Tuff Country 16810 - GM 88-98 K1500 / K2500 6 lug 6 kit - Manual (Page 2)

LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY
Notice to all Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension
customers: It is your responsibility to keep your
original sales receipt! If failure should occur on any
Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension component, your
original sales receipt must accompany the warranted
unit to receive warranty. Warranty will be void if the
customer can not provide the original sales receipt.
Do not install a body lift in conjunction with a
suspension system. If a body lift is used in
conjunction with any Tuff Country EZ-Ride
Suspension product, your Tuff Country EZ-Ride
Suspension WARRANTY WILL BE VOID. Tuff Country
Inc. (“Tuff Country” ) suspension products are
warranted to be free from defects in material and
workmanship for life if purchased, installed and
maintained on a non-commercial vehicle; otherwise,
for a period of twelve (12) months, from the date of
purchase and installation on a commercial vehicle, or
twelve thousand (12,000) miles (which ever occurs
first). Tuff Country does not warrant or make any
representations concerning Tuff Country Products
when not installed and used strictly in accordance
with the manufacturer’s instructions for such
installation and operation and accordance with good
installation and maintenance practices of the
automotive industry. This warranty does not apply to
the cosmetic finish of Tuff Country products nor to
Tuff Country products which have been altered,
improperly installed, maintained, used or repaired, or
damaged by accident, negligence, misuse or racing.
(“Racing is used in its broadest sense, and, for
example, without regards to formalities in relation to
prizes, competition, etc.) This warranty is void if the
product is removed from the original vehicle and re-
installed on that or any other vehicle. This warranty
is exclusive and is in lieu of any implied warranty of
merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or
other warranty of quality, whether express or implied,
except the warranty of title. All implied warranties are
limited to the duration of this warranty. The remedies
set forth in this warranty are exclusive. This warranty
excludes all labor charges or other incidental of
consequential damages. Any part or product
returned for warranty claim must be returned through
the dealer of the distributor from whom it was
purchased. Tuff Country reserves the right to
examine all parts returned to it for warranty claim to
determine whether or not any such part has failed
because of defect in material or workmanship. The
obligation of Tuff Country under this warranty shall
be limited to repairing, replacing or crediting, at its
option, any part or product found to be so defective.
Regardless of whether any part is repaired, replaced
or credited under this warranty, shipping and/or
transportation charges on the return of such product
must be prepaid by the customer under this
warranty.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT NEEDS TO BE
READ BEFORE INSTALLATION BEGINS:
Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension recommends using
a 4.5” back spacing on the tire and wheel
combination. The stock wheels will not work in
combination with the new spindle design.
Before installation begins, Tuff Country EZ-Ride
Suspension highly recommends that the installer
performs a test drive on the vehicle. During the test
drive, check to see if there are any uncommon
sounds or vibrations. If uncommon sounds or
vibrations occur on the test drive, uncommon
sounds or vibrations will be enhanced once the
suspension system has been installed. Tuff Country
EZ-Ride Suspension highly recommends notifying
the customer prior to installation to inform the
customer of these issues if they exist.
General Motors has introduced a new transfer case
option that uses the name “Auto Trac”. Auto Trac is a
full time 4WD system. This options pertains to the
Tahoe (2 or 4 door), Suburban and some pick up
trucks. To identify this, see the transfer case
selection panel located on the dash board. Below the
2HI button it will read “Auto 4WD” or “Auto”.
Vehicles with the “Auto Trac” transfer case may
encounter a front drive line vibration when the lift kit
is installed. After installation, if the vehicle that you
are working on encounters any front driveline
vibration, the stock driveline may need to be
replaced. If this is the case on the vehicle that you
are working on, please feel free to contact Tuff
Country or your local Tuff Country dealer and order
part # 10820 to replace your stock driveline.
Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension highly
recommends NOT installing part # 16810 on vehicle’s
with a two piece rear driveline. If this suspension
system is installed on vehicle’s with a two piece rear
drive line, rear drive line problems may occur and
your Tuff Country WARRANTY WILL BE VOID.
After the completion of the installation a front end
alignment is required. Also an exhaust modification
is needed.
New longer front and rear shocks are needed after
this suspension system has been installed and the
front and rear shocks need to be ordered as a
separate part #. If you have not already ordered your
front and rear shocks, please feel free to contact Tuff
Country or your local Tuff Country dealer and order
your front and rear shocks.
If the vehicle that you are installing Part # 16810 was
manufactured in 1998, you must order an additional
axle extension kit. The part # that needs to be
ordered is part # 10806.