What A Job! Installing Hellwig Helper Springs.
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- In this video, we show the installation of Hellwig Helper Springs on our 2003 Ford F350 truck. The purpose of this installation is to try to alleviate the rear end sag caused by the weight of our truck camper. Hopefully this will fix the problem without further expenses. We also tried to install a set of Timbren suspension enhancement devices but were unsuccessful. Thanks for watching! Be sure to Subscribe!
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Little Miss is a Queen, helping like she does. Thank you for the advice, very helpful. You two be safe, Blessings.
Thank you William! 🙂
Just one of those days but you guys powered through and didn't quit on each other. Way to go team RTC!!
Thank you! 🙂
On my dodge cummins 3500 dually with lance 1130 I went with air bags and hellwig sway bar to start with. Best money i spent.did the new inj. Change you mpg. I like girls that are not afraid to get hands dirty
Thanks Larry!
Instant machinists!^^
Enjoy & keep safe always!
In order to live in a camper, you have to become a mechanic, a plumber and an electrician as well as a carpenter! Yhen is doing very well so far! She's a natural 🙂
Too bad about the Timbrens, Martin I hear people like them. My (used) F350 came with Firestone Riderite airbags, and I like them because with the camper off I can let all but 5 psi out and my ride returns to factory. About 90 psi with my camper on feels good. I don't think you'll need airbags since you have the extra springs now. Good teamwork there.
Thanks Bob! :)
Your wife is a treasure the way she gets in their and helps out
Thank you Sir! 🙂
Good stuff...
It's good to have little Marilyn for those tight spaces 😊
She's become a good little mechanic also! 🙂
Jack looks pretty light capacity too
Keep safe and enjoy ❣️
Sweet! ❤❤❤
alot easier to jack axel via the lower shock mount
We are gettingnready to put some on our F250..we have a lance camper with sway bar and airbags..what were your thoughts after you put them on did it make a difference?? Didnt see a follow up video.
Honestly I would have to say that they were a waste of time and money. The right way to do it is to have a spring shop build up your spring pack. I wish I had airbags and a heavier swaybar. Money is tight right now. Thanks for watching! 🙂
@@realistictruckcamping2779 looking at what you put on your truck looks like the wrong set for your truck.. after researching ... but maybe new product is different we are going with pro series.. thanks for video
@@gofish8181 This exact model number was recommended to me over the phone by a technician at Hellwig in California. It is the right one for our vehicle. Unfortunately, our camper is just too heavy, there was no increase in curb height. Basically it added two leaves to the existing overload spring which was just one leaf. I would have been better off with a new heavier spring pack. I was quoted $1100 for that by Skip's Spring Service in Las Vegas. Good luck setting up your rig!
I've seen springs instalation come out different?
His do not look load bearing?
They just added more support to the existing single overload helper spring. Thanks for watching! 🙂
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They look resting upon, not sharing the load?
@@bassinc3039 They are fully engaged and load bearing. These are Hellwig Helper Springs #9703
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9703, I see, I recon?
But I do not see the cabs weight transferred through shackles to truck springs to 9703?
I am no engineer?
Was looking at different hellwigs myself.
They looked different with four u-bolts per side?
I'm no engineer.
@@bassinc3039 This particular model has 2 thick leaf helper springs with two u-bolts per side. They did stiffen up the ride but failed to add height to the rear end. I will probably have to add air-bags to achieve that goal.