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[Remote1]

I'm sure it has been discussed but..

I'm thinking of putting some Timbren's on my 2018 F150.  I have a 5 year old FWC Hawk I recently bougfht..  I know the FWC factory isn't too keen on the Timbren stuff. I only haul my Hawk about 7 weeks out of the year.  I would be interested in feedback from those that have tried this.  I would prefer to not do airbags. Thanks

[longhorn1]

2013 F250 crew cab, 8' bed, 2014 Grandby. After 6 years and a slight sag, I had Timbrens installed. Truck ran great before and it runs great now, and it is level. Very happy, nothing to leak, nothing to fill, and the best is they are 1/3 the cost of airbags.[emoji846]
Never seen anything negative about Timbrens by FWC let alone any other products. They pretty much leave that to us.

Edited by longhorn1, 12 August 2020 - 06:50 PM.

[WjColdWater]

Our local spring shop installs them and has a high regard for the product. As longhorn1 stated nothing to leak and I don’t believe they effect the ride when the camper is off. This is the right forum to ask for suspension advice lots of experienced guys with the Ford trucks. Personally I have had two F-150’s a 2017 and a current 2020. The 17 had bags with a Grandby after two sets with leaks it was a solid system. They are a costly upgrade and will effect the ride with the camper removed. My current 20 has the HDP package and I installed Hellwig 2500 lb helper springs as a upgrade. The Hellwig springs were added to help with the additional tongue weight towing a 3000 lb boat with the Grandby. The Hellwig springs are a easy DIY add on at a affordable price and no worries of leaks. They are progressive so with the camper off there is no noticeable ride difference. It raised the rake on the truck 1 1/4” in the rear with the camper on and leveled the setup up nicely. With the additional tongue weight of 300 lbs with the boat it still held the sag in a reasonable range. The handling with the springs and F-150 with the additional boat weight is exceptional. The cost of the Hellwig springs are cheaper then bags and about the same as the Timberns. lots of guys are plenty happy with bags but, I personally will never have another set. 
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Good luck on your suspension choices and enjoy your F-150 they are outstanding machines!
Wayne

[camper rich]

I have a 2016 Grandby on a Dodge 2500 SB which has Timbrens on all four corners.  My previous truck had airbags that were always going flat on me and needing to be replaced.  I finally upgraded to stiffer springs on that truck, but when I bought the new truck (2008) I put the Timbrens on and have never had a problem.  I actually believe they saved me from rolling my truck and camper when I took a corner too fast in Baja and overcorrected, dropping the right front off the pavement.  I went back and forth across the road several times before regaining control.  Besides being maintainance free once installed, about 1/2 the cost of airbags, they were easy to install myself.  They've been driven to Baja every year since '08.  

[goinoregon]

what do the timbrens on front suspension do?

[CamperSam]

Last week I fitted the Timbren SES ‘severe service kit’ which are the single convicted springs to my F150 with a Hawk based on the Timbren Website guidance ‘use with slide in campers’. The ride was pretty bad - bouncy and harsh, although it went round corners great. Timbren CS were great and are sending me a regular spring to try and I’ll report back. Seems their site guidance is more for taller, heavier Lance style slide-in campers rather than our lightweight pop-tops.

[penner]

Last week I fitted the Timbren SES ‘severe service kit’ which are the single convicted springs to my F150 with a Hawk based on the Timbren Website guidance ‘use with slide in campers’. The ride was pretty bad - bouncy and harsh, although it went round corners great. Timbren CS were great and are sending me a regular spring to try and I’ll report back. Seems their site guidance is more for taller, heavier Lance style slide-in campers rather than our lightweight pop-tops.

I did exactly the same thing a few years back. Put the severe service ones on my Silverado. The ride was brutal. Called customer service and they had the regular ones at my door the next day. No charge. I now use the regular ones with the 1" "puck" from the severe service ones to level the truck out. 

[CamperSam]

Update - just fitted the regular ones (double convuluted spring). Drove 50 miles and it’s night and day difference. Truck drives like there isn’t a camper on there now. They support the weight well and the factory dampers can keep up.
Would recommend the regular Timbrens.
I fitted without the 1inch puck on my 2WD F150 and it seems great

[rustytinbender]

i have a 2011 Chevy Silverado 1500 with preowned FWC Hawk. I put timbrens on and they work great!