Which add-on helper springs?
I had a set of Ride Rite air springs (bags actually) and the one side that always leaked, got out of position and wore a hole on the side. I was looking at the Roadmaster Active Suspension set but for...
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I just need something for my 1999 F150 to handle the tongue weight of my boat trailer. Is $400 what I need to spend or is something else that's cheaper that's just as good? Thank.
I went through this a while back, as I wanted my ATV in the box, as well as a 40gal tank of water in the cab for boondocking. I ended up with a weight distributing hitch, AFTER I put on a set of Hellwig helper springs ($130), and found out it levelled the teuck well, but the rear axle was 350# over-weight with the quad and trailer, and 600(!)lbs over-weight with the tank full.
Do you have a WDH? I got mine for $170 shipped from one of the bigger sites on the net.
I currently run the springs and the WDH, and it sits perfectly level, and my axle weights are both below 100%
