Timbrens

[CROW]

Truck is an 05 dually and have a different trailer that is heavier than the old one. Need some help on rear axle sag since the trailer wants to ride nose low in the front and I am about out of fifth wheel pin height adjustment. Timbrens sound good. Would like some input (positive and negative) from those who have had them on a truck. Thanks in advance for any input.

 

[JRBurton]

I installed air bags on my 2500. Love them, best choice I ever made.

John

 

[SnoKing]

Had a friend that had them on his Chevy and switched to air bags and liked the ride much better with the bags. Snoking

 

[Bill Stockard]

Truck is an 05 dually and have a different trailer that is heavier than the old one. Need some help on rear axle sag since the trailer wants to ride nose low in the front and I am about out of fifth wheel pin height adjustment. Timbrens sound good. Would like some input (positive and negative) from those who have had them on a truck. Thanks in advance for any input.

I have them on my '03 and have run them for thousands of miles hauling a heavy slide in truck camper. My truck is a dedicated camper hauler with the camper on it 90% of the time and is not a daily driver. Timbrens are virtually maintenance free and don't require air to be added. However, in lightly loaded conditions, the will affect the ride.

Bill

 

[6speed]

I have them also. But have air bags on the bench. They ride pretty stiff unloaded, but you said your loaded 90% of the time. They are maintenance free as mentioned earlier. I really want to try the air bags as I use mine a little more than you unloaded. I already have air, so I am going with a leveling valve, so hopefully that will be maintenance free also. I have had no complaints with the Timbrems.

 

[Bill Stockard]

Yes, I also had Air Lift 5000 air bags with an on board compressor and in-cab dual gauges with individual air bag controls. I removed the air bags after the driver side air bag support bent from hauling heavy and the pounding they took from rough roads. I still have the compressor, in-cab gauges, controls, and compressor on my truck. I may eventually go back to air bags, but will try PacBrake air bags instead since they appear a bit more robust than Air Lift.

With air bags I would have the convenience of leveling the truck/camper combination side to side while driving in a cross wind and also be able to lower the back of the truck/camper slightly by deflating the bags when parked to aid leveling from front to rear. I never ran over 35-40 psi in the bags. This option isn't possible with Timbrens.

Bill

 

[Wertles]

I had Timbrens on my Dodge Dakota and loved them. It was literally a 10 minute install and there was no further maintenance or cost associated with them. The unloaded ride was stock, fully loaded was as good as air bags (had PAC Brake bags on my 06 3500). The only thing that they were not good at was when you just had enough weight in the bed (1/2 loaded?) as to where the Timbrens were in contact with the axle. It rode rougher than the airbags in that situation but in my case, 99% of the time I was either empty or fully loaded so either they were not being used at all or they were used as they were designed to be. The airbags are more versatile but also more $$, maintenance and potential for failures. If the weight on your truck varies, air bags are the way to go. If you are either empty or towing, Timbrens are awesome.