Tuff Country 26814 - Ford 80-96 6 box kit - Manual (Page 14)

66. Locate the new blocks. Working on the driver side, install
the new block into the stock location. Special note: If the
new block that you are installing has a taper to it, make
sure to install the smaller end of the block towards the
front of the vehicle. Repeat procedure on the passenger
side. Carefully raise up on both hydraulic floor jacks that are
holding the rear axle until the new blocks make contact with
the stock springs.
67. Locate (4) 9/16” x 3 1/2” x 12 3/4” round u-bolts. Locate
(8) 9/16” u-bolt high nuts and (8) 9/16” u-bolt harden wash-
ers from hardware bag 916NW. Also, locate the stock upper
u-bolt plate. Working on the driver side, secure the axle to
the stock spring using the new u-bolts, u-bolt hardware and
stock u-bolts plates. Torque to 110 ft lbs. Repeat procedure
on the passenger side.
68. Locate the new rear shocks. New longer rear shocks
are needed 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 30” fully
extended nitrogen gas shock in the rear. Working on the
new shocks, install the new bushings and proper sleeves
that are packaged with the new shocks into each eyelet of
the new shocks. Special note: Make sure to use a lithium
or moly base grease prior to installing the new bushings
and sleeves into the eyelets of the new shocks. This will
help with the life of the bushings as well as prevent
squeaking.
69. Locate the stock upper and lower shock mounting hard-
ware. Working on the driver side, install the new shocks into
the stock location using the stock upper and lower hardware.
Make sure to use thread locker or loctite and torque both the
upper and lower hardware to 65 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.
70. Remove both hydraulic floor jacks from under the vehi-
cle.
71. Working on the driver side, remove the stock e-clip that
is holding the stock brake line to the stock location. The
stock e-clip may be discarded.
72. Carefully pull the stock brake line downward, pulling the
line through the stock hole.
73. Locate the new rear brake line relocation bracket, (1)
5/16” x 1” bolt (2) 1/4” USS flat washers, (1) 5/16” unitorque
nut and (1) e-clip from hardware bag FBLNB2. Slide the
open end of the new brake line over the stock brake line.
Push the new bracket up on the cross member and careful-
ly drill a 5/16” hole into the cross member. Secure the new
brake line into the previously drilled hole and secure using
the new 5/16” x 1” bolt and hardware. Make sure to use
thread locker or loctite and torque to 12 ft lbs. Now install the
new e-clip into the stock location.
74. Locate the stock sway bar end link hardware. Working on
the driver side, secure the stock sway bar end link to the
stock sway bar using the stock hardware. Make sure to add
some thread locker or loctite and torque to 32 ft lbs. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.
75. Check and double check to make sure that all steps were
performed properly and check again.
76. Install the tires and wheels and carefully lower the vehi-
cle to the ground.