Tuff Country 14960 - GM 2006 Silverado K1500 4 STRONG kit - Manual (Page 10)

new front shock, check to make sure that there was
enough cut out of the stock bump top in step # 73 to
ensure that there is proper clearance between the new
front shock and the stock bump stop bracket. If there
is contact between the new front shock and the stock
bump stop bracket, carefully cut off the corner of the
stock bump stop bracket for proper shock clearance.
Photo # 91
76. Locate (2) 1/2” x 15” bolts and (2) 1/2” unitorque nuts
from hardware bag 14955NB3. Locate (2) new sway bar
end links from hardware bag 14955SL. Also, locate (8)
sway bar end link bushings and (8) sway bar end link
washers from hardware bag 14955SL. Working on the
driver side, install the new sway bar end link and hardware
into the stock location. Do not tighten at this point. This
bolt will be torqued to proper torque settings once the
weight of the vehicle is on the ground. Repeat procedure
on passenger side.
Photo # 92
77. Locate the stock outer tie rod ball joint hardware that
was removed from step # 10. Working on the driver side,
install the stock outer tie rod to the new steering knuckle
using the stock hardware. Make sure to use thread locker
or lock tite and torque to 53 ft. lbs. Special note: The new
steering knuckle has a reverse taper on it where the
stock outer tie rod mounts to it, make sure to install the
outer tie rod the proper way. The stock outer tie rod nut
will now be installed on the bottom side of the new
steering knuckle. Repeat procedure on the passenger
side.
Photo # 92
78. Locate (2) new torsion bar cross member relocation
brackets. Locate (4) MO2220 poly bushings from hardware
bag 14955PL. Also, locate (2) S10074 sleeves from
hardware bag 14955SL. Install the new poly bushings and
sleeves into the new torsion bar cross member relocation
brackets. Special note: Make sure to use a lithium or
moly base grease prior to inserting the new bushings
and sleeves into the new torsion bar cross member
relocation brackets. This will increase the life of the
bushing as well as prevent squeaking.
79. Working on the driver side, hold the new torsion bar
cross member relocation bracket to the new location on the
stock frame rail. Special note: Using the larger cut out
holes in the torsion bar cross member relocation
bracket over the stock rivets on the bottom of the stock
frame rail with help center the new torsion bar cross
member relocation bracket. With the new torsion bar
cross member relocation bracket in place, use a pair of vice
grips and secure the new torsion bar drop bracket to the
stock frame rail. Using the new torsion bar cross member
relocation bracket as a guide, carefully drill (4) 7/16” holes
into the stock frame. (2) on the side of the frame rail and (2)
on the bottom. Special note: take special care not to drill
into any stock hoses and/or lines running down the
inside of the stock frame rail. Remove the pair of vice
grips that is holding the new torsion bar cross member
relocation bracket to the frame rail. Repeat procedure
on the passenger side of the vehicle.
80. Locate (8) 7/16” x 1 1/2” bolts, (16) 3/8” USS flat
washers and (8) 7/16” unitorque nuts from hardware bag
14955NB2. Working on the driver side, secure the new
driver side torsion bar cross member relocation bracket to
the stock frame rail using the new 7/16” x 1 1/2” bolt and
hardware. Do not tighten at this point. Repeat procedure on
the passenger side.
Photo # 93 / photo # 94
81. Locate the stock torsion bars that were removed from
step # 5. Refer to the marks that were made in step # 3.
This will allow you to re-install the stock torsion bars back
into the stock location. Example: Driver vs. Passenger
and Front vs. Rear. Working on the driver side, slide the
stock torsion bar back into the stock rear lower control arm.
Slide the stock torsion bar far enough forward so that the
stock torsion bar cross member can be re-installed. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.
82. Locate the stock torsion bar cross member and stock
hardware that was removed from step # 4. Install the stock
torsion bar cross member to the newly installed torsion bar
cross member relocation brackets and secure using the
stock hardware. Make sure to use thread locker or lock tite
and torque to 90 ft lbs.
Photo # 95
83. Move back to the new 7/16” x 1 1/2” bolts attaching the
new driver and passenger side torsion bar cross member
relocation bracket to the stock frame rail and add some
thread locker of lock tite and torque all (8) bolts to 70 ft lbs.
84. Locate the stock torsion bar keys that were removed in
step # 3. Working on the driver side, install the stock torsion
bar key back into the stock location in the stock torsion bar
cross member. Slide the stock torsion bar back into the
previously installed torsion bar key. Repeat procedure on
the passenger side. Special note: Make sure that the
torsion bars are installed in the stock location in the
stock lower control arm and the stock torsion bar key.
Refer to the marks that were scribed in step # 3.
85. Locate the torsion bar adjusting blocks and hardware
that was removed from step # 2. Working on the driver side,
attach the torsion bar removing tool to the stock torsion bar
cross member, making sure that the unloading bolt in the
center of the torsion bar removing tool is in the small divot
of the stock torsion bar key. Adjust the torsion bar key up
high enough so that the stock small metal adjusting block
and bolt can be re-installed back into the stock location.
Remove the torsion bar removal tool from the stock torsion
bar cross member. Special note: Set the driver and the
passenger side torsion bar bolt so that there is 3/4” of
thread showing between the head of the bolt and the