Airbags for ride quality.

IdaD wrote:
Yeah I have a 2500 with coils. I think it actually rides a bit higher in the back compared to a 3500 but the Timbrens may be slightly different to nullify that. Mine only came with one set of spacers that pretty much lowered the Timbrens down to where it was barely contacting the axle empty, so any load or bumps would engage it immediately. I didn't ever try it with the spacers so I can't compare how it would ride with those compared to how it rides without. I'm totally satisfied with them, though. Simple and zero upkeep, they ride the same unloaded but improve the bouncing at speed with a load on. And at $200 or thereabouts they're a bargain. Also as I mentioned, since they only connect at one end to the truck there's no worry about tearing a bag offroad if you droop one side of the rear axle too much.

Thanks for the info. Looks like Timbrens are basically fancy, oversized bump stops, which is what we need. Don't have any significant sag issues with our Ram 3500. But, after our last trip I noticed the bump stops had contacted the axle housing a few times. Probably happened on I10 in LA. Every interstate has its share of bumps, but there's a stretch in Louisiana that jars your kidneys like no other stretch of interstate I've driven. Every single concrete slab for 30-40 miles has separated vertically about 3-4 inches causing a violent dip and rise every 40-50 feet. So, to be safe, figured we'd install some Timbrens to reduce the chance we'll damage something from driving on bad roads like this.