Attaching The Lower Bracket; Attaching The Upper Bracket - Air Lift LoadLIFTER 5000 ULTIMATE Installation Manual

LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate
2. Loosely attach the 90∞ elbow fitting (D) to the top of the air spring. Tighten finger
3. Loosely attach the upper bracket (B) to the air spring (A) with two 3/8" bolts (E), two 3/8"
4. Attach the air spring to the lower bracket (C) with two 3/8" bolts (E), two 3/8" lock washers

ATTACHING THE LOWER BRACKET

Refer to Figure 1.
1. Insert two 3/8" carriage bolts (I) through the lower bracket. Attach the lower bracket
2. Secure the carriage bolts with two 3/8" flat washers (G) and 3/8" nyloc nuts (H). Tighten

ATTACHING THE UPPER BRACKET

Refer to Figure 1.
1. Position the upper bracket (B) on the frame rail so that it is aligned front-to-rear and
NOTE
The short end of the upper bracket must be positioned so that it is touching the underside
of the frame rail (Figure 2).
2. Put the upper bracket into position on the frame rail and drill one 1/2" hole in the side of
DO NOT DRILL HOLES IN THE FRAME BEFORE CHECKING FOR HYDRAULIC LINES,
CAUTION
GAS LINES AND/OR ELECTRICAL WIRES THAT MAY HAVE TO BE MOVED OUT OF
THE WAY TO EITHER SIDE OF THE FRAME.
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tight plus 1 and 1/2 turns. Be careful to tighten on the metal hex nut only. DO NOT
OVERTIGHTEN.
lock washers (F), and two 3/8" flat washers (G).
(F), and two 3/8" flat washers (G). Leave loose at this time.
to the leaf spring forward of the axle by securing the carriage bolts to a clamp bar (O)
underneath the leaf spring.
all nuts to 20 ft.lbs.
inboard-to-outboard. Upper and lower brackets are slotted for adjustment.
the frame rail (Figure 3).
Frame
Short end of upper
Bracket
bracket must touch
underside of frame
rail.
fig. 2
Upper
fig. 3
Frame Rail
Upper
Center
Bracket
punch
and drill
one 1/2"
hole.
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