Tuff Country 43800 - Jeep Cherokee 87-01 3.5 kitt - Manual (Page 10)

38. Locate the proper u-bolts. Also, locate (8) 1/2” u-bolt
washers and (8) 1/2” high nuts from hardware bag 12NW.
Working on the driver side, install the u-bolts into the OE
location and secure using the new hardware. Torque to 85 ft
lbs. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
39. 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
26” fully extended cellular shock in the rear. Also, locate
the new rear clevis mount from hardware bag 43800NB1.
Install the new clevis mount into the upper end of the rear
shocks. Working on the driver side, install the new shock
into the OE location using the OE hardware. Make sure to
use loctite and torque to lower hardware to 38 ft lbs and the
upper hardware to 12 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on the pas-
senger side.
40. Re-install the rear brake line bracket back into the OE
location.
41. Remove the hydraulic floor jacks from under the vehicle.
42. Check and double check to make sure that all steps have
been performed properly and check again.
43. Install the tires and wheel and carefully lower the vehicle
to the ground.
44. If you were not able to install the track bar into the newly
installed track bar bracket, please perform this step now that
the weight of the vehicle is on the ground.
45. Working on the driver side lower control arm, move back
to the OE hardware and add some loctite to 95 ft lbs. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.
Congratulations, installation complete!
Special note: After the completion of the installation, Tuff
Country EZ-Ride Suspension recommends taking the
vehicle to an alignment shop and having a proper front
end alignment performed.
Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension recommends that a
complete re-torque is done on all bolts associated with
this suspension system. It is the customers responsibil-
ity to make sure that a re-torque is performed on all
hardware associated with this suspension system after
the first 100 miles of installation. It is also the customers
responsibility to do a complete re-torque after every
3000 miles or after every off road use. Neglect of follow-
ing these steps could cause brackets to come loose and
cause serious damage to the suspension system and to
the vehicle.
Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension packages (2) sets of
instruction sheets with this box kit. (1) is for the installer
and (1) is for the customer. The (1) for the customer has
some post installation procedure literature and it is the
installers responsibility to make sure that the customer
receives a copy of the installation manual along with the
literature.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free
to contact Tuff Country or your local Tuff Country dealer.