Tuff Country 22970 - Ford 05-13 F250 / F350 Superduty 2.5 leveling kit - Manual (Page 3)

Recommended tools selection:
Torque wrench
Standard socket set
Standard wrench set
Metric socket set
Metric wrench set
Tape measure
Hydraulic floor jacks
Please follow instruction carefully:
Before installation begins, measure from the center of
the hub, to the bottom of the fender well, and record
measurements below.
Pre installation measurements:
Driver side front:______________________________
Passenger side front:__________________________
At the end of the installation take the same measure-
ments and compare to the pre-installation measure-
ments.
Post installation measurements:
Driver side front:______________________________
Passenger side front:__________________________
Special note: Tuff Country highly recommends
installing this kit with the front tires on. DO NOT
remove the front tires until after the installation is com-
plete.
1. To begin installation, block the rear tires of the vehicle so
that the vehicle is stable and can’t roll backwards. Place a
block on the driver side and the passenger side.
2. Working on the driver side, remove the hardware from
upper shock location and discard. Remove the hardware
from the bottom of the shock and save. The shock may be
discarded. 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 EZ Ride Suspension recom-
mends running a 23” fully extended nitrogen gas
shock.
3. Working on the driver side, remove the sway bar from
the frame mount, save the hardware. Repeat procedure on
the passenger side. Let the stock sway bar hang.
4. Working on the driver side, remove the brake line brack-
et from the front axle and save the hardware. Repeat pro-
cedure on the passenger side.
5. Working on the driver side, scribe a mark on the coil
spring and another mark on the lower coil spring plate. This
is done so that the coil spring can be installed back into the
same location. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
6. Place a pair of hydraulic floor jacks under the frame rails.
Place one on the driver side and one on the passenger
side. With help from a buddy, carefully raise up on both
hydraulic floor jacks at the same time until the coil spring
comes out of the upper coil spring location. Keep raising up
on the vehicle until the new coil spring spacer and the new
isolator can be installed.
7. Locate the new coil spring spacers and the new isola-
tors. Working on the driver side, install the new coil spring
spacer on top of the coil spring. Then install the new isola-
tor on top of the newly installed coil spring spacer. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.
8. Working on the driver side, hold the coil spring into the
stock location. Special note: Refer to the alignment
marks that were made in step # 5. Carefully lower down
on the hydraulic floor jack until the stock coil spring, the
new coil spring spacer and the isolator seat properly into
the upper coil spring bucket. Repeat procedure on the pas-
senger side. Once the weight of the vehicle is back on the
ground, remove both hydraulic floor jacks from under the
vehicle.
9. Working on the driver side, re-install the brake line brack-
et into the OE location using the OE hardware. Make sure
to use loctite and torque to 12 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on
the passenger side.
10. Working on the driver side, re-install the sway bar back
into the OE location using the OE hardware. Make sure to
use thread loctite. Do not tighten at this point. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side. Once the driver and
passegner side is re-installed, torque the hardware to 22 ft
lbs.
11. Locate the new front shocks. Special note: New
longer front shocks are needed once 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 new front shocks, please feel free to con-
tact Tuff Country or your local Tuff Country dealer and
order your new front shocks. Tuff Country recom-
mends installing a 23” fully extended nitrogen gas
shock in the front end of your vehicle. Install the new
bushings and proper sleeves into each end of the new
shocks. Special note: The new bushings and sleeves
are supplied with your new shocks. Also, make sure to
use a lithium or moly base grease prior to inserting the
new bushings and sleeves into the new shocks. This
will increase the life of the bushings and will help pre-
vent squeaking. Install the new shock boots onto the new
shocks. Special note: The new shock boots are not
included with this suspension system and the new
shock boots need to be ordered as a separate part #. If