wheelers 5 leaf HD rear leaf springs?

From what I have experienced so far. I don't think you will be disappointed.
I really like the setup so far.

 

It's not exactly sitting level in this pic. But it was the best I could do at the time. I'll try and do a better pic later on.

 

This will give you an idea of the size of the Tembrens.
The shocks are Bil-5125's

 

I got 1 inch in the rear. I'm running a plate bumper/swingout, bed rack over a bestop and a RTT. I'm level with 22 inches hub to fender on all 4 corners. Shocks are PTR13-35150 on all 4 corners.

Very pleased with the ride. far smoother in the rear than expected on both small and large bumps. given the thickness of the leafs, I expected a much harsher ride. Given how smooth it is, I may inquire from Wheelers if they have a leaf that can be added to give me a little more rake and little more support. Overall, I recommend this pack for someone who is looking for 2 inches or less of rear lift and needs more support than an add-a-leaf.

 

Mine is pretty much bone stock. My main interest was for weight. I have a trip coming up and I will be pulling a U-Haul trailer.

 

Any feedback on these in terms of noise? Long term do they creak and squeak like the OME Dakar’s?

 

i just realized that the entire stock suspension is in the bed of my truck. probably about 200 lbs. likely worth 1/4 to 1/2 inch of sag which means it would be right on target for what I was looking for.

 

I just got mine done a couple of days ago. I have driven a lot since then. With no noticeable noises. But I can't answer to long-term yet.

 

The rear springs I just put on weighed in "shipping weight" about 53lb's per side. The mounting hardware and the timbren bump stops come in at 15lb's. Shocks for the pair come in at around 10.8lb's. At least for what I installed, your choices may add up different.

 

coils too. so maybe 175

 

Are you talking about front coils?

 

yes. maybe I'm a weenie arm. the shipping weight of my box that carried pre assembled shocks and struts was 65. So, leafs, shocks and hardware about 175. So the weight of an average American pre obesity male sitting on my tail gate.

 

I gotcha! I haven't really dug into the front suspension yet! I have a plan of action to fix it to, but I figured it would probably be a couple of months before I could get it done.
My current plans for the front are to.
Of course go with the Timbren bump stops in the front. That's 214- right off the bat.
I am seriously considering going with this company to order. Since they have free shipping to lower 48.
https://www.headstrongoffroad.com/
This would be my choice for front.
https://www.headstrongoffroad.com/store/p222/Bilstein_6112_Coil_and_Strut_Combo_-_46-241627.html
Which is the 6112 struts with an upgraded coil spring. And I'd add in a 1/4 " spacer. <- Unless I hear from you guys that the spacer is a bad idea. I'm open!

I'll order it completely assembled, so I won't have to search for a spring compressor.
That should get the front up really close to the back end and give me an upgraded suspension system.

If I go with wheelers, I'm not sure if they have the 6112, so I would be going with the 5100. Plus shipping would be higher. All though, I am a satisfied customer so far.


What did you go with on your front end?

 

PTR13-35150

I got all 4 corners for $602 shipped to my door from oempartworl.com. Currently, there's two active threads on the PTR13-35150. It is very similar to the 6112, but it has one setting targeted at 1.75%. Lots of info on these threads. Wheelers does cary the 6112.

 

Did you do the rear springs too? Or just all shocks/struts?

 

I'll have to look into that, thanks for the info!

 

the PTR13-35150 comes with pre assembled front struts (Eiback coils/Bilstein shocks) and rear shocks. My rear springs is the Wheeler's 5 leaf pack. All of it was installed at the same time.

 

602 for all that shipped is a really good price. Had I known, I'd have jumped on that band wagon. It was a lot higher going through wheelers.
but I also added in the timbren's on the rear and that added $214 to my price.

edited-
for the front end struts/springs assembled without a spacer plus the Timbrens for front comes to 970.98 w/free shipping
same thing from wheelers easily tops 1k

 

the PTR13-35150 is just the shock/strut package. I paid $500 ish for the leaf pack. I did get 5% off to help with the shipping. So, my entire suspension cost about $1,200 shipped. I think it was $550 to my door from Wheelers. I ordered it on Wednesday and they got it to me Thursday regular UPS shipping. I live about 300 miles away from them.

 

Oh ok that makes sense. The only thing I didn't like about dealing with Wheelers was I thought the shipping was a bit high.
Customer Service is fantastic. I asked all kinds of crazy questions and they answered them all and helped me get what I needed.