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2,800-lb Capacity. Upgrade your vehicle's rear suspension with these maintenance-free helper springs. Sturdy microcellular urethane springs cushion bumps and help support a heavy load to level your ride and minimize sway. No-drill installation.
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Towing or hauling a heavy load can cause rear sag as your factory suspension compresses under the weight of the load. This means that the rear axle is trying to support not only the extra load but also the weight of your vehicle. And because there is less weight on your front axle, your front tires make less contact with the road, which causes problems with traction, steering, and braking. SumoSprings upgrade your vehicle's factory suspension to level your vehicle, improve driving performance, and keep your ride comfortable.
SumoSprings provide progressive load control - the more you load them, the stiffer they become. With a lighter load, the springs will compress easily for soft engagement and a less bumpy ride. The closed-cell urethane material allows for smooth contact between the springs and your vehicle. And the springs act like a shock absorber to dampen road vibration.
The springs can also compress by as much as 80 percent to support a heavy rear load and to help your factory suspension bear up under the load. This evens out the weight, which levels your vehicle and ensures that your front tires are making better contact with the road. A level ride means that you have improved driving control, ensures safe headlight aim, and helps to minimize sway. The springs also support your factory suspension, which helps prevent sagging and reduces bottoming out.
The springs work independently from one another to support each side of your vehicle. This action helps to reduce body roll when you make a sharp turn. This also helps compensate for an off-center load.
These microcellular urethane springs are tough. They resist abrasion, oil, salt, and UV rays that can more quickly wear out other springs, and they perform well in temperatures ranging from -25 F to 200 F (-33 C to 93 C).
SumoSprings compress vertically with minimum expansion to the sides, so they won't be damaged by nearby mechanical parts and they fit safely into tighter spots. And unlike air springs, SumoSprings require no maintenance or adjustment.
The helper springs are custom designed to fit your vehicle, and they install easily - no drilling required.
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (2249 Customer Reviews)
2,800-lb Capacity. Upgrade your vehicle's rear suspension with these maintenance-free helper springs. Sturdy microcellular urethane springs cushion bumps and help support a heavy load to level your ride and minimize sway. No-drill installation.Installed them today but, haven't put a load on them yet. Drove around with them and am excited to get my trailer hooked up. They are no joke. I will be pulling almost 9500 lbs with my gmc 1500. The truck does great the handling needed some help.
I have a 2020 Silverado 1500 that I tow a 30 foot long 6500 pound dry travel trailer with. The stock suspension was a little soft and bouncy which made towing a bit of a white knuckle ride. I ordered the SumoSprings in hopes of helping this and I must say I think they did the trick. The install wasn't as straight forward though as the supplied spacers were not thick enough to properly space the plate that holds the spring far enough off the frame to clear the factory welded cup. Lucky for me I work at a machine shop so I turned a couple of new spacers out of aluminum the proper thickness which in my case was .700 thick compared to the supplied 1/2 inch thick. In order to use the supplied spacers I would have to rotate the mounting plate into the opening of the welded cup which put the springs in the wrong location. After all is said and done I towed with it this weekend and it was night and day. Extremely happy with the ride now and if it weren't for those spacers I would have given 5 stars. The truck still rides close to factory unloaded which is what I wanted and the springs really only come into play when the camper is attached. Nice product otherwise!
Was very happy with quality and the product has worked perfect.
I haul my side by side in my truck and sumo springs make a huge difference with that much weight! Very easy to install.
Could you please put the instructions in?
Yes it is a simple job but the instruction would help with the details.
Like, what to do with all those washers.
Thank you
I had limited knowledge about this type of product and wasn't aware of the options.
I purchased the yellow but think that the blue would have been a better fit for my needs.
Now I have to switch back and forth to stock bump stops
They are great with the slide in camper on the truck but way to much with it off.
These literally took 30 minutes to install. I did install them with the wheels off and then installed the super springs as well. Towed a 8K lb bumper pull 900 miles after installation and they combined with the super springs transformed how my 1/2 ton towed. 2017 GMC Sierra 4x4. Fit was excellent and quality was good, USA made a definite plus.
I put these on my 2012 Silverado 1500. With my heavy trailers, I was having problems with bouncing and stability. These fixed all of my issues. The truck drives great, even pulling my boat and trailer which are close to 6,000 pounds. The best part is that they don't effect the ride for daily driving.
Won't know until i get them installed
I put them on my '15 chevy 1500.they support the extra weight of my 24' enclosed car hauler very well.they do make the rear of the truck ride a bit stiffer but I'll take stiff over squatted any day
Josh helped me tremendously on proper installation upon my request
Absolutely awesome
I was surprised at how fast my order was shipped to me I will make sure too order from you people again
I installed Sumo Springs on our 06 Xterra right after we bought our Casita 17' trailer. The back of the X squatted a bit more than I liked. I had also noticed before some tendency to bottom out if the car was full of people and stuff. These ingenious devices are a perfect solution for me! They are about 3/4" clear of being engaged with the axle when unloaded, so the ride is not overly affected, but progressively take up some of the weight when the back end starts coming down with load. It now sits very nicely with the trailer connected, no weight distributing hitch and stuff in the back, and no more bottoming. We've put a good number of miles on the X in the last year, towing and not towing, and they are still doing the job.
I should note, the back of my Xterra is lifted about an inch with AAL springs. If that were not the case, the Sumo Springs would be engaged all the time. That will vary with vehicle.
I will also note that they are non-adjustable, unlike airbags. I kinda like that, I didn't want to mess with adjusting air pressure and such. But once they do start kicking in as one or both wheels travel, they do stiffen it up quite a bit. I mean, there's no way around that; you can't take load without stiffening the suspension. As such I think they inhibit upward axle articulation a bit when 4-wheeling, but for us that's not a big deal. Since they do not connect to the axle, they don't affect downward articulation at all.
The pics are shortly after installation, one with the car unloaded, and two with trailer and gear loaded up.
I believe it’s going to be a great addition to my truck when pulling our RV. Looking forward to a smoother, more even ride. I left the 2x4 blocks in overnig8ht and drove around to ensure a good seat for the springs.
Very easy installation in about 20 minutes. Very ingenious concept as opposed to bolt on leaf style helper springs
These Sumo Springs were easy to install, even for a 70 year old guy. I tow a 7,000lb camper and even tho I have a nice WDH I still had som sag on my Tundra. These helped level it out when towing and got rid of “some” of the bounce. They were really a godsend when I overloaded the bed with about 2,000lbs of pavers. That weight squished the Sumos significantly but the truck drove and rode great. Better and less expensive than air bags.
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