Tuff Country 14960 - GM 2006 Silverado K1500 4 STRONG kit - Manual (Page 12)

stock upper and lower u-bolt plates into the stock
location. Torque to 120 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on
passenger side.
101. Locate the new rear shocks. Special note: New
longer rear shocks are needed, if you have not already
ordered shocks, please contact Tuff Country or your
local Tuff Country dealer and order the proper shocks.
Tuff Country recommends using a 30” fully extended
nitrogen gas shock. Locate the new lower and upper poly
bushings and proper shock sleeves that are packaged with
the new shocks and install the new lower and upper shock
bushings and proper shock sleeves into the lower and
upper eyelet of the new shocks. Special note: Make sure
to use a lithium or moly base grease prior to inserting
the new lower shock bushings and sleeves into the
new lower shock eyelet. This will increase the life of
the bushing as well as prevent squeaking. Locate the
upper and lower shock hardware that was removed from
step # 90. Working on the driver side, install the new rear
shock into the upper and lower stock location and secure
using the stock hardware. Make sure to use thread locker
or lock tite and torque to 80 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on
passenger side. Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension
highly recommends that the shocks are installed with
shock boots. If shock boots are not installed, damaged
my occur to the piston of the new shock.
Photo 97 / complete installation of the
rear add-a-leaf, blocks, u-bolts and shocks.
102. Locate the (2) 1/4” USS flat washers from hardware
bag 14955NB1. Also, locate the stock rear bracket line
hardware that was removed in step # 92. Working on the
driver side rear shock bracket, re-install the stock bracket
line bracket to the stock rear shock bracket using the stock
hardware and the 1/4” USS washers as spacers. This will
ensure that the shank of the bolt will not rub on the new
shock.
103. Carefully remove the (2) hydraulic floor jacks from
under the rear differential.
104. Working on the driver side rear frame rail, if needed,
carefully bend down on the stock rear brake cable
extension bracket to allow for proper brake line clearance.
105. Install the tires and wheels and carefully lower the
vehicle to the ground.
Step # 106 and # 107 needs to be performed with the
weight of the vehicle on the ground.
106. Working on the driver side, move back to the new 5/8”
hardware attaching the stock lower control arms to the
newly installed front and rear cross members and add
some thread locker or lock tite and torque to 125 ft lbs.
Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
107.Working on the driver side, move back to the newly
installed sway bar end link bolt and add some thread
locker or lock tite and torque to 55 ft lbs. Repeat procedure
on the passenger side.
108. Check and double check to make sure that all steps
were performed properly. And then check them again.
Congratulations, installation complete!
Special note: After the completion of the installation,
Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension recommends taking
the vehicle to an alignment shop and having 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
responsibility 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 following 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.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free
to contact Tuff Country or your local Tuff Country
dealer.
Special post installation procedure: Tuff Country EZ-
Ride Suspension highly recommends adding a
minimum of 1 pint, but no more that 1 1/2 pints, of
proper front differential fluid into the front differential.
To achieve this, you may have to fill the differential
with it on its side or you may have to insert the fluid
through the vend tube opening. On occasion, the
customer may find burping of fluid coming out of the
front vent tube.