WDH plus Helper Springs?
I have a 2000 Dodge Ram 1500. It's a bit long in the tooth, but it does most of what I want, and most importantly at the moment, has no payments! I pull my Passport Ultralight with no problems using...
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cvmashellfish wrote:
What I am wondering is this. Will it affect the WDH system? Will I need to adjust the hitch if I add the springs?
Yes, it will affect the weight distribution. When you get the new springs and shocks put on, then just go through the procedure again to setup the WD hitch. I assumed on a 1500 truck your were referring to possibly changing the leaf spring pack to the same spring pack, just new and changing the shocks to have a spring on the outside of the shock sometimes called a helper spring or a load lever spring.
By chance, where you talking about overload springs (sometimes called helpers springs) with the extra leaf that touches a frame bracket like on some 3/4 ton and most 1 ton trucks? If so, not understanding why on a light suspension truck like this.
Needing to adjust the WD hitch after a truck spring change of any kind is common to have to readjust the WD hitch. This is the same as changing trucks too or when changing the load in the bed of the truck by a large amount or the trailer loaded tongue weight.
Hope this helps
John
