Positioning The Brackets; Attaching The Lower Bracket - Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Installation Manual

POSITIONING THE BRACKETS

1. The air spring must be installed between 5" and 7" from both the upper bracket to the
NOTE
Failure to mount the air spring at the recommended height can result in the air spring
bottoming out.
The top rear mounting hole may be above the frame rail. If this condition exists, use the two
lower mounting holes to mount the bracket.
2. Set the air spring assembly on the leaf spring over the axle (fig. 8).
3. Position the upper bracket so that at least four bolt holes (two on each side) will be
4. In some cases, it may be necessary to use the optional spacers to achieve the 5"-7"
NOTE
If the lower bracket needs to set flat on the leaf spring in order to achieve the correct height and
the stock U-bolts are too high to allow this, it will be necessary to trim the stock U-bolts.

ATTACHING THE LOWER BRACKET

1. If the spacer is not used, attach the lower bracket securely using the provided U-bolts,
2. If the spacer is used, place the spacers legs down on the leaf spring and attach
NOTE Use shorter U-bolts when attaching to frame contact overload springs (fig. 9).
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lower bracket (fig. 8). It is best to position the upper bracket as high as possible.
on the flat section of the frame rail. Keep the edge of drilled holes no closer than 3/4"
from the top or bottom radius of the frame rail.
space. For example, if only the top two holes contact above the lower radius edge of
the frame rail, it may be necessary to move up the spacers under the lower bracket
to achieve mounting height.
Distance must be
5"- 7" and equal
on both sides
Lock nut
Flat washer
Spacer
(optional
to achieve proper
mounting height)
Long U-bolt
flat washers, and lock nuts. Torque nuts to 16 lb.-ft. (22Nm).
the lower bracket securely using the provided U-bolts, flat washers, and lock nuts.
Torque nuts to 16 lb.-ft. (22Nm) (fig. 9).
Frame contact
overload spring.
LoadLifter 5000 Series
Lower
mounting holes
Upper and lower
bracket must be
parallel
Trim stock U-bolts
if necessary.
fig. 8
Trim stock U-bolts
if necessary.
Shorter U-bolt
fig. 9
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