Tembren system vs oversprings

[Dtaylor]

Anyone have experience with either? What are your thoughts as to which one is better? NOT doing airbags!

[garyp4951]

I agree, once the truck is loaded to the timbrens the ride doesn't give, and beats you to death.

[frankwp]

I've had them on 2 vans and a pickup & I hate every minute of having them. The effectively reduce suspension travel & make for a harsh ride. I had them removed & a spring shop install heavier springs, which were better in every way.

I originally installed them because my BIL was a distributor & convinced me that they were great. And they were very good for his bottom line.

[Crodad]

Timbrens. put them on and forget about them. nothing could be easier.

[Etstorm]

Might also try roadmaster active

[Veebyes]

Being a DRW & well within limits it took a pretty good bump to bottom out the springs. Saw thee Timbrens as an easy inexpensive way to improve what was already decent. They work as advertised. No more bottoming out at all now.

At the other end, when unloaded, a dually being a dually the ride empty can be harsh going over RR tracks & such. About 8 years ago I installed another inexpensive but effective add on. Sulastic shocks at the rear spring hanger. It still reminds us that it is a truck but the empty ride is improved.

[jjj]

I guess that I am the only one to give up my Timbrens. I would hit a bump and they would rebound hard.I made my own stable loads out of 2inch square tube that are mounted on the leaf spring bump stop brackets.My over loads kick in after about a 3/4 inch drop in the suspension and this truck rides like a car with my 3000 lb. pin weight and the truck rides level and smooth,with the addition of my fifth airbourn pinbox it rides very smooth except for the biggest of bumps.

[2112]

After hassling with airbags for 6 years, I tried Timbrens. 100% pleased with them. The 1st thing I do when purchasing a new truck is order Timbrens for it.

[StirCrazy]

Jimbee wrote:
I put Timbrens in my 2015 Chevy 2500hd and the installation was simple. Lube um up with a little liquid soap and they pop into place with pressure from a pry bar,

why did you have to use liquid soap and a prybar? I just had to pop my front bump stops in then drop them in place and do up the bolts.

Steve

[mountainkowboy]

Same thing as Stableloads.

[Dtaylor]

This is the over spring I was referring to:Over spring

[LIKE2BUILD]

IdaD wrote:
I put Timbrens on my Ram and like them a lot. Cheap, no maintenance/fiddling, no change in the unloaded ride but they firm up the rear end nicely with the fifth wheel attached.

ditto. No experience with any other systems, only my experience with Timbren is positive.

[IdaD]

I put Timbrens on my Ram and like them a lot. Cheap, no maintenance/fiddling, no change in the unloaded ride but they firm up the rear end nicely with the fifth wheel attached.

[starcraft69]

Timbrens 15 years would use nothing else

[RollandB]

I like Timbrens as well. On my previous truck install air bags, never liked the ride when empty andnthe psi reduced to the recommended 5 psi. My current truck came with Timbrens installed, what a difference for the positive. Now wouldn’t consider anything else.