Hellwig® 550 - EZ- Medium Duty™ Rear Helper Springs

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EZ- Medium Duty™ Rear Helper Springs by Hellwig®. This is Hellwig's most value-priced set of secondary helper leaf springs that adds 500 pounds of load support to restore comfort and stability at the rear of your truck. Crafted from heat-treated ASTM 5160 alloy spring steel for maximum strength and resilience, these feature a spring rate that becomes firmer as pressure increases. Recommended for occasional towing needs such as small trailers, these maintain proper rear ride height and prevent original springs from sagging due to sustained load compression. Fitted U-bolts and related hardware are included for mounting. Drilling may be required.

Notes

  • Drilling may be required.

Specifications

Capacity: 500 lbs
Height: 6"
Length: 18"
Width: 2.5"

Includes

  • Helper Springs
  • U bolt

Features

  • Set of secondary leaf springs designed to work with OEM leaf springs and support extra loads
  • Adds up to 500 pounds of load support and leveling capacity to the rear of your vehicle
  • Recommended for occasional towing needs such as small trailers
  • Crafted from heat-treated ASTM 5160 alloy spring steel for maximum strength and resilience
  • Prevents leaf spring from sagging due to sustained load compression
  • Reduces leaf spring wrap up, bottoming out, and loss of cornering traction
  • Fitted U-bolts and related hardware are included for mounting
  • Drilling may be required for installation
  • Manufactured in the United States

The suspension of any pickup, van, or mobile home that's weighed down by heavy cargo, permanently affixed equipment, or a trailer is compromised because the rear springs are crushed down to a height they cannot recover from. Ride quality is reduced, and the front of the vehicle points upward. A rear end that is weighed down literally lifts weight off your front wheels, reducing the amount of traction you have for steering and reducing grip the tires have on the road when you need it in fast braking. After enough time, weighed-down springs sag permanently and the effect becomes even worse.

Hellwig's Medium Duty Helper Springs are secondary assist leaf springs designed to eliminate this problem. With a choice of 500, 750, 1,000, 1,500, or 2,000 pounds of support for overwhelmed OEM leaf springs, helper springs will quickly restore proper ride height under load while keeping your ride stable and comfortable while towing a boat or small trailer. As weight increases on the rear of your vehicle, the helper springs take effect gradually as the main springs become more and more compressed. So during normal driving without weight in the vehicle, their presence is invisible without causing any added bounce or harshness. Once installed, headlights and fog lights will be level again – illuminating the road ahead of you instead of the tree tops in the distance. Hellwig produces Medium Duty Helper Springs in the United States, and backs all components with a limited lifetime warranty against failure due to manufacturing defects.

Hellwig's® history began in 1941 with a patent Rudy Hellwig had been granted for an overload spring design he had developed and perfected. Hammering out the springs by hand in a rented blacksmith shop in Kansas, Rudy moved to California after the end of World War II, steel rationing made materials more widely available. Founding Hellwig Products in 1946 out of Glendale, California, Rudy began manufacturing springs that restored ride height, stability, and control to trucks and campers weighed down with heavy cargo. Rudy's philosophy was to build products that exceed customer's expectations in both performance and durability, and his business practices of taking care of customers after a sale quickly built the company a positive reputation. After a 1963 Hot Rod Magazine feature showed how effectively Hellwig adjustable stabilizers eliminated handling problems inherent in stock Chevrolet Corvair suspensions, word of the company's products spread.

Brand:
Part Number:
550
UPC:
745662005504

Vehicle Fitment

Chevy
Astro 1986-2005
Colorado 2004-2012
LUV 1972-1982
S-10 Blazer 1983-1990
S-10 Pickup 1982-2003
Dodge
Caravan 1984-2006
Dakota 1990-2010
Durango 2001-2003
Ford
Bronco 1984-1989
Courier 1973-1982
Explorer 1991-2001
Ranger 1984-1987, 1989-2011
Sport Trac 2001
GMC
Canyon 2004-2012
Jimmy 1982-1993, 1995-2001
Safari 1986-2005
Sonoma 1991-2003
Isuzu
Hombre 1996-2000
Pick Up 1987-1995
Trooper 1987-1991
Jeep
Cherokee 1990-2001
CJ 1976-1986
Comanche 1986-1992
Scrambler 1981-1985
Wagoneer 1989-1990
Mazda
B-Series 1979-1984, 1987-2007
Navajo 1991
Mercury
Mountaineer 1997-2001
Mitsubishi
Montero 1988-1998
Nissan
Frontier 1998-2004
Pick Up 1995-1997
Oldsmobile
Bravada 1991-1994, 1996-2003
Plymouth
Voyager 1984-2000
Toyota
T-100 1993-1998
Tacoma 1995-2016
Tundra 2000, 2003-2004

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Hellwig® 550 - EZ- Medium Duty™ Rear Helper Springs
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Helper spring is easy to install, it stabilized the vehicle, for all sense and purpose for what it is meant to do it does very well. It took me all of 15 minutes to install, both sides. Thank you, CARiD, for introducing this product.
Posted by Frederik (Turner Valley, AB) / October 14, 20122006 Dodge Grand Caravan

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