2016 Ram 2500 - Improving Payload
My neighbor is a good guy and went out and bought a 2016 Ram 2500 CTD with the 8' foot bed about a year or so back. It is a nice truck. Now that he has started looking at what he may be hauling he wil...
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LIKE2BUILD wrote:
Got my Timbrens installed tonight. Everything was really simple and the huge plate on the axle definitely shows RAM intended for airbags to be installed.
I had to leave out the Timbren spacers and only installed the units. Without the spacers I have about 3/4" gap between the rubber and the axle plate. If I would have used the spacers it would have had constant contact. I want to use the Timbrens only for heavy load conditions since the coil spring ride is so nice.
I'd rather have the system sag a little and compress the coils before I contact the Timbrens for the extra load bearing. I'm curious to tow a heavy load to see how much the Timbrens help stability.
KJ
I think you'll like them. The biggest thing I noticed with a load is that the truck is more planted when you hit bumps at speed. Before there was more of a dip and now there's just a thud and on you go. I think it makes for a nice improvement. I also didn't use the spacers and unloaded there's no material difference in the ride. One thing nobody has mentioned is that the coil suspension gets a sway bar that isn't on the leaf suspension, and that's probably because the springs are more inboard. I think the ride and handling is superb for a heavy duty truck.
