P.O.R.

truck did'nt come from factory with overloads or sway bar,i need to add overloads for sure and possibly sway bar.does any body know where i can find these....thanks.

DodgeCowboy

Try this web sight soon as weather breaks i am goin to go with a set of the 3500lb ones. check that sight also for the rear sway bar i have not looked but ya never no.

www.hellwigproducts.com

Patrick Campbell

I have the hellwig ones. I went for the heaviest duty springs. I would have preferred a set of 3500 springs but they were something like $500 for a pair? Got these for $250 for the pair shipped. They jacked the rear end of my truck up a good 1-1.5" but you can tighten the springs more so that they do not raise it as much.

They make a little noise (creak creak when you go over bumps and you're empty) but apparently are doing the job pretty well.

I haven't gotten any REAL big weight on the rear (like 4000-5000# pin weight) but in the pic I am weighing 18K total, 11K is the trailer and that is probably almost 3000# in the bed and it looks like they carry the weight well.

The sight of a sagging rear end is unsettling to me (like the pic of that F250 hauling 55K of sod).

http://p90.cdevco.net:31337/grossed.jpg
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Roger Ramjet

I have installed the Hellwig overloads on different vehicles in the past, they make a excelent product.

P.O.R.

do the hellwig overloads affect the ride of the truck when empty.thanks for the repl'ys,if anybody has any other idea's please let me know........thanks again........

roadranger

Check the Yellow Pages for a commercial truck spring shop. They can add on truck type overload springs on any pickup.
Since they don't engage until you place the load in the truck, the empty ride is just like factory.

blackjack

P,O,R. why do you need the sway bar? are you putting a camper on the bed of the truck? you do not need the sway bar for a trailer. I took my sway bar off the back. It was a terrible ride on rough roads. I realy have not noticed a difference in the handling. I have HD springs and they do help with towing.
I don;t know if you get to the lower but I have a sway bar in the barn.

y-knot

WHY IS IT THAT YOU THINK YOU NEED TO ADD OVERLOADS? How much weight do you plan to have? It has been my experience that the overloads are not the way to go. I took mine off and added air bags (5000lb), the ride was substantially better and the amount of lift can be adjusted to suit the load. There are several companies out there that make air bags, any one of them will do fine. If your mind is already made up and you just have to have overloads, then go ahead and get them. But I think it would be a shame to not go with the air bag set-up. It is not that expensive and the ride is more then worth the expenses.

Luke S

I use and sell timbren load boosters. I have tried everything in the book, helwigs, airbags, you name it. Timbrens are way simpler than either of the other options. No maintence or adjustments, just put em on and forget em. Both my truck and my wife's sport a set. I could do without a lot of stuff that is on my truck, but I wouldn't part with my timbrens for anything. Not only do they make it able to handle a buuunch of weight, the ride is drastically improved. check em out............

www.timbren.com

P.O.R.

i tow a few different trailers,18 ft. flat,30 ft. tavel trailer,and 25 ft. goose neck,all for personal use.quite often the heavier loads will flaten the rear suspension to where i only have about a .5 to 1 inch of clearance between the axle and the stop,makes for a rough ride when they come together on bumps.i guess i don't really need sway bar from what i have been reading hear,but i need some more weight capacity.do the timbrens compress at all to soak up bumps when the truck is sitting on them while hualing? ....... .........

Luke S

Yes, they are very flexible. I have about the hardest set they make for regular trucks, and I can load two 1-ton four door diesel dually's on my 46' step deck with the front axle of the first truck directly over the rear axle of my truck and I am just touching the factory overloads. It rides better loaded like that with the timbrens on then without them. I believe in them 100%. And after using helper springs, and airbags, then going to timbrens, I wouldn't ever use either of the others ever again.