Tuff Country 20816 - Ford Ranger / Explorer axle pivot brackets - Manual (Page 3)

Please follow instructions carefully:
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 vehicle with a pair of
jack stands. Place a jack stand on both the driver and the
passenger side. Special note: Place the jack stands on
the body mounts.
2. Place a pair of hydraulic floor jacks under the front driver
and passenger side twin eye beam axles. Carefully raise up
on the hydraulic floor jacks until they come into contact with
the front twin eye beam axles.
3. Working on the front driver side twin eye beam axle,
remove the stock mounting hardware that connects the front
twin eye beam axle to the stock bracket. The stock hardware
may be discarded.
4. Working on the front driver side twin eye beam axle brack-
et, remove the stock bracket from the stock location. Save
the stock hardware but the the stock bracket may be dis-
carded.
5. Working on the rear passenger side twin eye beam axle,
remove the stock mounting hardware that connects the rear
axle to the stock location. The stock hardware may be dis-
carded.
6. Locate the new front twin eye beam relocation bracket and
the stock hardware. Install the new front relocation bracket to
the stock location and secure using the stock hardware.
Make sure to use thread locker or loctite and torque to 85 ft
lbs.
7. Working on the newly installed front twin eye beam axle
pivot relocation bracket and using the tab on the bracket as
a guide, carefully drill a 1/2” hole into the stock front cross
member. Special note: Take special care not to drill into
the cooling lines that wrap around the front cross mem-
ber. Also, drilling a pilot hole first may make drilling eas-
ier.