Timbren or Sumo Super Springs?

[falconbrother]

I will be ordering one or the other in a few days. I have been reading reviews of these two products on-line. I like the design of the Timbrens but, the Sumo's get better reviews and are cheaper. Any experience with these?

[DSteiner51]

I got the Timbrens for side to side sway. Work great for what I wanted.

[falconbrother]

johnm7422 wrote:
Bandit here what is the diff between timbres and sumo super springs.

The Sumos are a dense kind of foam material like the originals. But, they are bigger and longer. The Timbrens are solid rubber with a big hole down the middle. The Sumos are about $50 bucks a set cheaper. The install procedure is the same for both. When I was looking I wasn't so much concerned about the price difference as I was about the on-line reviews. Sumo seemed to get better reviews. The first side took about 20 minutes to do. The second side took about five. Money well spent I'd say.

[Grit_dog]

stufarmer wrote:
I'll soon be carrying a Lance 1172 on our 16' F350 Dually. I've installed Hellwig Air Bags to assist in
maintaining the Lt or Rt sag. I'm really undecided when it comes to keeping my loaded weight level.
Like many of us, I'm continually reading so many positive comments when it comes to the Upper and/or Lower Stable Loads.
With them, I'm not a fan of the Unloaded Ride Quality using the Upper Stable Loads, or Laying on my Back Re-Adjusting the Lowers.
Do you believe Timbrens along with the Air Bags will be able to maintain a Level Load and still allow the Factory Overloads to do there Job supporting the campers weight ?

IMO, it's one or the other in your case.

[falconbrother]

I installed the Sumo SuperSprings and they are great so far. The install was pretty easy. I recommend them.

[johnm7422]

Bandit here what is the diff between timbres and sumo super springs.

[Bedlam]

6.7 tow rig wrote:
Well I don't know what I did wrong, but I hated the Timbrens. With the trailer hooked up the ride was awful. You could feel every single bump in the road as if I was riding in a wagon. Took them off and went with the Helwig Pro Series Helper Spring. Night and day difference. I love them

If using a product like the Timbrens or Torklift upper StableLoads, you need to set the height correctly for your vehicle and load. If the axle or spring are slapping up against these during use, it will give you a very bad ride. The idea is that they are not engaged when the vehicle is unloaded and there is sufficient gap for normal unloaded suspension travel. Once the vehicle is loaded, they should be engaged and stay engaged with normal loaded suspension travel. This requires a little trial and error to adjust for your application and may mean cutting back the surface of the product if it is too tall or adding spacers if it is too short.

[falconbrother]

I ordered the Sumo Super Springs yesterday. We'll see how they work out.

[6_7_tow_rig]

Well I don't know what I did wrong, but I hated the Timbrens. With the trailer hooked up the ride was awful. You could feel every single bump in the road as if I was riding in a wagon. Took them off and went with the Helwig Pro Series Helper Spring. Night and day difference. I love them

[ggadwa]

I've used Firestone Air Bags on previous two trucks and was never happy with always airing up and then airing down. On my latest F350 I decided to give the Timbrens a try and 48K miles later I could not be happier. They are hassle free and do not affect unloaded truck. They carry the weight of the Eagle Cap 950 slide in Camper beautifully.

GARY

[falconbrother]

A 00 Chevrolet Suburban.

[rhagfo]

falconbrother wrote:
I will be ordering one or the other in a few days. I have been reading reviews of these two products on-line. I like the design of the Timbrens but, the Sumo's get better reviews and are cheaper. Any experience with these?

What are you putting these on? Is it the 1990 Mallard Sprinter class A in your profile, or something else?

[Ron3rd]

Txsurfer wrote:
Timbrens here on 15 Tundra towing 8K all smiles here..

...also had Timbrens on the old Tundra and was satisfied with the result. Don't know anything about the other product.

[ACZL]

stufarmer wrote:
I'll soon be carrying a Lance 1172 on our 16' F350 Dually. I've installed Hellwig Air Bags to assist in
maintaining the Lt or Rt sag. I'm really undecided when it comes to keeping my loaded weight level.
Like many of us, I'm continually reading so many positive comments when it comes to the Upper and/or Lower Stable Loads.
With them, I'm not a fan of the Unloaded Ride Quality using the Upper Stable Loads, or Laying on my Back Re-Adjusting the Lowers.
Do you believe Timbrens along with the Air Bags will be able to maintain a Level Load and still allow the Factory Overloads to do there Job supporting the campers weight ?

I have both on my '15 SD. Top ones I had to cut a fair amount off cuz they were constantly hitting the spring and making for a harsh unloaded ride. Lowers worked great 1st season. Left them on during the winter (disengaged) and they got rusted up pretty bad to the point it takes some really good muscle to engage them. Will have to take some time this spring to get them loosened up and free again. As for the uppers, will have to cut them some more before re-installing.

Had Timbrens on my '03 SD and liked them very much. Age of truck and orig springs (if the last one makes sense), the Timbrens were sitting atop axle pretty much all the time. Spoke w/ Timbren and explained the situation and they sent me new ones albeit a bit shorter in length. Was going to install them, but got rid of the truck.

New camper on the horizon and will be trial and error as to which set up I find works best.

[JustLabs]

I have Timbrens on my truck. They work well and have zero impact on unloaded ride.