Attaching The Lower Bracket - Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate Installation Manual

ATTACHING THE LOWER BRACKET

NOTE The way the lower bracket is attached depends on the truck model. See Fig. 19 to
determine which holes to use for inserting the carriage bolts.
1. Push the lower bracket up against the stock U-bolts so that the legs of the lower
2. If installing this kit on a single-rear-wheel (SRW) vehicle, use the inside position square
THE CARRIAGE BOLT WILL GO BETWEEN THE HARD BRAKE LINE AND THE AXLE ON
CAUTION
THE DRIVER'S (LEFT) SIDE (FIG. 20). DEPENDING ON THE MODEL OF THE TRUCK,
THE BRAKE LINE MAY GO IN BETWEEN OR BEHIND THE HARD BRAKE LINE ON THE
PASSENGER'S (RIGHT) SIDE OF THE AXLE (FIG. 21).
3. Position the U-bolt (J) around the leaf spring assembly and insert it in the hole closest
4. Cap the U-bolts with two 3/8" flat washers (Z) and two 3/8"-16 nylon lock nuts (Y)
SRW
mounting
position
shown.
Insert U-bolt
in the hole
closest to the
leaf spring
stack.
The carriage
bolt goes
between the
brake line
and axle on
the left side.
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bracket are locked into position around the stock U-bolts (Fig. 19). It may be
necessary to rotate the lower bracket cup on the jounce bumper strike plate in order
to do this.
holes in the lower bracket to insert the long 3/8"-16 x 10" carriage bolts (Q) through
(Fig. 19). If installing this kit on a dual-rear-wheel (DRW) vehicle, use the outside set of
holes to insert the carriage bolts through.
to the leaf spring stack (Fig. 21). The lower bracket flanges must be locked on the
front and rear of the stock U-bolts holding the leaf springs to the axle.
and evenly tighten only enough to draw the bracket up against the stock U-bolt at
this time (Figs. 20 & 21). Make sure the lower bracket rests against the stock U-bolts.
J
Z
Y
fig. 20
Y
Z
Q
E
LoadLifter 5000 Series
Push the lower
bracket tight to the
stock U-bolt.
Outside hole
Inside hole
fig. 19
Depending
on the truck
model, the
carriage bolt
might go
between the
brake line
and axle or
outside the
brake line.
fig. 21
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