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

15. Locate the new rear twin eye beam axle pivot relocation
bracket and the stock hardware. Install the new rear twin eye
beam axle pivot relocation bracket into the stock location
and secure using the stock hardware. Make sure to use
thread locker or loctite and torque to 75 ft lbs. Special note:
Make sure that the new twin eye beam axle pivot reloca-
tion bracket is seating square into the stock location.
Also, the picture shown is of a 4” bracket.
16. Using the new rear twin eye beam bracket as a guide,
carefully drill (3) 1/2” holes into the stock cross member.
Special note: Drilling from the front of the vehicle to the
back will make this step easier. Also, take special care
not to drill into the cooling lines that wrap around the
rear cross member. Also, the picture shown is of a 4”
bracket, we need to make sure that we are drilling (3)
holes for the 6” bracket.
17. Locate (3) 1/2” x 1 1/2” bolts, (6) 7/16” USS flat washers
and (3) 1/2” unitorque nuts from hardware bag F6XRB-NB.
Secure the new rear twin eye beam axle pivot relocation
bracket to the cross member using the new 1/2” x 1 1/2”
bolts and hardware. Make sure to use thread locker or loc-
tite and torque to 75 ft lbs.
18. 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 passenger side rear 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 cen-
ter position. Also, the picture shown is of a 4’ bracket.
19. Working on the driver side, remove the stock coil clip
from the stock location and save the stock hardware and coil
clip. Now remove the stock hardware that connects the stock
coil spring to the stock front twin eye beam axle. Save the
stock nut and coil washer. Remove and discard the stock coil
spring. Repeat procedure on the passenger side. Part #
26814 does not include the front coil springs. Part #
26811 is the part # for the front coil springs and they
need to be ordered as a septate part #. If you have not
already ordered your new front coil springs, please con-
tact Tuff Country or your local Tuff Country dealer and
order the new front coil springs.