Rite-Ride 2517 User Manual

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TEP

1 - P

REPARE

THE

VEHICLE

With the vehicle on a solid level surface, chock the front wheels.

Raise the rear of the vehicle by the axle and remove the rear wheels.
After the removal of the wheels, lower the vehicle so the axle rests on
jack stands rated for your vehicle's weight. Remove the negative
battery cable.

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2 - P

ASSEMBLE

THE

KIT

Pre-assembly will begin with the right, or passenger's side of the

vehicle. Select one air helper spring, an upper bracket, and an upper
bracket support from your kit. Attach the air spring to the upper bracket
and support bracket using two 3/8"-16 x 1" flange head bolts, see Figure
"A". Next, install the male fitting into the air spring. Tighten the fitting
until the nylon o-ring makes contact with the air spring, then tighten it one
an additional turn.

Select one lower bracket and one disk from your kit. Insert two of

the 3/8"-16 x 3-1/2" carriage bolts into the square holes in the lower
bracket. Attach the bracket and disk to the air spring using one of the
3/8"-16 x 3/4" flat head bolts finger tight, see Figure "A". NOTE: the
outside hole in the lower bracket will be used to secure the air spring
to the lower bracket.

TEP

3 - A

TTACH

THE

ASSEMBLY

THE

LEAF

SPRING

Place the assembly on top of the leaf spring stack, forward of the

axle see Figures "A" & "B". The hook on the lower bracket should
capture the leaf spring U-bolt as shown in Figure "B". Attach the
lower bracket to the leaf stack by installing a bracket clamp on to the
carriage bolts, and securing it two 3/8" -16 flanged hex nuts. See Figure
"A".

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4 - M

ARK

AND

DRILL

THE

HOLES

THE

FRAME

RAIL

Align the air spring so that it is as close to vertical as possible and the

upper and lower brackets are parallel. The distance between the
brackets should be between 6-1/4" and 6-1/2". Position the upper
bracket so that it is flush against the outside of the frame rail. The small
tab on the bracket should rest against the bottom of the frame rail. See
Figures "A" & "B".

Using the holes in the upper bracket as a template drill four 7/16"

holes in the frame rail, making sure that any brake, fuel, or electrical lines
inside the frame rail will not be damaged by the drill. See Figures "A"
& "B".

TEP

5 - A

TTACH

THE

UPPER

BRACKET

Once the holes have been drilled in the frame rail, attach the upper bracket to the frame using the supplied 3/8" -

16 x 1-1/2" hex bolts, large flat washers, and the 3/8" -16 flanged hex nuts as shown in Figure "A". Tighten the 3/
8" flat head bolt securing the air spring to the lower bracket.

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6 - I

NSTALL

THE

DRIVER

SIDE

ASSEMBLY

Follow steps 1-5 for assembly and installation on the driver's side.

Figure "B"

Figure "D"

Figure "C"

AIR HOSE

INFLATION

VALVES

BUMPER

AIR

SPRINGS

AIR LINE

PUSH-TO-CONNECT

INFLATION VALVE

FLAT WASHER

HEX NUT

VALVE CAP

BODY OF

VEHICLE

FRAME

PASSENGER’S SIDE

6.25”-6.5”