Tuff Country 24862 - Ford 83-97 Ranger/Explorer 4 box kit (performance kit) - Manual (Page 6)

14. Locate the new rear twin eye beam axle pivot relocation
bracket and new support bracket. Also, locate (5) 7/16” x 1
1/2” bolts, (1) 1/2” x 1 1/2” bolts, (10) 3/8” USS flat washers,
(2) 7/16” USS flat washers, (5) 7/16” unitorque nuts and (1)
1/2” unitorque nut from hardware bag R4NB. Special note:
The stock axle pivot bracket was attached to the front of
the stock cross member, the new bracket will be
attached to the back side of the stock cross member.
Secure the new rear twin eye beam axle pivot relocation
bracket to the back side of the stock cross member using the
new 7/16” x1 1/2” bolts and hardware. Do not tighten at this
point. Special note: For now, only attach the bracket by
the (4) outer holes. Attach the new support bracket to the
top of the box portion of the new bracket using the new 1/2”
x 1 1/2” bolts. Do not tighten at this point. Now secure the
support bracket to the rear portion of the cross member and
newly installed rear twin eye beam axle pivot relocation
bracket using the new 7/16” x 1 1/2” bolts and hardware.
Special note: The stock cross member is going to be
between the newly installed rear axle pivot bracket and
support bracket. Move back to the newly installed 7/16” x 1
1/2” bolts and add some thread locker or loctite and torque
to 45 ft lbs. Move back to the newly installed 1/2” x 1 1/2”
bolt and hardware and add some thread locker or loctite and
torque to 65 ft lbs. Special note: Part # 24860 does not include the front coil
springs. Part # 24861 is the part # for the front coil
springs and needs to be ordered as a separate part #. If
you have not already ordered the new front coil springs,
please contact Tuff Country or your local Tuff Country
dealer and order the new front coil springs.
17. Working on the driver side, remove the stock mounting
hardware that connects the stock coil spring to the axle.
Save the stock hardware but the coil spring may be discard-
ed. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
18. Working on the driver side, remove the stock radius arm
from the stock location. Save the stock hardware and front
sway bar bracket. The stock radius arm may be discarded.
Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
19. Working on the driver side frame rail, locate the rear hole
that attached the stock radius arm bracket to the frame rail.
Measure towards the rear of the vehicle 15” and scribe a
mark on the side of the frame rail. Special note: Check and
double check to make sure that this measurement is
correct. If this measurement is not correct, once the new
bracket and new extended radius arms are installed the
front axles may be sitting to far forward or to far back.