Tuff Country 52907 - Toyota Tacoma 05-14 3 lift kit - Manual (Page 4)

5. Working on the driver side, place a reference mark on
the driver side strut. This is done so that the driver side strut
will be put back into the driver side of the vehicle. Working
on the driver side, remove the (3) upper nuts that connect
the strut into the stock location. The stock nuts may be dis-
carded. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
6. Working on the driver side, remove the lower bolt that
connects the strut to the lower mounting location and save
the hardware for later re-installation. Special note: During
removal of the stock bolt, take special care not to dam-
age the CV boot. Also, make a mental note on which
way the bolt is removed, it needs to be re-installed the
same way that it was removed. Remove the strut assem-
bly from the stock location and set aside for further instruc-
tions. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension recommends a wall
mounted strut compressor be used when performing
the steps that talk about installing the pre load spacer
into the strut. If you do not have a wall mounted strut
compressor, please have these steps performed by
your local Toyota Dealership
7. Place the driver side strut into a wall mounted strut com-
pressor. Scribe a line on the bearing plate, rubber isolator
and the top coil of the strut. Also, scribe a line on the bot-
tom coil and the bot-
tom bracket on the
strut. Special note: If
these steps are not
performed properly
r e - i n s t a l l i n g
the strut back into
the vehicle will be
difficult.
8. Carefully compress the driver side strut until the upper
bearing plate can be removed. Remove the nut and hard-
ware from the upper bearing plate and save the hardware
for later re-installation. Set the driver side strut aside for
later re-installation.
9. Working on the driver side strut, remove the upper bear-
ing plate from the coil spring. Remove the rubber isolator
from the upper bearing plate and aside for later re-installa-
tion.
10. Locate (3) new 10 mm x 2 1/4” strut stud bolts from
hardware bag BU30000 that are packaged in hardware bag
52907NB1. Working on the driver side upper bearing plate
and using a hammer, remove the (3) studs located in the
upper bearing plate and discard. Carefully install the new
10 mm x 2 1/4” strut stud bolts into the upper bearing plate.