Tuff Country 36101 - Dodge 09-11 Ram 1500 (TRX) 6 kit - Manual (Page 6)

25. Locate the (2) 1/2” x 2 3/4” bolts, (4) 1/2” SAE washers
and (2) 1/2” unitorque nuts from hardware bag 34100NB8.
Working on the passenger side, install the passenger side
of the differential to the newly installed passenger side dif-
ferential relocation bracket and secure using the new 1/2”
x 2 3/4” bolts and hardware. Do not tighten at this point.
26. Attach the differential to the newly installed driver side
rear bracket using the (3) stock differential bolts and the
supplied nuts that were earlier removed from the stock
cross member.
27. Move back to the (4) bolts securing the driver side /
front bracket to the stock location and differential and add
some thread locker or loctite and torque to 70 ft lbs. Move
back to the (4) bolts securing the passenger side bracket to
the stock location and differential and add some thread
locker or loctite and torque to 70 ft lbs. Move back the the
(6) bolts securing the driver side / rear bracket to the stock
location and differential and add some thread locker or loc-
tite and torque to 70 ft lbs.
28. Locate the new vacuum line adapter and vacuum line
from hardware bag 34100NB1. Install the vacuum line
adapter and new vacuum line. Reconnect the electrical
lines, retaining clips may need to be removed to create
enough room to reconnect.
29. Locate the new front cross member. Working on the
driver side, install the new front cross member into the
stock location. Special note: Make sure the tab with the
skid plate holes are towards the rear of the vehicle.
Install the new S10225 in the middle of the stock lower con-
trol arm mount then insert the new 18 mm x 150 mm bolt
and 3/4” flat washer from the front, then through the cross
member and sleeve. Place the 1 1/2” x 2” washer onto the
bolt (this washer is going to seat in the stock rear cam
washer location). Install the supplied flat washer then the
18 mm nylock nut. Do not tighten at this point. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.
30. Locate the new front drive shaft spacer. Also, locate (4)
new 12 mm x 50 mm bolts from hardware bag 34100NB3.
Install the new spacer between the drive shaft and the dif-
ferential flange and secure using the new 12 mm x 50 mm
bolt. Make sure to use thread locker or loctite and torque to
85 ft lbs.
31. Working on the driver side, install the stock lower con-
trol arm into the newly installed front and rear cross mem-
ber and secure using the stock cam bolts. Install the cam
bolts fro the front with the cam lobes in the upright centered
location. Do not tighten at this point.
Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension highly recommends
using a wall mounted strut compressor when installing
the strut pre-load spacers into the stock strut. If you do
not have access to a wall mounted strut compressor,
please take it to your local Dodge dealer to have the
strut pre-load spacers installed into the stock strut.
32. Locate the driver side stock strut assembly. Working on
the driver side strut, scribe a line down the entire strut from
the top of the strut to the bottom. Special note: If this step
is not performed properly re-installing the strut back
into the vehicle will be difficult.
33. Using a wall mounted strut compressor, carefully com-
press the driver side stock strut until the upper stock strut
bearing plate can be removed. Remove the stock nut and
hardware from the top of the stock strut assembly and save
the stock hardware for later re-installation.
34. Working on the driver side stock strut, remove the stock
upper strut bearing plate from the stock strut assembly.
Remove the stock rubber isolator from the stock upper strut
bracket and set the stock upper bearing plate and isolator
aside for further instructions.
35. Locate (1) new pre-load strut spacer. If the vehicle that
you are working on is not equipped with the factory
TRX package, different front pre-load strut spacers will
need to be ordered. Please contact Tuff Country or
your local Tuff Country dealer and order (2) of part #
36100-03. If the front pre-load strut spacers that are
included in this box kit are installed on a vehicle not
equipped with the TRX package, the vehicle will be sit-
ting 1” lower in the front than in the rear. Also, locate the
driver side stock strut, the stock bearing plate, the stock
isolator and the stock hardware. Carefully compress the
stock strut enough so that the new strut spacer and the
stock isolator can be installed. Install the new pre-load strut
spacer and stock isolator into the stock strut and secure the
stock upper bear-
ing plate to stock
strut assembly
using the stock
upper strut hard-
ware. Make sure
to use thread
locker or loctite
and torque to 20
ft lbs.