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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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Hello, neighbors, I'm Steven here with etrailer.com. Today, we're looking at the Hellwig Contact Helper Springs for the above axle application. Now, folks, these are a custom fit application. Make sure you're checking our fit guide here at etrailer.com, top center of our homepage. Enter your year, make, and model where it says vehicle information, the truck size, cab size, bed length, maybe two-wheel, four-wheel drive, anything it asks you to make sure you're getting the right parts the first time. Also, keep in mind, sometimes videos can be outdated, and it could fit current years that aren't in the video.
Now, that being said, these are a custom contact helper springs that will provide a better load support than just your factory springs alone. So you can see each set is two springs, and they're gonna prevent sagging when towing or hauling heavy loads. They're also gonna extend the life of your factory suspension, tires, and brakes. It's a very simple install, I've just mocked everything up here loose. You get the bolts that bolt onto your factory contact springs, and the mounting hardware is included, so these U-bolts, the bracketry, the washers.
All these have two nuts on them, that's for extra security, so they don't come off. So you get all your mounting hardware, everything is durable steel construction, it's gonna ensure a long-lasting performance. And zooming in on the finish here, you've got a nice what they call a hammered vein tone powder coat finish that's gonna resist corrosion. Very nice looking, but also, very, very durable. You got a nice lifetime warranty, and they are made here in the US.
Well, folks, that's gonna do it for our look at these Hellwig Contact Helper Springs. I'm Steven, thank you so much for watching. Have a great day.
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars (1 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.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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