Tuff Country 34100 - Dodge 09-11 Ram 1500 4 kit - Manual (Page 10)

61. Locate the new rear coil springs. Working on the driver
side, install the new coil spring into the stock location.
Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
62. Locate the new rear shocks. Special note: New longer
rear shocks are needed after 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 rear shocks, please feel free to contact Tuff
Country or your local Tuff Country dealer and order your
rear shocks. Tuff Country recommends installing a 30”
fully extended nitrogen gas shock in the rear. Working on
the driver side, install the new shock into the stock upper and
lower location using the stock hardware. Make sure to use
thread locker or loctite and torque to 100 ft lbs. Repeat pro-
cedure on the passenger side.
63. Working on the driver side, detach the Wheel Speed
Sensor from the stock sway bar links frame bracket. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.
64. Locate (2) rear sway bar/brake hose brackets. Locate (2)
7/16” x 1” bolts, (4) 7/16” SAE washers, (2) 7/16” nyloc nut, (2)
5/16” x 1” bolt, (4) 5/16” SAE washers and (2) 5/16” nyloc nut from
hardware bag 34100NB9. Working on the driver side, install the
new rear sway bar/brake hose bracket over the stock bracket and
secure using the stock hardware on the top hole and the new 7/16”
x 1” bolt and hardware in the next hole down. Do not tighten at this
point. Using the new 5/16” x 1” bolt and hardware, secure the stock
brake line bracket to the newly installed rear sway bar/brake hose
bracket. Make sure to use thread locker or loctite and torque to 200
in lbs. Move back the the upper stock hardware and add some
thread locker or loctite and torque to 23 ft lbs. Now move back to
the 7/16” hardware and add some thread locker or loctite and
torque to 50 ft lbs. Now install the stock sway bar end link the the
newly installed bracket using the stock hardware. Do not tighten at
this point. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
65. Working on the driver side, install the Wheel Speed
Sensor wire clip to the front face plate of the newly installed
bracket. There are (3) more Wheel Speed Sensor wire clips,
lubricate all locations and move the clips so that there is
plenty of slack in the lines. Repeat procedure on the pas-
senger side.
66. Install the tires and wheels and carefully lower the vehi-
cle to the ground.
67. Working on the driver side, move back to the stock hard-
ware attaching the upper and lower control arms to the newly
installed bracket and add some thread locker or loctite and
torque to 210 ft lbs. Now add some thread locker or loctite
to the stock upper and lower control arms where they are
attached to the axle mounts and torque to 210 ft lbs. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.
68. Working on the passenger side, install the stock track bar