Tuff Country 33910 - Dodge 94-01 Ram 1500 3 kit - Manual (Page 7)

stock lower u-bolt plate aside for later re-installation.
Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
50. Carefully lower down on both hydraulic floor jacks at
the same time allowing enough room for the new rear
add-a-leafs to be installed. Special note: Take special
care not to kink or over extend the stock rear brake
line.
51. Working on the driver side, place a pair of “C” clamp
vise grips on each side of the stock centering bolt.
Carefully remove the stock centering bolt and nut and
discard. Carefully remove the “C” clamp vise grips that
are holding the stock springs together. Special note: Be
very carefully when removing the “C” clamps, the
stock springs are under tension and can be
dangerous. Repeat procedure on passenger side.
52. Locate the new rear add-a-leafs, the new 3/8” x 6”
centering bolts and the new 3/8” fine nut from box kit
81250. Working on the driver side, install the new rear
add-a-leaf into the stock spring assembly. Secure the
new rear add-a-leaf to the stock spring assembly using
the new 3/8” center bolt and nut. Torque to 28 ft. lbs.
Special note: If the new rear add-a-leaf has and offset
center hole location, place the longest side of the
new rear add-a-leaf towards the rear of the vehicle.
Also the new add-a-leaf should be installed into the
stock spring assembly in progression in order, from
longest to shortest. The new add-a-leaf should be
installed between the stock overload and the stock
spring pack. The stock overload is usually the un-
arched spring at the bottom of the stock leaf pack.
Also, Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension highly
recommends NOT using any air tools when installing
the new rear add-a-leafs into the stock spring
assembly. If air tools are used the centering bolt may
strip, causing the stock spring assembly to come
apart. With a suitable cutting tool, cut off the extra thread
from the new centering bolt. Repeat procedure on
passenger side.
Illustration # 9
53. Carefully raise up on both hydraulic floor jacks at the
same time until the stock spring assembly sits flush with
the newly modified stock springs.
54. Locate the stock rear u-bolts, stock u-bolt hardware,
stock upper u-bolt plates and the stock lower u-bolts
plates that were removed in step # 49. Working on the
driver side, install the stock rear u-bolts into the stock
location and secure using the stock u-bolt hardware.
Torque to 85 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on the passenger
side.
55. Locate the new rear shocks. Special note: New
longer rear shocks are needed once 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 new rear shocks, please feel
41. Locate the stock sway bar mounting hardware that
was removed from step # 3. Working on the driver side,
re-install the stock sway bar to the stock sway bar
mounting point and secure using the stock hardware.
Make sure to use thread locker or lock tite and torque
to 28 ft lbs. Special note: If you are not able to install
the stock sway bar into the stock mounting location,
you will have to perform this step with the weight of
the vehicle on the ground.
42. Carefully remove both hydraulic floor jacks from
under the vehicle.
43. Check and double check to make sure that all steps
were performed properly. Install the new tires and wheels
on both the driver and passenger side and safely lower
the vehicle to the ground.
44. If you were not able to install the stock track bar into
the newly installed track bar relocation bracket in step #
40, perform step # 40 now that the weight of the vehicle
is on the ground.
45. If you were not able to install the stock sway bar to
the stock location in step # 41, perform step # 41 now
that the weight of the vehicle is on the ground.
Front end installation complete.
Rear end installation;
46. To begin installation, block the front tires of the
vehicle so that the vehicle is stable and can’t roll forward.
Safely lift the rear of the vehicle and support the frame
with a pair of jack stands. Place a jack stand on both the
driver and passenger side. Next, remove the wheels and
tires from both sides.
47. Place a pair of hydraulic floor jacks under the driver
and passenger side rear axle. Carefully raise up on both
hydraulic floor jacks at the same time until they make
contact with the rear axle.
48. Working on the driver side, remove the stock rear
shock from the stock upper and lower location and save
the stock hardware for later re-installation. The stock rear
shock may be discarded. Special note: New longer rear
shocks are needed once 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 new rear shocks, please feel free to
contact Tuff Country or your local Tuff Country
dealer and order your new rear shocks. Tuff Country
recommends installing a 30” fully extended nitrogen
gas shock in the rear. Repeat procedure on the
passenger side.
49. Working on the driver side, remove the stock rear u-
bolts from the stock location. Set the stock rear u-bolts,
stock u-bolt hardware, stock upper u-bolt plate and the