Timbrens vs. Sumos.....
Back to towing travel trailer with 09 F150 with the 5.4 I would like to add something in the rear since I had good luck with airbags in past trucks and campers. I am looking at Sumo Springs vs Timb...
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fj12ryder wrote:
Why not stick with what has worked in the past? It's tough to get much simpler than air bags. JMO of course.
Airbags are certainly an option but yes, it can get much simpler.
Put a set of sumos on...one bolt off, one bolt on...done.
Now they can't be adjusted like an airbag but there is also nothing to fail.
Unlike the timbrens, they are progressive, meaning when they first contact, they apply a relatively small force per inch of compression and then ramp up, this avoids the really bad jarring when they do contact.
We have them on an F250 and there is about an inch of travel before they contact...I can't tell the difference driving around empty but they take some of the sag out when heavily loaded.
