Tuff Country 32908 - Dodge 2013 Ram 3500 4wd leveling kit User Manual

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tite and torque the 3/8” hardware to 28 ft lbs. Repeat pro-
cedure on the passenger side.

9. Locate the OE upper coil spring isolator and coil springs.
Working on the driver side, install the isolator to the top of the
coil spring and install the coil spring back into the vehicle.
Carefully raise up on the hydraulic floor jack until the coil
spring and isolator seat properly into the newly installed coil
spring spacer. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.

10. Locate the new front shocks. Special note: Longer
front shocks are recommended once this leveling kit
has been installed. If you have not all ready ordered
your new front shocks, please contact Tuff Country or
your local Tuff Country dealer to order your new front
shocks. Tuff Country recommends installing a 23” fully
extended shock in the front.
Working on the driver side,
install the new shock into the upper and lower location.
Secure the shock into the lower location using the OE hard-
ware and use the new hardware that is packaged with your
shock for the upper location. Special note: Tuff Country
highly recommends installing a dust boot cover on the
shocks. Failure to do so could cause damage to the

shock and the warranty will be VOID! Repeat procedure
on the passenger side.

11. Working on the driver side, install the sway bar back to
the sway bar end link and secure using the OE hardware.
Make sure to use loctite and torque to 40 ft lbs. Repeat pro-
cedure on the passenger side.

12. Carefully remove the (2) hydraulic floor jacks from under
the front axle.

13. Install the tires and wheels and carefully lower the vehi-
cle to the ground.

Congratulations, installation complete!

Special note: After the completion of the installation,
Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension recommends taking
the vehicle to an alignment shop and having a proper
front end alignment performed.

Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension recommends that a
complete re-torque is done on all bolts associated with
this suspension system. It is the customers responsibil-
ity to make sure that a re-torque is performed on all
hardware associated with this suspension system after
the first 100 miles of installation. It is also the customers
responsibility to do a complete re-torque after every
3000 miles or after every off road use. Neglect of follow-
ing these steps could cause brackets to come loose and
cause serious damage to the suspension system and to
the vehicle.

This Suspension System comes with (1) installation
manual and some post installation procedure literature
and it is the installers responsibility to make sure that
the customer receives the post installation procedure
literature. If a customer would like a copy of the installa-
tion manual, please have them visit our website at
www.tuffcountry.com. Have them go to the customer
care section to download these instructions. If you have
any questions, please feel free to call us at (801) 280-
2777.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free
to contact Tuff Country or your local Tuff Country deal-
er.

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