MACKS Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Any body ever try the Timbren suspension on the front,air bag or the hollow rubber type,the roads are getting worse here every day and my CL is getting the shit pounded out of it,and me along with it? I'm sure I rember a few seconds years back someone on here installed the air bags on the front of there CL but I can't find it now.. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54129-timbren-suspension/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Why don't you call one of the many Timbren distributors near you? http://timbren.com/locate-dealer/ http://timbren.com/timbren-ses-the-hd-truck-suspension-solution/ . Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54129-timbren-suspension/#findComment-404882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Technician Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 (edited) Used to see them on LE model garbage trucks, but they won’t soften your ride. Install them for severe duty. Garbage trucks constantly launch over curbs and alley ramps. Those are for guys who are losing springs prematurely. Revisit the things you can adjust. Tires. Cab suspension. Air seat. Etc. Edited August 27, 2018 by Mack Technician 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54129-timbren-suspension/#findComment-405000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 On August 27, 2018 at 3:27 PM, Mack Technician said: Used to see them on LE model garbage trucks, but they won’t soften your ride. Install them for severe duty. Garbage trucks constantly launch over curbs and alley ramps. Those are for guys who are losing springs prematurely. Revisit the things you can adjust. Tires. Cab suspension. Air seat. Etc. Yeah I figured that,not much one can do on a short wheel base and set back axle with 58 rears 20 front and drop axle..lol 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54129-timbren-suspension/#findComment-405075 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 I had asked my local spring shop about them years ago and they told me not to use them as they caused issues. If I recall it was more of a band aid to haul more weight or something. but I have never driven or seen them on a truck so cant really say anything about them. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54129-timbren-suspension/#findComment-405084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 (edited) We put some on a t800 tractor that was turned into a straight truck. That 8 bag air suspension was great in the tractor and downright scary on a straight truck. When you passed an on coming semi the wind would rock the truck and sometimes you couldn’t get it to stop rocking back and forth. Sharp turns even when taken very slow the truck would lean so bad you’d swear it was going to tip over. Finally guys started refusing to drive it and the company had a timbren system installed and it drove like a whole new truck. Edited August 29, 2018 by HeavyGunner Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54129-timbren-suspension/#findComment-405086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 fwiw independent leveling valves cure that problem on an air ride st. truck 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54129-timbren-suspension/#findComment-405087 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted August 29, 2018 Author Share Posted August 29, 2018 Well one thing about a set back axle it gives the truck a heck of a bounce when u hit a sharp dip in the road like on a concert road where a slap dropped down,thinking this might eliminate that or at the least help quite a bit. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/54129-timbren-suspension/#findComment-405126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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