Tuff Country 36100 - Dodge 09-11 Ram 1500 6 kit - Manual (Page 4)

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:___________________________
Before front installation begins and the vehicle is lifted
in the air, perform these steps on the rear end. Failure
to do so could cause damage to rear end parts.
Disconnect the upper end of the track bar. Loosen but
do not remove, the track bar at the driver side side axle
mount. On both the driver and passenger side, discon-
nect the upper ends of the anti-sway bar links where
they attach to the frame. Disconnect the brake line
mount and wheel speed sensor. These are both locat-
ed on the frame, right behind the coil springs upper
mount. Working on the driver side, remove the bolt
securing the wire hanger bracket for the parking brake
cables located on the lower control arm. Save the
stock hardware.
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. If equipped, remove the front differential skid plate and
discard.
3. Disconnect the front drive shaft from the front differential.
Save the stock hardware. Also at this time, tie the front
drive shaft up and out of the way.
4. Working on the driver side, remove the stock sway bar
endlink from the sway bar. Save the hardware. Leave the
sway bar end link attached to the lower control arm. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.
5. Working on the driver side, remove the Wheel Speed
Sensor wire from the rubber brake hose, the rear leg of the
upper control arm and the engine compartment side of the
inner fender well. Special note: This attaching point is
just above the rear leg of the upper control arm. Also,
pulling the plastic inner fender outboard slightly. Also
at this time, disconnect the Wheel speed sensor at the
quick disconnect location. Take special care not to
damage the quick disconnect.
6. Working on the driver side, remove the brake caliper
from the stock location. Save the stock hardware.
Carefully tie the brake caliper up out of the way in the
fender well.
7. Working on the driver side, remove the rotor and set
aside.
8. Working on the driver side, remove the retaining nut from
the center of the bearing hub. Set retaining nut aside.
9. Working on the driver side, loosen but do not remove the
upper control arm bolts.
10. Working on the driver side, carefully remove the stock
knuckle from the upper control arm, lower control arm and
outer tie rod. Save the stock hardware. Set the knuckle
along with the wheel speed sensor wire aside for now.
11. Working on the driver side, loosen but do not remove
the lower control arm bolts.
12. Working on the driver side, remove the stock lower strut
hardware that connects the strut to the lower control arm.
Save the hardware.
13. Working on the driver side, remove the (3) nuts holding
the stock strut into the upper location. Save the stock nuts
and carefully remove the strut from the vehicle.
14. Working on the driver side, remove the stock lower con-
trol arm cam bolts and lower control arm from the stock
location and set aside for later re-installation. Special note:
Before removal of the lower control arm, scribe a DS on the
control arm so that you make sure the control arm is re-
installed on the driver side of the vehicle.
Repeat step # 4 - 14 on the passenger side.
15. Working on the driver side, remove the stock rear lower
control arm cross member from the stock location. The
hardware and cross member may be discarded.
16. Disconnect all electrical and vacuum lines from the
front differential. Support the front differential with a differ-
ential jack stand. Remove all mounting points for the front
differential and remove the front differential from the vehi-
cle completely.
17. Working on the driver side and measuring from the rear