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Trailer suspension system replaces your leaf spring suspension to provide a stable ride. Walking beams keep weight distributed evenly between both axles. Pivoting arms help keep your trailer level on rough ground. Rubber springs absorb road shock.
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Ride on rubber springs with Timbren's Silent Ride suspension system. This suspension system consists of 2 rugged steel units that work with your trailer's existing axles and hubs to absorb road shock, minimize trailer bounce and rattle - regardless of load size - and help to protect your trailer's components and cargo. The Silent Ride system provides a stable ride by distributing the weight of your trailer evenly. The walking beam allows weight to be transferred between axles, ensuring a smooth ride even on unlevel ground.
Silent Ride replaces your trailer's existing leaf spring suspension to ensure that your trailer will ride smoothly and comfortably, no matter what road conditions you are faced with on your journey.
Timbren Silent Ride Suspension vs. Leaf Springs
The Timbren Silent Ride suspension system is a definitive upgrade over leaf springs. Although leaf springs deliver a stable ride when supporting a load, a trailer with leaf springs will often bounce and rattle when it's empty or supporting a light or off-center load. On the other hand, your trailer can bottom out on bumpy roads if the load is too heavy.
With Timbren's Silent Ride suspension, you'll enjoy a smooth ride whether you're towing an empty trailer or a hefty load. The Aeon progressive-rate rubber springs of the Silent Ride always deliver the same reliable performance, no matter the load size. If your trailer is carrying a light load, or no load, the springs will compress just enough to counteract any bounce. As more weight is added to the trailer, the springs compress and become stiffer, offering more support for heavy loads. And because they rebound in a more controlled fashion than metal leaf springs, the Silent Ride springs do a better job of absorbing road shock to keep your trailer from bouncing and rattling.
Each spring activates only when needed. This reduces body roll and delivers top-notch performance. When your trailer with leaf springs takes a turn, one side of the suspension compresses and takes on more weight, and the other side becomes looser and bounces. This causes rattle and can make the trailer lean to one side. But when a trailer with a Silent Ride suspension takes a turn, one side compresses and becomes more rigid to absorb the weight, and the other side expands to normal height to help steady the load and minimize bounce and rattle. The load stays better balanced, even if it is off-center.
The Silent Ride system also provides smoother load distribution between the 2 axles of your tandem-axle trailer. The equalizers on a traditional leaf spring setup transfer the load from one axle to the other as you travel over uneven ground, but the action is often clunky and jarring. The walking beam on the Silent Ride works to make this transition smooth by incorporating just one pivot point at the center of the unit. The suspension arms on either side of the walking beam are designed to freely articulate around this pivot point to avoid harsh movements and annoying rattle.
Timbren Silent Ride Suspension vs. Torsion Axles
The Silent Ride suspension system is a great alternative to torsion axles as well. While both systems allow either side of a trailer's suspension to operate independently, the Silent Ride suspension system also keeps the weight evenly distributed between both of the trailer's axles, even on unlevel terrain. The walking beam component of the Silent Ride functions like the equalizer in a leaf spring system by shifting the load from one axle to another as you drive over bumps or uneven ground. Torsion axles cannot do this, which can result in not only a rough ride, but also a higher risk of damage to your tires, wheels, and suspension components.
The Silent Ride suspension system also offers greater flexibility for off-road use because of its shock-absorbing springs. Not only do the Aeon springs in the Silent Ride units activate progressively to give just the right amount of support and shock absorption, they also respond immediately. Torsion axles have rubber inside the beam that counteracts shock using compressive resistance, but this doesn't happen until the bar inside the axle twists in response to one side of the trailer going over a bump, for example. This built-in resistance can be effective in maintaining a steady ride, but the design doesn't allow the system to absorb shock as well as the Aeon springs in the Silent Ride setup.
In addition, one frequent complaint about torsion axles is that they cannot be repaired in the event that something goes wrong. But the individual components of the Silent Ride suspension system can be repaired or replaced if needed.
Great deliver speed! FED EX beat up the boxes - equipment looks OK
Have not received this item. Only the bolts for it.
The only way to build a trailer is with timbren.
Solid construction, and simple installa tion.
It all looks great, but I found other problems with the trailer so have not installed them yet.
big difference. wish went to a higher weight. id put them on all my trailers
Arrived as scheduled. They are very heavy duty. I have not installed them as of this post, waiting on the proper bolts to attach to frame.
Pricey but well worth it no more bent axles and broken springs which means no down time
I have not installed them yet, but by the looks of of them I am very pleased and expect my trailer will ride and handle much better. I won't have to worry about which spring is going to break on our next trip. They look very hefty and I'm inpressed with the engineering and how they look. After I get them installed I will give you an update with pictures.
Thanks
Jim
they have worked great as i pull my trailer daily . until one the axle u bolts broke for some unknown reason. and you can not purchase them from any parts supply house
In my honest opinion this is absolutely the only way to go to upgrade your suspensionI have installed the 10K and the 14 K models there’s less resistance while towing and the trailer tracks much better it is smoother the bumps are almost not noticeable highly recommend it
As far as etrailer, service was quick and delivery was also fast. As for the product itself, I would rate it a 1. Even after speaking to a sales rep at Timbren, the suspension has not performed as was hoped and assured that it would. (Although Timbren has attempted to make things right.)
As stated, this is no reflection on etrailer, and would use the company again if needed.
Great suspension system. Some of my customers require an air ride system, but some of them have accepted this system as they do provide the smoother ride that their tools need. Well worth the price, plus there is no spring hangers to wear out ever. Overall great system thanks.
This is a very nice outfit for a dual axle conversion. The only problem I had is that the axle saddles and u-bolts either got lost or didn't ship out. Gave e-trailer a call and they answered right away and were very friendly and helpful. They sent me the parts that I needed and they arived in 2 days. As far as the suspension goes, they seem to be very well made and I can't wait to put these under my boat. Looks to be very little fabrication to change from single axle to this dual axle walking leg suspension. It will definitely be easier and cheaper than than dual leaf spring suspension, and should be a lot better.
This system is well worth the money. By eliminating the steel on steel contact when my trailer bottoms out on bad city streets, my axles have not been bent in over two years, where before I had a bent axle every six months. No rattles, bangs, or noise loaded or empty. This is on a 14k tandem flat trailer used to haul an 8k forklift (7k dexter drop axles).
Seems like a great product and service was excellent. UPS lost one of the three parts and was a week long in delivering it, and then said that it was because it was packaged poorly from etrailer. I used a 4x6 steel rectangular tube spacer to get my trailer back up to the original height. Seemed pretty straight forward, but it would be nice if the system could be designed so the user doesn't have to cut the mounting brackets off the axle and re-attach the Timbren brackets.
Disappointed beyond belief in both Timbren and etrailer. I not only lost a 20plus year customer I also lost a good friend ontop of being out of pocket the entire cost of this silent ride suspension setup and 8 hrs of Labor .I don't even know what to do with the suspension now because its going to cost me $200 plus to ship it back but the original boxes were thrown so doubtfully it will be accepted and lets not forget about the restocking fee per etrailer I will have to pay as well For what ultimately was their mistakes and lack of honesty that caused all off this.. I paid full price plus expedited shipping costs for complete suspension setup that once again(as it seems by other reviews) was missing all the hardware upon arrival..Then it took 3 more weeks to get that totaling 5 weeks when I paid for and was guaranteed by etrailer to have in 1 week..
Installation was a bit more intensive than I anticipated. At the end of our first 6000mi trip, I lost a wheel and the weight of our 7500lb toy hauler was on 3 wheels for up to 60 mi without me even knowing. The suspension and remaining upgraded wheel/tire handled the weight, I doubt the stock leaf suspension would have done the job.
Hi, I install two of this part in one enclosed trailer 7x14 and other open trailer 7x14 with 8 lugs on both trailers and nowi drive very safe ,smooth and trusted not have nothing wrong with this part
This system is a 100 times better then the spring system that was on it new. We put about 5000 miles on our 5th wheel per year. It is a 2015 Columbus and we love it but the suspension was the typical junk under most RV’s. Springs that are as wide as the frame so the perch mounts stick out past the frame. Basically they are like what you would buy at [generic retail]. They sheared off at the frame and the axle cocked. Over a short amount of time the tire blew and wiped out the side of the RV. The suspension I bought from etrailer was great and fixed all the problems the original suspension had. It was a bit of a trick to figure out ride height of the new suspension. You have to add spacers under the original frame to achieve original ride height. Sounds hard but it is pretty easy.
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