INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND PARTS LIST
APPLICATION: 450921/460921, 450922/460922, 450923/460923 NERF BARS ON:
2004 AND NEWER FORD F-150 REGULAR CAB, SUPER CAB
2009 AND NEWER FORD F-150 SUPERCREW PICKUPS
1. READ INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY AND CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL REQUIRED PARTS
(LISTED ON SERVICE PARTS LIST) ARE ON HAND BEFORE STARTING THE INSTALLATION.
2. THE NERF BARS (ITEMS #1 & #2) AND MOUNTING BRACKETS (ITEMS #3, #4, #5 & #6) ARE PRE-
ASSEMBLED TO MATCH THE EXISTING MOUNTING LOCATIONS IN THE VEHICLE. IF ANY
ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENT SHOULD BE REQUIRED, THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY
LOOSENING THE PRE-TORQUED 1/2 IN. HEX HEAD BOLT THAT RETAINS THE FRONT AND REAR
MOUNTING BRACKETS TO THE NERF BAR. IF THE PRE-TORQUE ON THIS 1/2 IN. BOLT IS BROKEN,
THE BOLT MUST BE RE-TIGHTENED TO 65 LB. FT
3. EXISTING MOUNTING HOLE PATTERNS ARE LOCATED ON THE INTERIOR WALL AND PINCH WELD
OF THE ROCKER PANEL. THESE MOUNTING HOLE PATTERNS MUST BE USED FOR THIS
INSTALLATION PER THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS.
3.1. THERE MAY BE A FACTORY TAPE COVERING THE MOUNTING HOLES. IF SO REMOVE THE
TAPE TO INSTALL THE MULTI THREAD U-NUTS AS FOLLOWS. (THIS TAPE MUST BE RE-
INSTALLED OVER THE ACCESS HOLES, LEAVING ONLY THE THREADS OF THE THREAD U-
NUTS UNCOVERED).
3.2. INSTALL 5/16" MULTI THREAD U-NUTS (ITEM #11) IN THE TOP TWO HOLES OF THE FRONT
AND REAR INTERIOR WALL MOUNTING HOLE PATTERNS. INSTALL THESE NUTS SO THAT
THE THREADS ARE TO THE INSIDE OF THE ROCKER PANEL. (INSERTING THE THREADED
HALF OF THE U-NUT THRU THE ACCESS HOLE, AND SLIDING THE U-NUT TOWARDS THE
MOUNTING HOLE UNTIL THE NUT SEATS IN THE HOLE DOES THIS).
4. INSTALL THE NERF BAR ASSEMBLY AS FOLLOWS:
4.1. POSITION THE NERF BAR ASSEMBLY UP TO THE ROCKER PANEL SO THAT THE HOLES IN
THE MOUNTING BRACKETS (ITEM #3-#5 OR #4-#6) MATCH THE U-NUTS IN THE HOLE
PATTERNS LISTED ABOVE. (NOTE: THE BRACKET WITH THE OFFSET GOES TOWARD THE
FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. FOR THE LEFT HAND FRONT BRACKET, POSITION THE BRAKE
CABLE SO IT RESTS ON TOP OF THE BRACKET.)
4.2. HANG THE NERF BAR ASSEMBLY ON THE UPPER BOLTS BY INSERTING 5/16" X 1.00" HEX HD
SCREWS (ITEM #9) WITH FLAT WASHERS (ITEM #12) THROUGH THE HOLES IN THE BRACKET
AND ROCKER PANEL INTO THE MULTI THREAD U-NUTS INSTALLED PER INSTRUCTION 3.2.
4.3. INSTALL 5/16" X 1.00" HEX HEAD SCREWS (ITEM #9) WITH FLAT WASHERS (ITEM #12) UP
THROUGH THE HOLES IN THE PINCH WELD AND THE FLANGES OF THE BRACKETS AND
INSTALL 5/16" FLAT WASHERS (ITEM #12) AND 5/16"-18 SERRATED FLANGE NUTS (ITEM #10).
4.4. TIGHTEN THE UPPER BOLTS.
4.5. TIGHTEN THE LOWER BOLTS IN THE PINCH WELD. (TORQUE ALL 5/16" FASTENERS TO 19 LB.
FT.).
NO DRILL INSTALLATION
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