Manual

15. Make sure that newly installed track bar bracket is seat-
ing flush in the OE pocket. Using the new bracket as a guide,
carefully drill a 3/8” hole into the OE bracket.
16. Locate (1) 3/8” x 1” bolt, (2) 5/16” USS flat washers and
(1) 3/8” unitorque nut from hardware bag 43800NB. Secure
the new track bar bracket to the OE bracket using the new
3/8” hardware. Make sure to use loctite and torque to 32 ft
lbs.
17. Move back to the OE bolt holding the new track bar
bracket to the OE pocket and add some loctite and torque to
28 ft lbs.
18. Locate (1) 10 mm x 70 mm bolt, (2) 5/16 USS flat wash-
ers and (1) 10 mm unitorque nut from hardware bag
43800NB. Install the track bar to the newly installed bracket
and secure using the new 10 mm x 70 mm bolt and hard-
ware. Make sure to use loctite and torque to 28 ft lbs.
Special note: If you are not able to install the track bar to
the newly installed bracket, this step will need to be per-
formed once the weight of the vehicle is on the ground.
19. Locate (2) BLR05’s from hardware bag 43801NB1. Also,
locate (2) 5/16” x 1” bolts, (4) 1/4” USS flat washers and (2)
5/16” unitorque nuts from hardware bag 43800NB. Working
on the driver side, install the new brake line bracket to the
OE brake line bracket and secure using new 5/16” hardware.
Do not tighten at this point. Repeat procedure on the pas-
senger side.
20. Working on the driver side, secure the new brake line
relocation bracket to the OE location using the OE hardware.
Make sure to use loctite and hand tighten with a wrench.
Move back to the 5/16” hardware and add some loctite and
torque to 18 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
21. Locate the new front shocks. Special note: New longer
front shocks are needed after this suspension system
has been installed and the front shocks need to be
ordered as a separate part #. If you have not already
ordered your front shocks, please feel free to contact
Tuff Country or your local Tuff Country dealer and order
your front shocks. Tuff Country recommends installing
a 23” fully extended cellular shock in the front. Also,
locate the new front clevis mount from hardware bag
43801NB1. Install the new clevis mount into the lower end of
the front shocks. Working on the driver side, install the new
shock into the OE location using the lower mounting hard-
ware and the upper hardware provided in the new shock.
Make sure to use loctite and torque the lower hardware to 12
ft lbs. and wrench tighten the upper hardware. Repeat pro-
cedure on the passenger side.