Assembling The Air Springs - Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate Installation Manual

LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate
16 . Install two more self-tapping screws (K) in the side, making sure the flat head portion of
17 . Once the frame brackets have been installed on both sides, the stock suspension can
18 . Set the coil springs back into position using the index marks from the previous step and
19 . Install the wheels back on the axle and lower the vehicle back down so the wheels rest
20 . Install the lower shock bolts back onto the axle and torque to 135Nm (100 ft-lbs .) .

ASSEMBLING THE AIR SPRINGS

1 . Set a roll plate (E) onto the air spring (D) .
The radius (rounded) edge of the roll plate (E) will be towards the air spring, so that the air
NOTE
spring is seated inside both roll plates.
2 . Install the swivel fitting (F) into the top of the air spring finger-tight plus one-and-a-half
3 . Insert four carriage bolts (L) into the upper air spring bracket (B) and set the upper
4 . Attach the upper air spring bracket using two 3/8" hex head bolts (H), two lock washers
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the bolt is flush to the bracket, and torque to 15 ft-lbs. (fig. 15). Repeat for the other side.
be put back together .
raise the axle back up making sure the spring indexes into the top and bottom spring
seats correctly .
on the ground . Torque the lug nuts to the manufacturers torque specs .
turns (fig. 16). Repeat for both air springs.
bracket onto the air spring assembly (fig. 17).
(I) and two flat washers (J). Torque to no more than 20 ft-lbs. Repeat for the opposite
side. Both upper assemblies shown in figure 18.
K
F
Driver-side
bracket
shown
mounted in
place and
ready for the
air spring
assembly .
fig. 15
fig. 16
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