Anyone installed helper springs? Looking at putting a pair on my 250. I tow pretty heavy at times and think this might help a little.

 

Use air bags instead as they can be adjusted for the load, helper springs are "usually" not adjustable and will give you a stiff ride unloaded.

 

I have air bags already, Air rite i believe.

 

Well if you're towing that heavy and air bags won't keep you level then I guess you need to do something alse. Are you way over your allowed gross combined?

 

not at the moment but I'm pretty close to it. Just wanted something for the extra weight

 

Which air bags do you have and at what pressure do you run them when loaded?
What kind of rear axle weights are we talking about here that air bags aren't enought help to handle the load?

 

i have air rite. i run 50 psi loaded unloaded 10psi. my trailer is 12k dry. I guess I'm just trying to figure out if helper springs would be a good investment

 

You can run air bags up to 100 psi, I personally wouldn't go over 80 but you may have to..... try it and see. The helper springs, given you get Helwig or another premium spring will make your truck ride like chit when unloaded but if that's all you can do to level it out then i guess that's all you have left. I would def. try 80/90 psi first though.

 

In my 99 I had air bags and loved them. Towing 30' TH loaded and a RZRs in the bed, I ran about 80 psi and all felt stable and good. Are your air bags individually controlled or tied together? If they are not covering it I would say you need a different tow vehicle,

Edit: this is with 5" ride rites, air rites iirc are a smaller diameter bag. May start there

 

both controlled by onboard compressor

 

Meaning individual controlled as in left and right?

 

not individually controlled

 

I'd go for individual control first, that will dramatically improve sway control as well. Right now it just pushes air back and forth between the two.