Tuff Country 52904 - Toyota Tacoma 95-04 3 lift kit - Manual (Page 4)

8. Remove the upper strut bearing plate from the strut
assembly. Remove the rubber isolator from the upper strut
bearing plate and set the upper strut bearing plate and iso-
lator aside.
9. Locate (3) new 10 mm x 2 1/4” strut stud bolts from hard-
ware bag 52904NB1. Working on the driver side upper strut
bracket, carefully remove the studs located in the upper
strut bearing plate and discard. Special note: The use of
a hammer will make the removal of the studs easier.
Carefully install the new 10 mm x 2 1/4” strut stud bolts into
the stock upper strut bearing. Set the modified stock upper
strut bearing plate aside.
10. Locate (1) new pre load spacer, the driver side strut, the
newly modified upper strut bearing plate, the isolator and
the upper strut hardware. Carefully compress the strut
enough so that the new strut spacer can be installed. Install
the new strut spacer and isolator into the strut and secure
the upper bearing plate to strut assembly using the upper
strut hardware. Make sure to use loctite. Torque to 65 ft
lbs. Special note: Make sure that the marks that were
scribed earlier in the installation, line up with each
other. Also, on some struts the OE dust boot may need
to be removed and discarded.