Rite-Ride 2255 - Manual (Page 3)

Figure "E"
Figure "B"
Figure "D"
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REPARE THE VEHICLE
Place the vehicle on a solid level surface. Remove negative battery cable.
Take necessary safety precautions such as using wheel chocks when working on
your vehicle. Remove the jounce bumpers and the driver side brake line clip,
bolt, and nut as shown in Figure “B”. This vehicle does not have to be jacked
up to install the kit.
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ASSEMBLE THE KIT
Select one air spring and one upper bracket from your kit. Insert the 1-1/2"
carriage bolt upward into square space in upper bracket. Attach the upper
bracket to the air spring using the 3/8”-16 flange lock nuts. Install the brass air
fitting into the air entrance hole and tighten securely to engage the orange thread
sealant to ensure proper seal. Select one lower bracket from your kit. Assemble
the lower bracket assembly to the air helper spring using the 3/8”-16 x 3/4"
flanged hex bolt as shown in Figure "A". (Note that the air helper spring should
be moved as far out toward the edge of the bracket slot as possible.) Before
tightening the 3/8"-16 flanged hex bolt, align the airspring that the outside
vertical edge of the upper bracket is parallel with the front face of the lower
bracket, see Figure "A".
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NSTALLING THE ASSEMBLY TO THE VEHICLE
Place the assembly on the vehicle by installing the upper bracket so that it
lays against the outside of the frame rail. Insert the carriage bolt in the upper
bracket to the existing hole in the frame rail from the jounce bumper removal.
Attach with a 3/8”-16 flange lock nut. The lower bracket will rest on the axle.
Push the lower bracket toward the leaf spring stack until it rests next to the leaf
spring “U” bolts.
Attach the upper bracket to the frame rail using the two existing holes in
the frame rail and the 3/8”-16 x 1-1/2” hex bolts, 3/8”-16 flange lock nuts, and
3/8 flat washers (flat washer used only for the larger hole in frame). NOTE: The
brake line clip shown in Figure "A" and "B" exists only on the driver's side of the
vehicle. On the driver's side, the bolt will reattach to clip outside of the upper
bracket as shown. The 3/8" flat washer outside of the frame rail is used only on
the driver's side to hold the brake line clip in place. No washer is used on the
outside of the frame rail on the passenger's side.
Install the bail clamp around the casting as shown in Figure “A”. Insert the
bail clamp through the holes in the lower bracket as shown in Figure “A”.
Install 3/8”-16 flange lock nuts and draw the lower bracket next to the leaf
spring “U” bolts. On the lower bracket there are two sets of holes for the bracket
strap carriage bolts. Use whichever set best avoids interference with the brake
line on the rear of the axle. Using the 3/8”-16 x 3” carriage bolts attach the
bracket straps to the lower bracket making sure the bracket straps are securing
the kit assembly to the axle, refer to Figure "C."
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NSTALLATION OF THE PASSENGER
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S SIDE ASSEMBLY
Follow steps 1-3 with reverse orientations for assembly and installation of
the passenger's side assembly.
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NSTALL 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, refer
to Figure "A".
Select a location on the vehicle for the air inflation valves. The location can
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
AIR HELPER
SPRING
LOWER BRACKET
BRACKET STRAP
AXLE
LEAF STACK
UPPER BRACKET
FRAME RAIL
DRIVER'S SIDE
FRONT