Tuff Country 26814 - Ford 80-96 6 box kit User Manual

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10. Make sure that the hydraulic floor jacks are supporting
the front and rear twin eye beam axles and the stock radius
arms.

11. Locate the new front twin eye beam relocation bracket
and the stock hardware. Install the new front relocation
bracket to the stock location and secure using the stock
hardware. Make sure to use thread locker or loctite and
torque to 85 ft lbs.

12. Locate the new front twin eye beam axle pivot support
bracket. Also, locate (2) 1/2” x 1 1/2” bolts, (4) 7/16” USS flat
washers and (2) 1/2” unitorque nuts from hardware bag
F6XRB-NB. Install the new support bracket to the newly
installed front twin eye beam axle pivot bracket using the
new 1/2” x 1 1/2” bolts and hardware. Make sure to use
thread locker or loctite and torque to 75 ft lbs.

13. Using the new support bracket as a guide, carefully drill
(2) 1/2” holes into the stock front cross member. Special
note: Take special care not to drill into the cooling lines
that wrap around the front cross member.
Locate (2) 1/2”
x 1 1/2” bolts, (4) 7/16” USS flat washers and (2) 1/2” uni-
torque nuts from hardware bag F6XRB-NB. Secure to newly
installed front twin eye beam axle support bracket to the
stock front cross member using the new 1/2” x 1 1/2” bolts
and hardware. Make sure to use thread locker or loctite and
torque to 75 ft lbs.

14. Locate (1) 9/16” x 3 1/2” cam bolt, (2) cam washers and
(1) 9/16” unitorque nut from hardware bag F4XRB-NB1.
Carefully raise up on the hydraulic floor jack that is support-
ing the driver side front twin eye beam axle until it slides up
into the newly installed bracket. Secure the axle to the new
bracket using the new cam bolt and hardware. Make sure to
use thread locker or loctite and torque to 85 ft lbs. Special
note: For now, place the cam washer in the center posi-
tion.

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