Attaching The Upper Bracket; Aligning And Attaching The Assembly And Lower Bracket - Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Series Installation Manual

ATTACHING THE UPPER BRACKET

1. The elbow fitting points toward the rear of the vehicle on the driver's side and toward
2. Insert two 3/8" bolts (H) and flat washers (J) through the existing jounce bumper
It may be helpful to raise the axle at this point so that the upper bracket touches the frame.
NOTE
3. Attach the upper bracket using two flat washers (J) and nylon lock nuts (L) on each
4. Push the bracket inboard and tighten both upper bolts.
There should be a thumbs width between the air spring roll plate (D) and the leaf spring
NOTE
U-bolt.
ALIGNING AND ATTACHING THE ASSEMBLY
AND LOWER BRACKET
1. Bring the axle all the way up and remove the jack stands previously used to support
The upper bracket is slotted for forward and backward adjustment. The bottom adjusts by
NOTE
moving the bracket on the axle in or out (Fig. 8).
2. Adjust the assembly so that the air spring is perpendicular to the bottom and top
3. Tighten the top mounting bolts to 20 lb.-ft. (27Nm).
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the front of the vehicle on the passenger's side.
holes and through the slotted holes in the upper bracket (Fig. 7).
previously installed bolt (Fig. 7).
Frame
Jounce
bumper
holes
3/8" Nylon lock nut (L)
the frame when removing the jounce bumper.
mounting brackets.
Adjust in and out
LoadLifter 5000 Series
3/8" Bolt (H)
3/8" Flat washer (J)
Upper bracket
fig. 7
fig. 8
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