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8,600-lb Capacity. These hollow rubber springs sit above the rear axle to help stabilize and level your Ford Bronco Sport. Becomes more rigid as more weight is added for great performance when you're hauling a heavy load.
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Whether you're hauling heavy loads in your bed or cargo area or you're towing a trailer, you will often see the rear of your vehicle sag while the front end rises. In these cases, the rear axle is handling not only the weight of the cargo, but also more of the vehicle's weight. Because less weight is on the front axle, the front tires are making less contact with the road. Overall handling - traction, steering, and braking - is negatively affected. But the resistance from Timbren's Suspension Enhancement System works with your factory suspension to keep your vehicle level and improve your driving experience.
The Timbren system comes with custom-fit brackets that are bolted onto each frame rail above the rear axle. Hollow rubber springs are bolted to the bottom of the bracket and hang down to where the bottom of the spring sits, 1" above the axle. The inch of clearance allows the existing factory suspension to operate normally under light loads and standard terrain, ensuring the smooth, comfortable ride that you are used to.
Timbren Suspension Enhancement Systems are designed to work progressively. When the hollow rubber springs are compressed, the convoluted design causes them to quickly collapse along the folds. Once the folds are compacted, the stacked barrel shape increases resistance, stiffening the suspension and keeping your vehicle level.
Each hollow rubber spring works independently to support the driver's side or passenger's side of your vehicle. This is helpful when you swerve or make sharp turns. Each spring is activated when it is needed, so body roll is greatly reduced. The independent action also works well when you are hauling off-center loads.
Because the vehicle handles better with the springs, less turbulence will be passed along to the trailer, and this helps to keep the trailer in line. Your driving comfort is further enhanced if the trailer does begin to sway (from a gust of wind or a passing semi), because the movement from the trailer is not transferred to your vehicle. This also works to make the sway subside more quickly.
Another great feature of the rubber construction is that the springs absorb most of the road shock, creating a smoother, more stable ride overall. Wear and tear on the factory suspension is also lessened because the rubber springs work to prevent bottoming out on rough roads.
Timbren's Suspension Enhancement Systems are much easier to install than air springs - there are no air hoses to run, no compressors or gauges to hook up, and no manual adjustments to make. The rubber construction makes Timbren's springs more elastic than similar products constructed of microcellular urethane. And more elasticity allows for a more comfortable ride because the rubber has more travel.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi everyone, Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Timbren Suspension Enhancement System on our 2022 Ford Maverick. Now the first thing we wanna do is see how the Timbrens perform. We've got the Maverick unloaded right now with stock suspension, nothing's altered, and we wanna see where our ride height is. That measurement's gonna be from the ground to the top inside edge of the wheel well here. It's gonna be coming in right at 34 and a half inches.
Now at this point we're gonna load up the bed, see how much it drops it down and then go to our test course and see how it performs. And here's the weight that we have loaded in the bed. We've got nine five gallon buckets full of road salt and two bags of concrete off to the side, easily a couple hundred pounds loaded up. And the next thing we gotta check is what the suspension is doing, seeing how much it's dropping already. Now from that same point we're gonna be dropping down to 33 and a half inches.
So that is an inch of difference. Not a whole lot of drop from this weight, but I expect we'll see a lot of difference in how it handles. (engine running) So right away, as we're taking off in the parking lot here I can definitely feel the weight in the back of a truck. Just the whole way it feels, you can feel a bit of a sag in the back, like something heavy is back there. Now going over the speed bumps and everything, I'm not feeling too much of a difference.
It's not super aggressive, but I definitely feel like it's slow to correct and you can feel the weight back there kind of struggle to course correct and come back to its natural state. Now as we're driving, it's important to probably point out that this isn't even fully loaded. If you had something like a trailer hooked up or even more weight in the bed, maybe some passengers in the back, that would change the overall experience quite a bit. Now on the side to side things definitely feel like they're swaying a lot, like they're slow to correct and overall like we're not getting as much support from the suspension because all that weight back there is just bringing the whole vehicle side to side a lot more than I want it to. Now with everything run through the test course we're gonna actually get the bed unloaded and install the new suspension.
We're gonna let you see the after footage right away though so we're gonna have a bit of a time jump and later we'll show you how we got them installed. And with the install done all the weight back in the bed like we had it before, I'm gonna take that same measurement and compare it. Now I already peeked underneath and saw how much we we're sagging down. So we're at 33 and a half inches, just where we we're before. We're not making contact with the Timbrens as a saw underneath so we're not gonna be improving our ride height here. What I do expect is that we'll see a considerable difference in how it feels when we're driving. Now it's important to point out because if you're looking for this for a towing application to bring you back to that factory ride height, Timbrens probably aren't the way. It's really gonna be be more for the comfortable towing experience and then when the weight is not in the bed we're not gonna feel them because they're not making contact. If you want something that's gonna bring you back to that factory ride height consider checking out some airbags. So initially driving, I'm not noticing much of a difference yet, but we're approaching the speed bumps that's where I'm expecting we're gonna really start feeling that difference with the Timbrens installed. And going over the speed bumps with the same speed I was before, about nine 10 miles an hour, I'm definitely feeling better support. It's a lot less bouncy now and I'm feeling much quicker correction. So whenever it hits those Timbrens, they start to engage. I feel like it's pushing the vehicle back to where it's naturally riding a lot quicker. So the bumps are a bit sharper in a way, but they're quicker to correct. So it's a much more defined bump than something that has a lot of sag and just slow correction. Now approaching the side and side action of the course (engine running) I definitely feel more support here. There is that initial bit of body roll where the vehicle seems like it's one thing to kind of sway one side but I almost feel like it kind of catches it so I can feel the Timbren engage, it's pretty smooth and I can feel where it starts to support and stop that body roll from happening. So I can imagine that with more weight in the bed, maybe towing a camper or something, that the Timbren would probably be engaged already, if not a lot quicker, and we would feel much less of that sway to begin with. But with only a couple hundred pounds in the bed, we're really not feeling a whole lot of engagement right off the bat. So it does take a little bit to engage it. Now the suspension enhancement system from Timbren is going to be a great way to upgrade your suspension. Like you saw on our before and after testing, it does make a good difference in the overall ride quality of your vehicle, especially if you've got weight in the bed or you've got a hitch and a trailer, some sort of weight that's bringing the back end down. Now some of the advantages of having that extra support here is that we're gonna get better stopping power, it aims our headlights better. Because when you've got that weight in the back without support, it brings the back end down and the front end up. So it aims our headlights up at night. It reduces the contact that our front tires are making on the ground, which reduces our stopping power. And overall just decreases the quality of your ride. Having the extra support helps with all those things and makes for a more comfortable driving experience. Now the Timbrens are gonna be a direct bolt on installation. No drilling is required and I can say confidently after installing multiple sets of Timbrens on different vehicles that these are some of the easiest ones I've ever done. We'll get to that in just a bit. But if you're worried about the installation process and how involved it's gonna be it's not gonna be very involved at all. Very straightforward. And if you're looking for something simple that's a great way to go. Now, like we mentioned before this isn't going to be the best support for all the time towing. That's really something that's more gonna be for airbags because they're always installed, you always have to have some sort of maintenance pressure in them to keep them maintained and then it's going to provide much better support for towing applications. But if you're not towing all the time, you're really just looking at these four on the side. Maybe you're doing some weekend projects at home or towing occasionally, maybe you've got a small pop-up camper or something like that, it's gonna be great option because when they're not engaged, you really don't feel them. It just feels like your normal factory suspension. But when you do need them to engage, they do. And that progressive spring rate where it's a little bit softer at the start and a bit more aggressive at the end when they're more compressed is gonna help bring that backend up whenever we do need it to. The hollow rubber material is what gives it that progressive spring rate. It's gonna be very durable and lasts for a long time in various different climates and be resistant to things like road salt. With those you're gonna get an 8,600 pound support capacity. Now that does not mean your Maverick can handle that kind of weight. That's just what the springs are rated for and what they can support. So it doesn't increase your vehicle's weight capacity. That's just what the actual Timbrens are rated for. And with this suspension enhancement system it's gonna be a little bit taller. Timbren does make two kits for the Maverick. You've got the regular suspension enhancement system, the one you're checking out right now and then the active off-road version. Both of them are gonna install the exact same way. The only real difference here is that the bracket for the suspension enhancement system is a bit taller and the active off-road version is a lot shorter. That is going to give you a little bit more travel for your factory suspension. So if you are maybe using your Maverick for some off-grid camping and you need it to have a bit extra travel for off the beaten path kind of driving then that could be a good option. They won't engage as quickly. So if you're using it for more on-road towing applications, maybe not your best option, but that is gonna be there as an alternative option if you don't need the full suspension enhancement system. But now with that being said I have mentioned the installation process a couple times as very straightforward and simple. So let's check out that process together now. Now before we head underneath the vehicle we need to do a little bit of pre-assembly up top. You're gonna have two main pieces with your kit, the mounting bracket, and the Timbren itself. We need to mount these two pieces together but there is a certain way to do it. So on the Timbren you'll notice that one side has this metal insert and the other side is a little bit more open. And if I shake it around you might be able to see there's a washer inside there. Probably hard to see on camera, but it's in there. And we wanna make sure that it's laying flat on the bottom so that we can take the larger bolt included with our kit, drop it down through that larger opening, pass through the washer and the metal ring on the Timbren in itself. Again, this part is maybe a little easier said than done but play around with it for a little bit, get it to pass through and poke out the other side. And once that passes through, that's going to pass through the top hole of our bracket here. Now it's important to note that these brackets are side specific. So if I flip this one over, you'll see it says left. That means it's for the driver's side. Another good way to tell here is if I hold it where this top face is flat and level, you'll notice that this bottom mounting surface is slanted. That's because whenever we have this mounted up on the vehicle like this, this part will be a little bit slanted making the top surface level. So the passenger side is just a mirror image of this. So drop that down through, you'll see the threads poking out through the bottom here and it's gonna be another spot where it's a bit tight, but we need to get a flat washer and a locknut on there. So I'm just gonna try to get it in place by hand and I'll show you what it looks like after I've got everything in place because it's gonna be hard to show you on camera here with my fingers on the way. Now once this is hand tightened, will need to come back through with some tools, an 18 millimeter wrench on the nut here. And then for the bolt on the inside there, we'll hold that in place with an 11/16th socket and tighten it all down. (wrench ratcheting) Now the instructions don't give any specific torque specs but tighten it down until it's nice and snug. No need to over tighten it. And once those two are joined together, nice and firm, we can go underneath the vehicle and get it installed. Now as far as the insulation goes underneath, you can raise your vehicle up a bit. If you've got a hitch, you can lift it by that. Just make sure to chalk the front wheels, have the e-brake on and use some jack stands for safety. But you've got enough room under here where you don't have to do that if you don't want to. There's actually a fair amount of room and we're gonna be working all right here next to our coil springs. So just on the inside of that for each end. Now the first thing you wanna do is take a trim panel tool. Something like this will do the trick but it's gonna be a lot more difficult and they don't work as well. Something like this with the forked end is gonna be your best bet. And it's gonna be two clips holding in this brake line. We just wanna go through and pop both of those up. And then the one in the middle here is gonna be a bit bigger, maybe a little harder to pop out, but overall it's just the same process. That's going to get remounted in just a bit, but for now, I'm gonna tug it back here. Now we can take the fully assembled Timbren and get it mounted up matching the curve of that control arm there. So just set that in place and there's gonna be two mounting holes. So I'm actually gonna pass our hardware through first. These two holes are gonna be our mounting holes. The very outside one here, that's gonna be pointing towards the front of our vehicle, that's gonna be for remounting one of those clips. But the two holes here, we're gonna take our smaller bolts, pass them down through the top on either end. Set those in place, they drop down through those preexisting holes, follow it up underneath with a flat washer and another locknut. Do that for both sides and we'll tighten it down. You can use a half inch wrench in socket and again just tighten them until they're completely snug. (wrench ratcheting) And once that's tight, we'll repeat that for the back mounting location as well. This one may be a little harder to reach, but overall it's the same process. When it's all tightened down you can take this plastic clip, push it into the bracket in that hole we showed you before. And then out front where the brake line was originally mounted, there's going to be a matching factory hole on the other side, remount that other clip to the other side. And that will hold it out of the way of the Timbren. And once you've done on this side just repeat all that on the passenger side. It's gonna be the same exact process, just a mirror our image and a little bit easier 'cause you don't have your exhaust in the way. And that was our look at an installation of the Timbren Suspension Enhancement System on our 2022 Ford Maverick. Thanks for watching.
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (6100 Customer Reviews)
8,600-lb Capacity. These hollow rubber springs sit above the rear axle to help stabilize and level your vehicle. Becomes more rigid as more weight is added for great performance when you're hauling a heavy load.
I assume they help. I have no way of telling before and after
I know it will be lovely when loaded or the trailer on. However,it rides like a wagon empty with brand new premium shocks and struts empty. Thud thud thud. You really cannot feel the shocks or suspension. Found exact same item plentiful for 60 bucks on eBay after I bought these for 250. I may cut these in half or put air bag on. I do not like the ride empty. No hard feelings. It is a good product maybe just not for me.
Took about 45 minutes to install. But that was 2 trips into the house cause my deep drive sockets were buried. F-350 gasser with 8’ box, Fiberglas cap, 200lb wooden storage drawers and estimated 400lbs in tools. I tow a 14k bumper pull dump that squats the truck. I installed the spacer with the timbrens and it sits on the original axle stop. Ride quality is unknown as I haven’t driven it yet.
Installation was a breeze, removed old bump stops installed Timbrens in about 30 minutes. Haven’t put a load on them yet so I’ll update later. Installed on a 2008 Silverado 2500HD..
About a 1/2 inch difference in gap at the bump stop perch but still within parameters. Truck sits perfect with trailer attached. Haven’t towed yet. After towing if they perform like they should will upgrade to a 5 star. Easy to install, definitely needed 2x4 and jack. 2011 Silverado ext cab with 30 ft Genisis 5th wheel.
Was able to install these with a 15mm flex head ratchet wrench and lifted the rear of the truck to make it easier. 30 minutes to take off 4 nuts and put em back on. 2 minutes assembling the timbrens with the added spacer. I have a f350 with a salter and plow. Loaded with salt the lights shoot up and in the snow ?? it’s like hitting hyper drive and you’re blinded. These helped big time. Very happy so far.
The pro: The longer, heavier bump stops worked great when hauling my mustang home from Chicago. The truck stayed level and handled great.
The con: I had to remove the bump stops for everyday use. They limited my suspension travel causing a stiffer ride.
I am so glad I bought these for my truck. I was able to install them myself using a jack and jackstands. The ride is bit rougher now; but the suspension is totally awesome compared to before. I am able to haul a bit more weight when needed.
Haven’t had it on long, but so far so good. 1999 F350 dually. Bolted up nicely. Total job took 10 minutes. Have hauled two gooseneck loads of hay and truck drives SO much better. Nice and level. Money well spent so far.
very good product ,received just in time and fit perfectly on my GMC savana 2000 .Be sure to clean the two receptacle thats help.
très bon produit , reçu dans les délais et s'ajuste parfaitement . Assurez-vous de nettoyer le receptacle cela facilite l'installation.
The Timbren SES (Bump Stop) replacement for the 3rd Gen Sequoia is a simple and effetive solution to reduce vehicle sag when trailering heavy loads. You definately want to use the included spacer as the pics will show I still had 2 finger clearance above the axle to allow for OEM suspension travel. I pulled my 29ft boat back to back with / without the Timbren bump stops for a ride quality test. Without the bump stops, my 2024 Sequoia rear end was crushed, resulting in a rough ride and poor handling characteristics. With the Timbern bump stops, the rear sag was reduced signifincantly, and the vehicle drove much better. YES, you will feel and occasional bottom out feeling on abrupt G-out dips... But it is no worse than without the Timberns as the stock springs were crushed. My daily drive feels exactly the same as I have the perfect gap between the Timbren bump stop and the axle allowing the OEM suspension to float over road surface without engaging the bump stops. VERDICT: Time will tell with varied passenger loads, speeds, road surface bumps etc., but my initial impression is 7 out of 10. Ultimately, I would prefer air bags, and may install them along with the Timbrens whih I can swap back to the oem bump stop in less than 15 minutes. NOTE: I was able to install the Timbren bump stops without going under the Sequoia. I simply raised the vehicle frame aprox. 4" withoug picking up the rear tire. This gave me adequate room to reach in over the tire and remove the 3 12MM bolts holding the OEM bump stop in place with a 3/8" ratchet and a 4" extension. Then, I put the Timbren bump stop in place and lightly threaded the upper bolt to hold in place. After installing the two lower bolts and smart torquing, then you tighten the top bolt. This allows the bracket to seat against the frame fully as the top bolt hole is slotted to allow movement druing install. Pics will show spacers installed above the bump stops, Installed bump stops unloaded with 2 finger gap, spacers loaded with 750 lbs of tongue weight, and lastly, will show Sequoia stance while loaded. NOTE: The last picture will show my Sequoia loaded WITHOUT the Timbren SES (Bump Stops) and the vehicle is sagging heavily.
The timbrens actually did what they were suppose to do. However, once I starter driving out west I notice the timbrens were riding on the axle which cause the speedometer to jump around depending on the road. I would recommend them if you are hauling or towing a camper or RV. I was going to contact etrailer about maybe removing a spacer for one set however the other set came as one unit. The bottom line is the Timbrens does stabilize your load for safe travels. I will be contacting etrailer soon to assist in correcting the problem...Road trip from Idaho,Colorado,Wyoming,and Utah were beautiful... Thank you etrailer
Installation was easy and straightforward. Haven’t towed with them yet, but the unloaded ride has not at all been negatively affected. In fact unless you hit a big bump you shouldn’t know they are there but they seem to improve handling around turns when there is a shift to either side in the back. It a HD truck so there is some expectation it’s gonna ride like a covered wagon at times. I added these in conjunction with new Billstein shocks and I’m hopeful all that aggravating bouncing or porpoising my fifth wheel does on bad roads and bridge transitions will significantly improve. etrailer was fast with shipping and follow up. I’ll update after towing.
Definitely a must have when towing..stiff without a load but night and day difference while towing my travel trailer, better traction, steering and braking. Easy quick install..only issue I had was with the long bolts they sent with the spacer kit (optional for lift) the bolt diameter was too wide to fit through the holes on the bracket..but a trip to the local hardware store took care of that.
Pros: Cheaper and easier to install than airbags, do the job when load is enough to compress the shock, with added weight or towing, then it stiffens the rear very nicely.
Cons: Doesn't do anything until there is 2-3cm of compressed shock. It sits above the contact point, doesn't touch. Under normal driving, there is no benefit/improved stiffness/anti sway in rear or a leveling of the factory rear sag in a 2022 or newer Toyota Tundra.
If had it to do over, would have put some kind of spacer in between product and upper included bracket, the supplied bolt is long enough to accommodate, to eliminate the gap, and lift the rear 1-2 cm. Should do it anyway, maybe when swapping to summer wheels next month.
I installed over the weekend and have a maiden journey with the Travel Trailer coming up next week. Installation on my 2017 Toyota Sequoia was straight forward. I was going to say easy, but I am not as young as before and my wheel / tire combo is damn heavy for an older guy. But that's another story. Anyway, just remember folks, this does not increase the payload of your vehicle. You must still use WDH and sway control for longer/heavier trailers.
Haven’t hauled my 5th wheel yet so will have to update once i have.
Package arrived promptly, installed in my garage in about 40 minutes with absolute minimal swearing. Installation would have been quicker if I hadn’t wasted time figuring out that my brand new Ford F250 has metric nuts. Great fit, great follow up from the company. I’ll be doing more business with them.
I’d seen similar products rated in the 4,000 lb ratings but I went with these. I’m not a mechanic but I removed the factory bump stops and installed both these in 30 minutes or less. I used my rolling jack and lifted from the drop hitch and easily removed the old ones and soapy water and 1/4 twist and these were on. Placed a block of wood in the space between these coils and lowered the jacks then pressed it with my tractor to confirm full engagement. I carry a lot of tools on a 2020 Chevy 2500 I do feel a bit of butt bounce on large bumps but other than that I’m very pleased.
The order with Will at etrailer was great. He was very helpful and knowledgeable, Installation was not easy but not too bad, The hardest part was removing the factory pieces I removed them from below which was a blind nut removal operation. This is on a 2017 Mercedes Sprinter motorhome. After removal of the factory pieces I discovered that access is much easier on top between the tire and the mud flap, I turned the front wheels inward and they didn't have to be removed. The front of the motorhome had to be raised quite a bit to get the Timbren piece jnserted. Also I learned to tighten the bolt and nut in the Timbren bumper as much as possible before installation because there is no access to the bolt head when tightening the top nut to keep the bolt from turning, preventing tightening the nut.
First off the product was beat up with paint/power coating missing in several places on both. I was putting on a brand new truck with less than 800 miles on it so I elected to touch up before install. I’ve hear a lot about Timbren but never had them. I had airbags on my F350 but when I switched to a new Tundra I went with Timbrens. I’m a bit disappointed in the ride. Feels like I can feel a “bump” in the truck from the rubber pick hitting the axle when I go on a bumpy road. Thinking I should have went with airbags. As far as having a load on the truck and helping with the squat, they do as they are advertised.
Converted a E-150 to a camper van and the sag was almost 2 inches in the back compared to the front. Installed and now only out 3/4 inch. Van is level and now I can also use my trailer without fear of the van bottoming out. Easy to install. Awesome product!
Product arrived 2 days earlier than expected but due to lack of care for packing metal items one of the metal brackets has chipped paint as per photo. Some of the pieces appear to be previously used.
Easy install took about 20 minutes on my 2017 Ram 3500 SRW. Had about 1/2 inch clearance as recommended. Loaded up my 5th wheel (2350 hitch weight) and about 200 lbs of gear in the bed. Just got back from a 800 mile camping trip through mountains of TN. You can really feel the difference around those sharp corners and uneven surfaces. The truck felt firm and controlled not hard and jarring as some have mentioned. Going over those overpasses with the wonderfully smooth (Not) joists was greatly improved. The truck would squat and rebound again, with a firm controlled response. Driving without a load felt the same as before without them. I would highly recommend these! Ordering from etrailer continues to be my go to option!
I bought these to prevent the "squat" of carrying a load in a Ram 1500.It took only 30 minutes to install. Now when carrying a load or towing a travel trailer the truck is a better position.
The only thing you will notice is the smoothness of the ride. It's not, it is stiff. I'd rather have the stiff than the nose pointing to the moon.
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