Timben SES

The Timbrens I installed on my F250 make a world of difference when pulling my 5'er--so much more pleasant ride & control. Didn't want to mess with airbags and the hassle of airing up & down.

kzspree320 wrote:
I am replying to give you some food for thought. I now have Tembrens on my 2008 Dodge 2500 CTD. I installed them about 2 years ago after we first bought our new fifth wheel.

When I first installed them the clearance from the axle was about 3/4 of an inch. They have worked well and I was well pleased until now. In summary, the timbrens are now only about 1/4 inch away or so from the axle. I can only guess from having my heavy superglide hitch in it year round and towing with about 2,700 lbs extra on the rear axle for about 30 days a year. The truck has about 103,000 miles on it now so a little suspension sag is to be expected.

Since the gap between the Tembrens and the axle is now about a quarter inch, the truck does not ride well empty at this time. It does not take much of a bump and the truck hits the Tembrens harshly. It still rides well when I am towing and supports the pin weight well. I think the harsh ride comes from being on the stock leaf springs and then hitting the Tembrens when we hit even small bumps. Until your suspension sags a bit, you will not have this problem. I might not have this problem in another 50K miles because the suspension will have sagged enough that I will be well on the Tembrens at all times. But for now, the truck is riding terrible.

I have ordered and will be installing a set of Firestone ride rite air bags next week. I liked not having to sorry about air pressure with the Tembrens, but the suspension sag leaves me much more willing to trade off air pressure concerns for a decent ride when empty. Hope this helps.

Interesting. I will take this into consideration, and thank you for your response and the PM!

I am replying to give you some food for thought. I now have Tembrens on my 2008 Dodge 2500 CTD. I installed them about 2 years ago after we first bought our new fifth wheel.

When I first installed them the clearance from the axle was about 3/4 of an inch. They have worked well and I was well pleased until now. In summary, the timbrens are now only about 1/4 inch away or so from the axle. I can only guess from having my heavy superglide hitch in it year round and towing with about 2,700 lbs extra on the rear axle for about 30 days a year. The truck has about 103,000 miles on it now so a little suspension sag is to be expected.

Since the gap between the Tembrens and the axle is now about a quarter inch, the truck does not ride well empty at this time. It does not take much of a bump and the truck hits the Tembrens harshly. It still rides well when I am towing and supports the pin weight well. I think the harsh ride comes from being on the stock leaf springs and then hitting the Tembrens when we hit even small bumps. Until your suspension sags a bit, you will not have this problem. I might not have this problem in another 50K miles because the suspension will have sagged enough that I will be well on the Tembrens at all times. But for now, the truck is riding terrible.

I have ordered and will be installing a set of Firestone ride rite air bags next week. I liked not having to sorry about air pressure with the Tembrens, but the suspension sag leaves me much more willing to trade off air pressure concerns for a decent ride when empty. Hope this helps.

Thank you all for the replies. 1in clearance and then start kicking in would be perfect! Looking at the Torklift option too. Never seen that before.

goducks10 wrote:

mike-uswest wrote:

301TBS wrote:
My Timbrins are set with a 1" gap when empty. They came with a rubber disc than can be used to adjust the clearance. They make a huge difference in stability and are easy to install with no modification's.

The same for mine. In and done. Very pleased.

Mike

x2

X3

I have installed Timbrens on my last three trucks and am very pleased with them.

mike-uswest wrote:

301TBS wrote:
My Timbrins are set with a 1" gap when empty. They came with a rubber disc than can be used to adjust the clearance. They make a huge difference in stability and are easy to install with no modification's.

The same for mine. In and done. Very pleased.

Mike

x2

TORKLIFT may have your answer.

They call it Stableload.

301TBS wrote:
My Timbrins are set with a 1" gap when empty. They came with a rubber disc than can be used to adjust the clearance. They make a huge difference in stability and are easy to install with no modification's.

The same for mine. In and done. Very pleased.

Mike

My Timbrins are set with a 1" gap when empty. They came with a rubber disc than can be used to adjust the clearance. They make a huge difference in stability and are easy to install with no modification's.

Timbrens don't engage the stops until the rear end has come down about two inches. You would probably, still have more squat than you like.

My 08 F250 has a factory plow prep package. It had a bit of a squat, even unloaded. I was browsing a Super Duty forum and saw where other folks had fixed that problem by replacing the rear spring blocks with a set for an F350.

F250 blocks are 2 inches tall. F350 blocks are 4 inches.

I did the swap. My rear end, went from being an inch low to an inch higher than the front. I also did the Timbrens, but, that was for increased stability for carrying a truck camper.