Securing The Air Spring To The Brackets - Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Installation Manual

5. Remove the clamps and drill the remaining two holes. Install the appropriate hardware
6. Align the air spring uniformly between the upper and lower brackets and check the air

SECURING THE AIR SPRING TO THE BRACKETS

1. Secure the air spring to the upper and lower brackets using an open ended 9/16"
DUE TO THE THICKNESS OF THE LEAF SPRING STACK, TRIM ALL FOUR U-BOLT
CAUTION
ENDS ON EACH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO PREVENT BOTTOMING OUT ON THE
UPPER BRACKET (FIG. 14).
2. Check bolts and connectors to ensure that all hardware is secure and repeat the
10
and torque the nuts to 44 lb.-ft. (60Nm).
spring alignment (fig. 13).
Move the air spring in
the slots of the upper
and lower brackets to
align. Make sure there
is at least a thumbs
width of clearance
between the uninflated
bag and the frame.
wrench by tightening the two bolts on the top and the two bolts on the bottom of the
spring assembly.
process for the other side of the vehicle (fig. 14).
LoadLifter 5000 Series
Frame
fig. 13
Bag
U-bolts
fig. 14
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