Let's see your Tow rigs with your boat!

[AsLan7]

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That’s very cool Matt. How do you “bleed” them off?

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[cmattj]

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That’s very cool Matt. How do you “bleed” them off?

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Old school valve stems ( a left and right at my fuel door..) plain old Tire gauge or the old school pen.. HAHA..

[AsLan7]

How long does that take?

I would think filling them happens fast but deflating?

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[cmattj]

30 Seconds..

remember they are small bags tucked inside a coil spring with floppy plastic air lines routed the the fuel door..

Its like the good old Gabriel Hijacker days .. Quick bump from a air nozzle to a small 30 psi and your ready. I actually use my finger to let the air out until nothing.. It only raises the Truck an inch it makes it not collapse down..

Inexpensive and easy. My middle name!! hahah

[AsLan7]

Nice

[Big Block Power]

We use those on the rams also.

[Soonerfan]

If I am seeing correctly those will only work with vehicle that have rear coil springs and not with the Ford's that have leaf springs?

[NautiGirl]

You can run airbags /w rear leaf's, lots of Ford Guys do it. I am looking at this: http://timbren.com/timbren-ses/ which is just a modified larger bump stop that grabs some of the weight when you have a load in the bed or on the hitch. Pretty popular and fairly cheap so I figured why not.

Seems the 2015 - Current F150's used lighter rear leafs, presumbly to improve their ability to get groceries and run to the mall. Makes the ride sweet but they do sag a bit when you throw some weight back there.

Mr. Nauti here by the way, the wife just wants to make sure the boat gets to the water as quickly as possible

[cmattj]

If I am seeing correctly those will only work with vehicle that have rear coil springs and not with the Ford's that have leaf springs?

Correct!

But you would order a inboard frame to axel kit with the same result..

There common with your local hitch or truck accories outfitters.. a simple 2k kit is all you'll need for level stability..

And when your done towing.. let the air out

[Tuscany]

IMO.
Stay FAR away from Timbrens folks..
I ran those things in my 2012 1500 Chevy. I had to take them out.

Yeah, they’ll hold weight, but they do it by resting the weight onto a solid piece of rubber that solidly sits on the top of the axle. Bone jarring to say the least. You are basically coupling your axle directly to the frame, leaving the rubber to act as your suspension.
When unloaded, they clear about an inch of space, which makes travel on nice roads feel like stock. Add a few ripples in the pavement where the suspension flexes more than that inch clearance..bang, bang, bang.. Let’s just say you will need a mouth guard. Its a far better option to deal with the sag than to destroy your half ton truck’s plush ride.

[Bfun220]

think I found my next tow rig.
https://youtu.be/yYRJcwZjicI

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[AsLan7]

think I found my next tow rig.
https://youtu.be/yYRJcwZjicI

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That would be fun as a tow vehicle...right up until my wife gets it stuck in the supermarket parking lot trying to do a three point turn while backing out of the parking space.

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[NautiGirl]

IMO.
Stay FAR away from Timbrens folks..
I ran those things in my 2012 1500 Chevy. I had to take them out.

Yeah, they’ll hold weight, but they do it by resting the weight onto a solid piece of rubber that solidly sits on the top of the axle. Bone jarring to say the least. You are basically coupling your axle directly to the frame, leaving the rubber to act as your suspension.
When unloaded, they clear about an inch of space, which makes travel on nice roads feel like stock. Add a few ripples in the pavement where the suspension flexes more than that inch clearance..bang, bang, bang.. Let’s just say you will need a mouth guard. Its a far better option to deal with the sag than to destroy your half ton truck’s plush ride.

Thanks for the feedback on the timbrens. I had heard that over larger bumps they could cause a problem, which is to be expected. I found a pretty good deal on a set, install looks simple, its easy to take them off if they suck, so figure it was worth a shot to see how they worked out.

I see you edited your post, but as far as the 250/150 argument, sure I would love to have an F250 to pull the boat, but 90/10 rule wins. Honeslty, a lot of people here are pulling boats that put their veichles over one of their tow limits, be it tounge weight, GCVW, GVWR, Payload...etc etc. If we were pulling the boat more than 5 miles to the ramp I would look into something in a 3/4 ton, but we use our truck for 90% daily driving 5% towing and 5% getting stuff like mulch at lowes. With that usage in mind I will prioritize the better ride quality, better interior featuers, and lower matienence costs of the 1/2 Ton.

[Tuscany]

That’s why I edited it out Katie.
I tend to get wordy, and this was about your truck, and not mine. I definitely agree with the 90-10 rule. Apply that to the Timbrens because you’ll be riding with them 100% of the time,


I bought a half ton Chevy back in 2012 for the store. Plowing, towing our trailers, and as a winter truck as I always put my Super Duty up for the winter. I installed a set of Timbrens in the rear for the same reasons that you are experiencing. Any load would make it ridiculously sag. When you load them and ride on the Timbrens, you might as well have no rear suspension at all. You couldn’t carry on a conversation without your voice bumping with the truck..
JMHO.

Interior quality? I have to beg to differ.
Check out a 2018 Super Duty Lariat Limited

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X7mP9SVf2qM

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[NautiGirl]

That’s why I edited it out Katie.
I tend to get wordy, and this was about your truck, and not mine. I definitely agree with the 90-10 rule. Apply that to the Timbrens because you’ll be riding with them 100% of the time,


I bought a half ton Chevy back in 2012 for the store. Plowing, towing our trailers, and as a winter truck as I always put my Super Duty up for the winter. I installed a set of Timbrens in the rear for the same reasons that you are experiencing. Any load would make it ridiculously sag. When you load them and ride on the Timbrens, you might as well have no rear suspension at all. You couldn’t carry on a conversation without your voice bumping with the truck..
JMHO.

Interior quality? I have to beg to differ.
Check out a 2018 Super Duty Lariat Limited

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X7mP9SVf2qM

All good points. We will see how they do. Honestly we are not that far over rated tounge and its not sagging that bad, the F150 just comes raked /w the rear sitting up so it looks weird when it sits level imho. If the Timbrens suck stock bump stocks go back on and we deal /w the sag or hell look into airbags.

F250 Also wouldnt fit in the garage and I am not parking a 60k+ truck outside, that would make me cry.