Best Suspension Enhancement for a 2016 Ram 1500
Question:
What are your thoughts on the Timeren support.Seen that they work only during loads and not during normal driving this not effecting ride comfort when your not towing.
asked by: Don
Expert Reply:
There is certainly some give and take when adding suspension enhancements to a vehicle. The give being that you will sacrifice some of the ride quality while towing/loaded and the take being that you gain some of the suspensions strength back while towing/loaded. If you think about it, the suspension enhancements will stiffen the stock suspension to eliminate sag with a heavy trailer so it will be difficult to maintain the factory ride quality after they are installed.
The best option we have to maintain factory ride quality and gain additional support while towing would be with a set of air helper springs like the Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Air Helper Springs part # AL57365. As I am sure you are aware of, they can be adjusted while towing to give you the perfect amount of comfort/support. They can also be almost fully deflated while not in use so you do loose any ride quality while you are not towing/loaded. The rear suspension on your Ram 1500 is already rather soft so I believe the addition of these airbags will give you the best chance of adding support without sacrificing ride quality.
I have attached an install video of the above kit for you as well.
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Don
4/2/2018
What are your thoughts on the Timeren support.Seen that they work only during loads and not during normal driving this not effecting ride comfort when your not towing.