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MN-831
LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate
fig. 3
3. Measure the distance between the center of the hub and the bottom edge of the wheel
well (Figure 3). This is the Normal Ride Height. Enter the measurement below:
NORMAL
RIDE HEIGHT: __________ inches
NOTE: The measurement
from one end of the arrow to
the other end is the Normal
Ride Height.
RAISING THE VEHICLE
1. Raise the vehicle and remove the wheels.
2. Check the distance between the center of the hub and the bottom edge of the wheel to
ensure that it is at the normal ride height previously recorded. If not, raise the frame or
lower the axle as necessary to restore the original distance.
a. If the vehicle is raised with an axle contact hoist, then place axle stands under the frame
and lower the axle as needed.
b. If the vehicle is raised with a frame contact hoist, then place axle stands under the axle
and raise the frame as needed.
c. If the vehicle is raise with a jack and supported with axle stands on the frame, then use
a floor jack to lower the axle.
REMOVING THE JOUNCE BUMPER
1. Remove the jounce bumper by prying it off of the jounce bumper bracket.
2. Remove the jounce bumper bracket from the frame rail. It may be bolted or riveted. If
riveted, it can be removed by center punching and drilling out the rivets, chiseling or
grinding it off, or cutting if off with a torch.
ASSEMBLING THE AIR SPRING UNIT
1. The lower brackets (C and D) are designated left/driver side (indicated by the “L” stamped
on it) and right/passenger side (indicated by the stamped “R”).
2. It will be necessary to use either the 3/8” x 3/4” (L) bolt or the 3/8” x 1.5” (M) in combination
with flat washers (J) and a nylock nut (O) as a spacer stack so that the lower bracket
sits flat on the axle housing/jounce bumper pad.
3. Set the lower bracket on the axle housing to determine the appropriate spacer stack up.
