Tuff Country 52000 - Toyota FJ Cruiser 07-13 3 lift kit - Manual (Page 5)

Carefully raise up on both hydraulic floor jacks until the new
coil spring spacer seats properly into the upper coil spring
pocket.
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26. Locate (2) S10122 rear shock spacer sleeves from
hardware bag 52000NB. Working on the driver side, slide
the new spacer sleeve over the lower mounting shock stud.
Special note: this is used as a spacer to move the body
of the shock away from the axle tube. Repeat procedure
on the passenger side.
27. Locate the new rear shocks. Special note: New longer
rear shocks are needed once this suspension system
has been installed and the new rear shocks need to be
ordered as a separate part #. If you have not already
ordered your new rear shocks, please contact Tuff
Country or your local Tuff Country dealer and order
your new rear shocks. Tuff Country recommends using
a 26” fully extended hydraulic shock in the rear of your
vehicle. Locate (4) new S10107 oversize washers, (4)
PB8297 front upper shock bushings and (2) SB34 lower
eyelet shock bushings from hardware bag 52000NB. Install
the new 3/4” hour glass shock bushings into the lower eye-
let of your new shocks. Special note: Make sure to use a
lithium or moly base grease prior to inserting the new
bushings into the new shocks. This will increase the
life of the bushings and will help prevent 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 you have not already
ordered your new shock boots, please feel free to con-
tact Tuff Country or your local Tuff Country dealer and
order your new shock boots. Install the new oversize
washer and upper shock bushing onto the stud of the new
shocks. Working on the driver side, install the new shock
into the stock upper location, install the new upper shock
bushing and new oversize washer and secure the new
shock into the stock upper location using the new nut.
Special note: The new upper shock nut is supplied with
your new shocks. Do not tighten at this point. Repeat pro-
cedure on the passenger side.
28. Locate the stock rear lower shock hardware. Working
on the driver side, install the new shock into the stock lower
location using the stock hardware. Torque the lower stock
hardware to 42 ft lbs. and torque the stock upper nut to 18
ft lbs.
29. Carefully remove the hydraulic floor jacks from under
the rear axle.
30. Re-install the tires and wheels and torque to proper
torque settings. Carefully lower the vehicle to the ground.
31. Check and double check to make sure that all steps
were performed properly.
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.