Tuff Country 34701 - Dodge 69-93 Truck 4 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:
Before installation begins, measure from the center of
the hub, to the bottom of the fender well, and record
measurements below.
Pre-installation measurements:
Driver side front:_________________________________
Passenger side front:_____________________________
Driver side rear:__________________________________
Passenger side rear:______________________________
At the end of the installation take the same
measurements and compare to the pre-installation
measurements.
Post-installation measurements:
Driver side front:_________________________________
Passenger side front:_____________________________
Driver side rear:_________________________________
Passenger side rear:______________________________
Front end installation:
1. To begin installation, block the rear tires of the vehicle so
that the vehicle is stable and can’t roll backwards. Safely lift
the front of the vehicle and support the frame 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.
2. Working on the driver side, remove the stock shock from
the stock location. Save the stock hardware. The stock
shock may be discarded. Special note: New longer front
shocks are needed after this suspension system has
been installed and the front shocks need to be ordered
as a separate part #. If you have not already ordered
your new front shocks, please feel free to contact Tuff
Country or your local Tuff Country dealer and order your
new front shocks. Tuff Country recommends installing a
23” fully extended nitrogen gas shock in the front.
3. Place a pair of hydraulic floor jacks under the front differ-
ential. Carefully raise up on the hydraulic floor jacks at the
same time until they come into contact with the front differ-
ential.
4. Working on the driver side, remove the stock u-bolt from
the stock location and save the stock u-bolts and hardware.
Also, save the stock u-bolt plates. Special note: Some
Dodge’s come equipped with front studs, if this is the
case on the vehicle that you are working on, remove the
studs and save. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
5. Carefully lower down on both hydraulic floor jacks at the
same time until the stock springs separate from the stock
front axle.
6. Working on the driver side, remove the stock springs from
the stock location. Save the stock hardware. The stock
springs may be discarded.
7. Locate the new front springs. Special note: The new
front springs need to be ordered as a separate part #. If
you have not already ordered your new front springs,
please contact Tuff Country or your local Tuff Country
dealer and order the new front springs. Part # for the
new front springs are 38470 (old part # is TCI-D4M).
Remove the bushings and sleeves from the new front
springs and add some lithium or moly base grease to the
bushings and sleeves and re-install them back into the new
springs. This will help prevent squeaking, the life of the bush-
ings and will also improve ride quality.
8. Working on the driver side, install the new springs into the
stock location and secure using the stock hardware. Torque
the stock hardware that connects the new spring to the stock
spring hanger to 95 ft lbs. Make sure to use thread locker or
loctite. Special note: at this time, do not torque the stock
hardware that connects the new spring to the stock
shackle, this will be done once the weight of the vehicle
in on the ground. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
9. Carefully raise up on the hydraulic floor jacks at the same
time until they come into contact with the new front springs.
10. Locate the stock u-bolts, u-bolt hardware and u-bolt
plates. Working on the driver side, secure the newly installed
front spring to the stock front axle using the stock u-bolts,
hardware and u-bolt plates. Torque the stock u-bolts to 95 ft
lbs. Special note: If the vehicle that you are working on
has studs that are used, use the stock studs in the stock
location. Make sure to use thread locker or loctite and
torque to 95 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on the passenger
side.
11. Remove the hydraulic floor jacks from under the vehicle.
12. Locate the new front shocks. Special note: New longer
front shocks are needed after this suspension system
has been installed and the front shocks need to be
ordered as a separate part #. If you have not already
ordered your new front shocks, please feel free to con-
tact Tuff Country or your local Tuff Country dealer and
order your new front shocks. Tuff Country recommends
installing a 23” fully extended nitrogen gas shock in the
front. Working on the new shocks, install the new bushings
and proper sleeves that are packaged with the new shocks
into each eyelet of the new shocks. Special note: Make