Tuff Country 52907 - Toyota Tacoma 05-14 3 lift kit - Manual (Page 7)

stock spring assembly to come apart. With a suitable
cutting tool, cut off the extra thread from the new cen-
tering bolt. Repeat procedure on passenger side.
28. Carefully raise up on both hydraulic floor jacks at the
same time until the stock rear axle makes contact with the
stock spring assembly.
29. Locate (4) new 9/16” x 2 9/16” x 8 5/8” square u-bolts.
Locate (8) new 9/16” u-bolt high nuts from hardware bag
52907NB1. Also, locate the u-bolt plates, bump stops and
the u-bolt washers. Working on the driver side, re-install the
u-bolt plates and bump stops into the stock location. Secure
the spring assembly to the axle using the new u-bolts, u-bolt
high nuts and the stock u-bolt washers. Torque to 85 ft lbs.
Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
30. Locate (1) 8 mm x 50 mm hex head bolt and (1) S10105
from hardware bag 52907NB1. Working on the driver side,
secure the new spacer sleeve between the stock brake line
bracket and the stock rear axle using the new 8 mm x 50 mm
bolt. Special note: make sure to use thread locker or loc-
tite and torque to 15 ft lbs.
New longer rear shocks are not required but highly rec-
ommended once part # 52907 has been installed on your
vehicle and the rear shocks need to be ordered as a sep-
arate 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
shock in the rear.
31. Locate the rear shocks, the upper and lower shock hard-
ware. Working on the driver side, install the rear shocks in
the lower location and secure using the stock hardware.
Torque to 65 ft lbs. Secure the shock into the upper loca-
tion using the hardware and torque to 18 ft lbs. Carefully
remove both hydraulic floor jacks from under the vehicle.
32. Re-install the tires and wheels and torque to lug nuts to
proper torque settings. Carefully lower the vehicle to the
ground.
Check and double check to make sure that all steps
were performed properly. After the completion of the
installation, Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension recom-
mends taking the vehicle to an alignment shop and hav-
ing 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.
52907-01 / Qty. 2
Strut spacer
52907-02 / Qty. 2
Pre-load spacer