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Add a spring
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Overload Spring(Hellwig?)
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 05:13 PM
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Question What Helper do you use?

Just seeing what you all use for towing. Air Bags, Add a Leaf, Helper Spring...
 
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 10:27 PM
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Unhappy What Helper do you use?

I think that your poll is fine except that you forgot to ask about the catagory of nothing. I think that your voting would reflect a better cross section of the users. Also when I do add a system it will be the full air type lilke Morryde or somthing like that. Now the Hellwig might be the same thing but I havent' heard of it. Just a thought.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2003 | 07:22 AM
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What Helper do you use?

I use the Firestone Ride Rite's on the rear of my F-250. They work really well. Mainly they are used when I load my 20 ft. equipment trailer with tractor/bushog combination. The tractor/bushog/front bucket are so long I must pull them forward on the trailer causing the rear of the truck to squat. Without the bushog installed I just park the tractor more aft on the trailer. Now with the air bags I can park the tractor anywhere I wish then adjust the air pressure in the bags to level the truck. I also tow a 27 ft TT with a WD hitch. I leave the air bags at the min. pressure with this configuration.

Mark
 
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Old Jul 24, 2003 | 01:30 PM
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What Helper do you use?

When I previously had a 10' slide-in pop-up camper I bolted on the Hellwig helper springs and they worked well. I recently swiched to a small 5th wheel (21') and took the springs off to lower the rear end a bit. Friends have told me that the air bag system is great.
Kevin
 
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