Tuff Country 26814 - Ford 80-96 6 box kit - Manual (Page 13)

59. Place a pair of hydraulic floor jacks under the rear differ-
ential. Carefully raise up on the hydraulic floor jacks until
they make contact with the rear differential.
60. 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.
61. Carefully lower down on both hydraulic floor jacks at the
same time allowing enough room for the new rear add-a-
leafs and blocks to be installed. Working on the driver side,
remove the stock block from the stock location and discard.
Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
62. 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.
63. 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.
64. Locate the new rear add-a-leafs. Also, locate the new
3/8” centering bolts and nuts from hardware bag CB38.
Working on the driver side, install the new add-a-leaf
between the stock spring and the stock overload. Secure
using the new 3/8” centering bolt and nuts. Tighten the new
centering bolt until all the springs come together and torque
to 40 ft lbs. Special note: Tuff Country does not recom-
mend using an air gun to tighten the nut all the way
down. Once the springs are starting to come together,
Tuff Country recommends using a hand wrench to finish
tightening the nut. If an air gun is used to tighten the
centering bolt all the way down, the centering bolt may
strip causing the springs to come apart. Repeat proce-
dure on the passenger side.
65. Working on the driver side and using a die grinder, care-
fully cut off the excess thread from the new centering bolt.
Repeat procedure on the passenger side.