Stableloads and leaf springs

[lap527]

DH and I were talking about stableloads and the leaf springs and wondering if anyone has ever had one to break while under a load. He wonders due to the stress on the springs from the stableloads if there is a possibility of the spring breaking at the point of contact with the stableloads. DH worries too much and I fly by the seat of my pants. :B I think it would have to be some type of defect due to the hard steel but you never know.

[lap527]

Yes, we have the lower stableloads and DH almost always over thinks things. They are on there and will stay. The guy that installed them did indeed earn his money drilling the holes. Our first trip coming up soon, AFTER the holiday, and are anxious to see and feel the difference.

[rhagfo]

ib516 wrote:

brulaz wrote:
Another option is thicker bump-stops on the overload springs.
These are the rubber pads on the ends of the overload springs. By making them thicker, the overloads engage earlier. They're cheap and worth a try. I have them on my truck, and they work as advertised.

Doubt if they stiffen the suspension as much as the Stableloads though. And you will need to figure out which ones work best for your truck as they come in all sizes.

Energy Suspension

The Stableloads for a RAM are just that.

I would use these before the ones for the lower overloads!

[brulaz]

hedge wrote:
There are actually two kinds of stable loads. uppers (pictured above) that replace the factory bump stops. The second kind are a shim between the main spring pack and the lower overload and they can be disconnected.

Really I think they should have two different names for them, they are quite different products.
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Many thanks for that.

I was only aware of the shim style StableLoad for the lower over-load springs.

Suspect also that's what the O.P. was thinking about when worrying about spring damage.

[hedge]

There are actually two kinds of stable loads. uppers (pictured above) that replace the factory bump stops. The second kind are a shim between the main spring pack and the lower overload and they can be disconnected.

Really I think they should have two different names for them, they are quite different products.

Stable Loads

[ib516]

brulaz wrote:
Another option is thicker bump-stops on the overload springs.
These are the rubber pads on the ends of the overload springs. By making them thicker, the overloads engage earlier. They're cheap and worth a try. I have them on my truck, and they work as advertised.

Doubt if they stiffen the suspension as much as the Stableloads though. And you will need to figure out which ones work best for your truck as they come in all sizes.

Energy Suspension

The Stableloads for a RAM are just that.

[ib516]

I had them on my 2007 Ram 3500 SRW. They worked great and require no maintenance.

[brulaz]

Another option is thicker bump-stops on the overload springs.
These are the rubber pads on the ends of the overload springs. By making them thicker, the overloads engage earlier. They're cheap and worth a try. I have them on my truck, and they work as advertised.

Doubt if they stiffen the suspension as much as the Stableloads though. And you will need to figure out which ones work best for your truck as they come in all sizes.

Energy Suspension

[Old-Biscuit]

NO!

[Bedlam]

StableLoads allow your overload springs to engage sooner resulting in less sag and apply maximum OEM spring rate sooner reducing sway and porpoising. Torklift warranties their product and your springs when using their product for life, so there should not be worry about spring damage unless you are overloading your vehicle.

[rsaylor3]

I have been thinking about adding these to my 2013 Silverado 1500. When I look at my spring bachs though, one side hardly has a gap available for this to slide in


Is that an issue or normal for one side to be that much closer?

I also am a little confused as to whether or not I really need them. My blue ox sway PRI does a great job of keeping me level and not that much of an effect from passing rigs now that I have it filled in and the tongue weight perfect.

What would these do for me exactly?

Appreciate the explanations to come.

[C7XR7]

lap527 wrote:
DH and I were talking about stableloads and the leaf springs and wondering if anyone has ever had one to break while under a load. He wonders due to the stress on the springs from the stableloads if there is a possibility of the spring breaking at the point of contact with the stableloads. DH worries too much and I fly by the seat of my pants. :B I think it would have to be some type of defect due to the hard steel but you never know.

Have Stableloads on my '06 F250, pulling 33' fiver. No issues - I think you would be more likely to break springs that over flexed and stable loads prevent that to some degree.

[ktmrfs]

have them on my 04.5 silverado duramax and loved them. added them to our 2015 denali duramax and love them.

BTW, the 2004 has 125K miles on it, probably 75K with the stableloads engaged.


like campingloo says, stableloads and bilsteins.

on my 2004 and 2015 didn't need any drilling, holes already there. figure at most an hour to install them as a diy if you don't need to drill holes on a GM.

Don't know about ford or dodge.

[campigloo]

I have them on my 2012 ram 2500. Love em. Trailer is 36' about 10,000# with 1200 TW. I have had them for about 2 years and close to 40,000 miles. No problems that weren't self inflicted. I had the bolts too tight. Roads that I would have to slow to 45 on I can take at 55, maybe 60 if I have to. I'm not in a big hurry, but I REALLY don't like going 45 while everyone else is at 80. Unless you have a shop and a lift, it isn't a diy job. I paid $100.00 to have the holes drilled plus gave the tech a $20.00 tip. He earned every cent! Went home and bolted it all together in about an hour. I highly recommend them.
While you're doing suspension upgrades, consider a set of Bilsteins. Another major improvement.