Anyone running the OME Xtra HD Springs?

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Author Message   J.P. Garcia Posted on Friday, September 06, 2002 - 10:10 am:    I'm running the HD springs right now and they're fine, but I do a lot of towing. When I put the trailer on the back, you can see it really weigh the truck down. How are the Xtra HD springs? -JP Garcia   Al Oliveira (Offroaddisco) Posted on Friday, September 06, 2002 - 11:11 am:    If the trailer is really weighing the back end down you might have another problem and new springs won't fit it. Do you know what the tongue weight is on your trailer? You may need to balance the load on the trailer better so there isn't so much weight pushing your rear end down.   John Steczkowski (Stecz) Posted on Friday, September 06, 2002 - 12:20 pm:    I have a 5500lb boat/trailer that I tow with my stock sprung disco and it only pushes the back down an inch or two... you probably need to balance the trailer better...   Paul T. Schram (Paulschram) Posted on Friday, September 06, 2002 - 01:49 pm:    I knew Jerry Garcia was still alive! Paul   JB Posted on Friday, September 06, 2002 - 02:50 pm:    Paul - If your wife can get written-off LRs it might be time to start your own parts pulling business on the side !! One man gathers.... JP - if weight re-distribution doesn't fix it, maybe air bags in the rear springs would work ?   Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Posted on Friday, September 06, 2002 - 02:57 pm:    .... in and out of the garden he goes... -L   nhfury Posted on Friday, September 06, 2002 - 09:17 pm:    You may want to get a weight distribution hitch set-up. This will allow you to control the amount of weight directed onto the rear of the disco. I have outfitted several disco's with these and they tow trailers that run well into the 6k pound category.   Ted Chestnut (Tedchestnut) Posted on Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 12:27 am:    i have ome xtra hd in the rear, couldnt love them more. but i think you could save some dollars by doing what the guys up there said.