Tuff Country 52907 - Toyota Tacoma 05-14 3 lift kit - Manual (Page 5)

11. Locate (1) new pre-load spacer, the newly modified
upper bearing plate, the rubber isolator, the stock strut and
hardware. Place the preload spacer on the modified bear-
ing plate. Special note: Make sure that the cut outs in the
new pre-load spacer fit over the head of the newly installed
studs. Then install the rubber isolator onto the new pre-load
spacer. Carefully compress the coil spring enough so that
the preload spacer can be installed. Install the new strut
spacer and isolator into the strut and secure the upper
bearing plate to strut assembly using the upper strut hard-
ware. Make sure to use thread locker or loctite and torque
to 65 ft lbs. Also, make sure that the lines that were
scribed on the bearing plate, rubber isolator, the coil
spring and the bottom bracket on the strut earlier in the
installation all line up.
12. Locate (1) new strut spacer and (3) new 10 mm nylon
lock nuts from hardware bag BU30000 that are packaged in
hardware bag 52907NB1. Working on the driver side, install
the new strut spacer on top of the new strut assembly and
install into the stock strut upper location. Secure the top of
the new strut assembly using the new 10 mm nylon nuts.
Make sure to add thread locker or loctite and torque to 36 ft
lbs. Special note: If needed, carefully cut off the excess
thread off of the 10 mm x 2 1/4” studs.
13. Locate the lower strut bolt and hardware. Secure the
strut assembly into the lower location using the stock hard-
ware. Make sure to use thread locker or loctite. Torque to 75
ft lbs. Special note: When installing the lower bolt, make
sure that the bolt is installed the way it was removed.
Facing towards the front of the vehicle. Also, take spe-
cial care not to damage the stock CV boot when re-
installing the stock hardware.
14. Repeat steps 7 - 13 on the passenger side strut assem-
bly.
15. Locate the upper control arm castle nut and cotter pin.
Working on the driver side, secure the knuckle to the upper
control arm using the stock hardware. Torque and install the
cotter pin. Special note: when torquing the castle nut, DO
NOT loosen the castle nut to get the holes lined up to
install the cotter pin, tighten the castle nut until the
holes line up and the cotter pin can be installed. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.
16. Locate the sway bar hardware. Working on the driver
side, secure the stock sway bar to the knuckle using the
stock hardware and torque to 65 ft lbs.
17. Working on the driver side, carefully remove the stock
bolt that connects the front differential brackets to the front
cross member. Save the stock oversize washer. The stock
bolt and nut may be discarded. Repeat procedure on the