Tuff Country 56071 - Toyota Tundra 07-14 6 lift kit - Manual (Page 4)

Please follow instructions carefully:
Before installation begins, measure from the center of
the hub, to the bottom of the fender well, and record
measurements below.
Pre-installation measurements:
Driver side front:_______________________________
Passenger side front:___________________________
Driver side rear:________________________________
Passenger side rear:____________________________
At the end of the installation take the same
measurements and compare to the pre-installation
measurements.
Post installation measurements:
Driver side front:______________________________
Passenger side front:__________________________
Driver side rear:_______________________________
Passenger side rear:___________________________
Front end installation:
1. To begin installation, block the rear tires of the vehicle so
that the vehicle is stable and can’t roll backwards. Safely lift
the front of the vehicle and support the frame with a pair of
jack stands. Place a jack stand on both the driver and the
passenger side. Next, remove the front wheels and tires
from both sides.
2. Remove the stock front upper skid plate from the stock
location. The stock front upper skid plate and all the stock
hardware may be discareded.
3. Working on the driver side, remove the stock sway bar
from the stock lower control arm. Save the stock hardware.
Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
4. Working on the driver side, remove the stock sway bar
from the stock frame mounting location. Save the stock
hardware. Repeat procedure on the passenger side. Set
the stock front sway bar aside.
5. Working on the driver side, remove the stock cotter pin
from the stock castle nut that connects the outer tie rod to
the stock knuckle. Save the stock cotter pin. Now, loosen
but do not remove the stock castle nut that connects the
outer tie rod to the stock knuckle. Carefully break the stock
taper. Special note: Hitting the stock knuckle with a
hammer will make removal of the stock outer tie rod
easier. Take special care not to rip or tear the stock
outer tie rod ball joint dust boot. Repeat procedure on
the passenger side.
6. Working on the driver side, remove the stock ABS line
and brake line brackets from the stock location on the
knuckle and the upper control arm. Save all mounting hard-
ware. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
7. Working on the driver side, remove the stock brake
caliper from the stock location. Save the stock hardware.
carefully tie the stock brake caliper up out of the way in the
fender well. Take special care not to over extend the
brake lines or ABS lines. Repeat procedure on the pas-
senger side.
8. Working on the driver side, remove the stock hub assem-
bly cap from the center of the stock hub assembly. Save the
hub assembly cap. Repeat procedure on the passenger
side.
9. Working on the driver side, remove the stock cotter pin,
locking cap and castle nut that connects the CV axle to the
hub assembly. Save all stock hardware. Repeat procedure
on the passenger side.
10. Working on the driver side, remove the stock rotor from
the stock location and set aside. Repeat procedure on the
passenger side.
11. Working on the driver side, remove the stock cotter pin
that attaches the stock upper control arm castle nut to the
stock knuckle and set aside. Now, loosen but do not
remove the stock castle nut from the upper control arm ball
joint. Carefully break the stock taper on the upper control
arm ball joint and the knuckle. Repeat procedure on the
passenger side.
12. Working on the driver side, remove the (2) stock bolts
that connect the stock lower control arm to the stock knuck-
le. Set the (2) stock bolts aside. Repeat procedure on the
passenger side.
13. Move back to the stock upper control arm castle nut
that connects the upper control arm to the stock knuckle
and remove completely. Set the stock castle nut, stock
knuckle and hub assembly aside. Repeat procedure on the
passenger side.
14. Working on the driver side, carefully tie the stock CV
axle to the stock upper control arm so that once the stock
coil over is removed and the stock lower control arm is
removed the CV axle will not over extend and cause dam-
age. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
15. Working on the driver side, remove the (4) stock nuts
holding the stock coil over into the stock upper location.
Save the (4) stock nuts. Now remove the stock lower
mounting hardware that connects the stock coil over to the
stock lower control arm. Set the stock lower hardware and
the stock coil over aside. Special note: To help make
remove of the stock coil over easier, loosen but do not
remove the stock front and rear hardware securing the
stock lower control arm to the stock location. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.
16. Working on the driver side, remove the stock front and
rear hardware that connects the stock lower control arm