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Custom contact helper springs install above your vehicle's rear factory contact leaf springs. The added spring connects with the contact pad and increases stiffness when under load resulting in quicker Load leveling support. Easy installation.
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Note: Hellwig Helper Springs will not increase your vehicle's weight-carrying capacity
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Hi everybody. Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a real quick look together at these Hellwig above axle contact helper springs. Now these springs are designed to fit your 2003 to 2013 Dodge Ram 2500. Then your 2010 to 2013 Ram 2500, both two and four wheel drives. Then your 2003 to 2014 Dodge Ram 3500, then your 2016 and newer Ram 3500 cab and chassis, both two and four wheel drive.
Then your 2010 and newer RAM 3500, the pickup, both two and four wheel drives. And then your 2021 to 2023 Ram 4500 and 5500 cabin chassis, both two and four wheel drives. On custom fit parts such as these springs, I do recommend taking advantage of our vehicle fit guide. Enter the year, make, and model of your vehicle and our fit guide will confirm for you if these will work or if we have something comparable that will work for you. Now these custom contact helper springs install above your vehicle's rear factory leaf springs to provide better load support than your factory springs alone.
They'll prevent sagging when towing or hauling heavy loads and then they're going to extend the life of your factory suspension, tires, and brakes. Now this is going to be a bolt-on installation onto your factory contact springs and the mounting hardware, as you can see is included. I tried to loosely assemble the U-bolts and the hardware and position them about where they're going to be when you install these. These springs are made here in the USA of a durable steel construction, which will ensure long lasting performance. And these springs do feature a silver vein hammer tone powder coat finish that will resist corrosion.
And one final note, Hellwig helper springs will not actually increase your vehicle's weight carrying capacity. Just be aware of that. And these do have a lifetime warranty from Hellwig. Well, that's gonna wrap up our brief look today. I do hope that our time together was helpful for you.
Again, my name is Andy, thank you for joining me.
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (3 Customer Reviews)
Custom contact helper springs install above your vehicle's rear factory contact leaf springs. The added spring connects with the contact pad and increases stiffness when under load resulting in quicker Load leveling support. Easy installation.Very easy install, will update after miles and weight are added on.
This is without a doubt the best modification for truck bed campers. Installed it on my F350 Dually with out removing the wheels. Took less than an hour. Handling and sway control was incredible. Does not affect unloaded handling.
So I've waited some time before writing this review. I installed the springs to test them out for a couple months under normal driving before we planned on towing our 5th wheel.
I installed these on my 2020 SRW 3500 Sierra Denali. I tow a 42' Jayco eagle 5th wheel which has a dry hitch weight of 2,420lbs and dry weight of 12,830lbs. Obviously loaded weights are more, and the truck was more than fine pulling our trailer as is, however I felt it could use a little help out back to stiffen things up a bit, and with the rear dropping about 3" when loaded. I choose these to try as an alternative to air bags. I had tried Timbrens on a previous truck and hated them. Way too stiff and very harsh unloaded over dips and bumps, way to stiff while loaded. I had air bags on a previous truck and although they were great, I had to air them up every time I towed. Wanted something that I could just hook up and go.
Install was very straight forward. Instructions were decent. I will say, pay attention to the direction you install the springs as you can 180 them.
Driving unloaded. Overall I'm pleased with them. Most of the time you don't know that they are there. You can feel them touch slightly over large bumps and large dips in the road. When they engage in these situations, it isn't harsh by any means. Night and day better than the Timbrens I had in the past. I think my biggest gripe with these, is that you can hear them rattle some over bumps and dips when you have the windows down. Windows up, you cannot hear it. I will say that now I've towed my trailer with them, the noise level has gone WAY down. I don't know if they have "settled" in some now that they have had load on them. Could be that outside temps are lower now that it's fall, I don't know.
Loaded. Very happy with them. Rear of the truck sits about 1.25" higher loaded now. I will have to lower the front of my trailer some. It was slightly nose high before I installed these, and I did notice some bucking now that I believe is related to the trailer being nose-high. The truck feels way more planted over bumps and dips. Honestly feels much like having air bags. Just way more solid and stable. They made quite a difference.
Pros: Easy install. Not a complicated system, just hook up and go. No rubber or lines to worry about going bad with age and while on the road. Helps level the truck some. Good ride quality unloaded. Minimal weight added to the vehicle. Maintenance free. More cost effective than air bags, especially when comparing to an on board air setup.
Cons: Some noise unloaded over bumps. I feel like some pads/insulators could have been included in the design much like the factory leaf pack to avoid this. May try to come up with something, but like mentioned above, after I've had load on them, then noise seems "almost" gone, will have to keep monitoring. No adjustability with this kit in terms of rear height or stiffness.
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