Tuff Country 30942 - Dodge Ram Long Arm Upgrade Kit - Manual (Page 3)

Recommended tools selection:
Cut off wheel
Torque wrench
Standard socket set
Standard wrench set
Metric socket set
Metric wrench set
Tape measure
Hydraulic floor jacks
Please follow instructions carefully:
Long arm installation:
1. Working on the driver side, remove the stock sway bar
from the stock sway bar end link. Save the stock sway bar
end link hardware for later re-installation. Repeat the
procedure on the passenger side. Now remove the stock
sway from the stock end links and let the stock sway bar
hang.
Step # 1 needs to be performed with weight of the vehi-
cle on the ground. If this step is not performed with the
weight of the vehicle on the ground, damage will occur
to the stock sway bar end links.
2. Block the rear tires of the vehicle so that the vehicle is sta-
ble and can’t roll backwards. Safely lift the front of the vehi-
cle and support the vehicle with a pair of jack stands. Place
a jack stand on both the driver and the passenger side.
Next, remove the front wheels and tires from both sides.
3. Place a pair of hydraulic floor jacks under the front differ-
ential. Place one on the driver side and one on the passen-
ger side. Carefully raise up on both hydraulic floor jacks until
they make contact with the front differential.
4. Working on the driver side, remove the stock or after mar-
ket lower control arm from the stock location from the front
axle and frame bracket. The lower control arm and the frame
mounting hardware may be discarded. Save the stock axle
mounting hardware for later re-installation. Repeat proce-
dure on the passenger side.
5. Working on the driver side, remove the stock or after mar-
ket upper control arm from the stock frame mount and axle
location. The stock hardware may be discarded. Repeat pro-
cedure on the passenger side. Special note: Due to clear-
ance issues with the stock exhaust, the passenger side
upper control arm frame mounting hardware will need to
be cut off. Carefully cut the stock bolt and discard the
stock hardware.
6. Working on the driver side carefully cut off the stock lower
control arm rear bracket. Special note: Make sure not to
cut into the stock frame rail. Once the bracket has been
cut away, clean and dress up any exposed metal.
7. Place a hydraulic floor jack in the middle of the transmis-
sion cross member. Carefully raise up on the hydraulic floor
jack until it makes contact with the cross member.
8. Working on the driver side, remove and discard the (2)
stock bolts holding the transmission cross member into the
stock location.