure the new shock into the stock upper location
using the new hardware provided. Make sure to use thread
locker or loctite and torque the bottom hardware to 35 ft lbs.
and the upper hardware to 18 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on
the passenger side. Special note: Tuff Country highly rec-
ommends installing shock boots onto the new shocks. If
shocks boots are not installed, damage may occur to the
piston of the new shock. If you have not already ordered
your new shocks boots, please contact Tuff Country or
your local Tuff Country dealer and order some new
shock boots. Tuff Country offers, dark blue, light blue,
gray, black, red or yellow shock boots.
54. If you have not already done so, remove all the hydraulic
floor jacks from under the vehicle. Check and double check
to make sure that all steps have been performed properly
and check again. Install the tires and wheels and carefully
lower the vehicle to the ground.
55. If you were not able to install the stock sway bar to the
newly installed sway bar relocation brackets, perform this
step now that the weight of the vehicle is on the ground.
Front end installation completed!
Part # 24862 does not include the rear add-a-leafs to lift
the rear end. If you are working on a Ranger, part #
85250 is the part # for the rear add-a-leafs. If you are
working on an Explorer, part # 24851 is the part # for the
rear add-a-leafs and needs to be ordered as a separate
part #. If you have not already ordered the rear add-a-
leafs, please contact Tuff Country or your local Tuff
Country dealer and order the rear add-a-leafs for what
vehicle you are working on.
If the vehicle that you are working on is a 1983 - 1997
Ford Ranger, please follow step # 56 - 72.
If the vehicle that you are working on is a 1991 - 1994
Ford Explorer, please follow step # 73 - 89.
Rear end installation:
56. To begin installation, carefully block the front tires and
wheels so that the vehicle can not roll forward. Safely lift the
rear of the vehicle and support the vehicle with a pair of jack
stands. Place a jack stand on both the driver and the pas-
senger side. Next, remove the rear wheels and tires from
both sides.
57. Working on the driver side, remove the stock shock from
the stock location. The stock shock may be discarded but
save the stock upper and lower hardware. Repeat procedure
on the passenger side. New longer rear shocks are need-
ed after this suspension system has been installed and
the rear shocks need to be ordered as a separate part #.
If you have not already ordered your rear shocks, please
feel free to contact Tuff Country or your local Tuff
Country dealer and order your rear shocks. Tuff Country
recommends installing a 26” fully extended nitrogen gas
shock in the rear.
58. Working on the driver side, remove the stock u-bolts from
the stock location. The stock u-bolts and hardware may be
discarded. Save the stock upper u-bolt plate. Repeat proce-
dure on the passenger side.
59. Carefully lower down on both hydraulic floor jacks at the
same time allowing enough room for the new rear add-a-
leafs to be installed. Repeat procedure on the passenger
side.
60. Working on the driver side and using a pair of “C” chan-
nel vise grips, clamp the stock rear springs together. Place
one towards the front of the stock centering bolt and one
towards the rear. Special note: Make sure not to clamp
the stock over load. Repeat procedure on the passenger
side.
61. Carefully remove the stock centering bolt from the stock
location and discard. Special note: Once the stock cen-
tering bolt has been removed, the stock over load will
fall out. Save the stock over load. Repeat procedure on
the passenger side.