Rite-Ride 2250 - Manual (Page 3)

Figure “E”
Figure "D"
Figure "C"
NOTE:
Please read thorough this manual completely before installing the air
spring kit to your vehicle. A heat shield is required on the exhaust side
of the vehicle as noted in Step 4. If your truck has an aftermarket dual
exhaust system, you may have to order an extra heat shield.
STEP 1 — PREPARE THE VEHICLE
Remove the jounce bumper located under the frame rail, see Figure “C”.
The jounce bumpers and nuts will not be reused with this kit. Remove the
13 mm bolt and brake line clip located on the shock bracket, see Figure
“D”. Save the 13 mm bolt and brake line clip, they will be re-installed.
STEP 2 — PRE-ASSEMBLE THE KIT
Select one air helper spring from your kit. Install a 3/8"-16 x 1-1/2 bolt
in the short side of the upper bracket marked “L”, see Figure "A".
Install the upper bracket by inserting the air helper spring studs into the
holes, use two 3/8"—16 lock nuts to secure the bracket to the air spring,
see Figure “A”. Install the male fitting into the air spring through the
large access hole in the upper bracket. Tighten the air fitting securely
to engage the orange thread sealant. Place the carriage bolts into the
square holes of the lower bracket and then fasten the lower bracket to
the air helper spring using a 3/8"-16 x 5/8" flat head bolt or the 3/8"-16 x
3/4" flange bolt, if the bolt head clears the jounce stop. See Figure "A".
STEP 3 — INSTALLING THE ASSEMBLY TO THE VEHICLE
Place the assembly on the top of the driver’s side axle housing, see
Figures “A” & “B”. Using the existing jounce bumper holes, install
the upper bracket onto the frame with 3/8"-16 x 1-1/2" bolts, large flat
washers, and 3/8"-16 flange nuts. The 3/8"-16 x 1-1/2" bolts will be fac-
ing upward with the washers and nuts on the inside of the frame rail,
see Figure “A”. On the drivers side only, the parking brake line
will need to be tie-wrapped to the upper bracket, see Figure “A”.
Install the bail clamp under the leaf springs from the outside of the leaf
stack into the holes in the legs of the lower bracket. Secure the bail
clamp to the lower bracket with the 3/8/"-16 flange nuts and draw the
lower bracket against the leaf stack. See Figures “A” & “B”. Attach the
lower bracket to the axle using the bracket clamp and the 3/8”-16 flange
nuts, see Figure “A”. Once the assembly is in place, you must have a
minimum of 1/2" clearance around the air spring for proper operation,
see Figure “B”. Making sure that the brake line does not rub on the
lower bracket, reinstall the brake line clip and bolt, see Figure “D”.
STEP 4 — INSTALLATION OF THE
PASSENGER’S SIDE ASSEMBLY
Note: The use of a heat shield is required on the passenger’s side
of the vehicle, see Figure “G”. The heat shield will mount between
the upper bracket and the air helper spring. Bend the heat shield so
it will fall halfway between the air helper spring and the closest point
on the exhaust. Be sure that the heat shield will not contact any other
component as the suspension compresses (i.e. brake lines, shock
absorbers, lower bracket assembly). Follow Steps 1-3 for assembly
and installation of the passenger’s side.
STEP 5 — INSTALL THE AIR LINE AND INFLATION VALVE
Uncoil the airline tubing and cut it into two equal lengths. DO NOT FOLD
OR KINK THE AIRLINE TUBING. Try to make the cut as square as
possible. Insert one end of the airline tubing into the air fitting installed
in the top of the air helper spring. Push the airline tubing into the fitting
as far as possible see Figure “A”.
Select a location on the vehicle for the air inflation valves. The loca-
tion can be on the bumper or the body of the vehicle, as long as it is
in a protected location so the valve will not be damaged, but maintain
accessibility for an air chuck, see Figure “E”. Drill a 5/16" hole and
install the air inflation valve using two 5/16" flat washers per valve as
supports see Figure “F”.
AIR HOSE
INFLATION
VALVES
BUMPER
AIR
SPRINGS
AXLE
SHOCK
BRAKE
LINE
PARKING
BRAKE
LINE
13 mm
BOLT
SHOCK
BRACKET DRIVER'S SIDE
ONLY
JOUNCE
BUMPER
VEHICLE
FRAME
BAIL CLAMP
Figure “B”