Hotchkis 2409C User Manual

2408C/2409C Leaf Spring Installation

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Thank you for your purchase of this Hotchkis product. Your leaf springs were designed
with the performance and durability you’ve come to expect from Hotchkis Performance.

Installation Notes for 2408C/2409C Leaf Springs

1. Support vehicle by the frame using lift jacks or jack stands. NEVER rely
on a hydraulic jack to hold up the vehicle while you are working under it.

2. It is not necessary to remove the wheels to perform this installation.

3. Remove the lower shock bolts.

4. Loosen, but don’t remove, the bolts in the rear that hold the leaf spring
eyes.

5. Remove the nuts that hold the spring to the axle.

6. Lift the axle off of the spring and support it.

7. Take out the bolts holding the leaf spring to rear shackles and also the
front three bolts to the chassis and remove the spring from the vehicle.

8. Knock out the existing bolts from the leaf spring axle mount.

9. Drill out the holes so you can fit the new
U-Bolts and the bottom plates as well
with a drill bit size 5/8.

10. Remove front nut clips and put in the new
nut clips. (You may have to grind a little
To help the fitment the new nut clips).

11. Install the leaf spring pads.

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Rear shackle

Front Hanger

Stock Leaf

HP leaf

GAS

15&16

Discard Sleeve

12. Put you stock front hangers on your new springs.

13. Remove the bushings from frame, clean thorough inside frame, grease
frame and bushing and install new bushings.

14. Put the new shackles on your new leaf springs.

15. When assembling rear shackle bolt through leaf spring eye make sure the
head of the bolt facing away from the gas tank. This may be easier install
on the floor than installing up on the car.

16. Install the leaf springs. You need to set the vehicle on its wheels before
you perform the final tightening on the leaf spring eyelet bolts. You must
do this so you don’t ruin the leaf spring bushings.

Tank

*For the frame bushings use bushing part # 61137*

*For the Leaf Spring bushing use bushing part # 61091*

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