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KevinSharonLuci's avatar
Jan 12, 2017

Tembrens or Air

Would like to get some feedback on the Tembren system vs air bags.
  • Looked at these Tibren things and it's nothing more than a larger bump stop??? I don't see the point or reasoning on how this "improves" your ride? I see how it can prevent you from sagging when loaded but now your just riding around on a bump stop and you lost suspension travel every time you hit a pot hole or city t i t t y. I'll look into it more but so far glad I got my truck with the auto level suspension
  • FireRob wrote:
    Looked at these Tibren things and it's nothing more than a larger bump stop??? I don't see the point or reasoning on how this "improves" your ride? I see how it can prevent you from sagging when loaded but now your just riding around on a bump stop and you lost suspension travel every time you hit a pot hole or city t i t t y. I'll look into it more but so far glad I got my truck with the auto level suspension


    When they are installed correctly, there is about a 1/2" gap between them and the bumpstop so your unloaded ride isnt affected. They are more flexible than a bump stop. I use them, and i dont notice them at all unloaded. With my 5th hooked up, they engage, and took that last little bit of sag out of my combination.
  • FireRob wrote:
    Looked at these Tibren things and it's nothing more than a larger bump stop??? I don't see the point or reasoning on how this "improves" your ride? I see how it can prevent you from sagging when loaded but now your just riding around on a bump stop and you lost suspension travel every time you hit a pot hole or city t i t t y. I'll look into it more but so far glad I got my truck with the auto level suspension


    Wrong
  • Learjet wrote:
    FireRob wrote:
    Looked at these Tibren things and it's nothing more than a larger bump stop??? I don't see the point or reasoning on how this "improves" your ride? I see how it can prevent you from sagging when loaded but now your just riding around on a bump stop and you lost suspension travel every time you hit a pot hole or city t i t t y. I'll look into it more but so far glad I got my truck with the auto level suspension


    Wrong


    That explains a whole lot...... of nothing. Can you do a better job than that?
  • FireRob wrote:
    Learjet wrote:
    FireRob wrote:
    Looked at these Tibren things and it's nothing more than a larger bump stop??? I don't see the point or reasoning on how this "improves" your ride? I see how it can prevent you from sagging when loaded but now your just riding around on a bump stop and you lost suspension travel every time you hit a pot hole or city t i t t y. I'll look into it more but so far glad I got my truck with the auto level suspension


    Wrong


    That explains a whole lot...... of nothing. Can you do a better job than that?


    yep, it works like a rubber spring, not a hard bump stop.

    Video Link

    Better :)
  • I've had both, I prefer the air bags since my load varies. If I was hauling my ATV and towing the camper the Timbrens were fine but if it was just one or the other the ride would be rough. Also unloaded the ride was rough, that 1/2 inch of clearance between the Timbrens and the axle is fine running down the highway but on secondary roads the suspension sometimes flexes more than that.

    The air bags are great, I can adjust for whatever load I'm carrying and the ride is nice.
  • For all the people in the market for a truck RAM's rear air ride option is IMHO the best thing a person can have for a good ride loaded/unloaded towing or not. The truck maintains ride height from no load to max RAWR. I like being able to use the truck right out of the box.
  • Learjet wrote:


    yep, it works like a rubber spring, not a hard bump stop.

    Video Link

    Better :)


    Much better. I didn't know they compressed that much