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Today on our 2005 Chrysler Town and Country we're going to be taking a look at and installing the Timbren Rear Suspension Enhancement System, part number TDVR05096. This is what the Timbren Suspension Enhancement looks like once it's installed on your vehicle. What this one will do by replacing the factory bump stop it actually holds tension, so as you load the vehicle it will help support that, and help prevent your vehicle from squatting as much as it would normally with the factory bump stop in place. This does get stiffer the more weight is put on it, but you will also want to refer to your vehicle's owner's manual to see what the weight capacity is that your vehicle can handle. You'll want to be sure not to exceed that, but these do feature a capacity of 2,000 pounds, that they will help assist the suspension with. They're made of a very durable rubber design, that features a bolt that goes up though the center of it to bolt it into place. Your kit does come with four bolts, but you'll need to go with whichever bolt and lock washer is the correct size for your application. One thing that sets these apart from other suspension enhancements on the market is that these, when there's no load on the vehicle they're not going to change the ride quality at all.
Whereas some of the others, such as Air Bags, you do have to maintain a minimum pressure, so it will change the ride at least a little bit, whereas these will not. These do a really good job to improve the stability and handling of your vehicle, especially when you've got a load on it. If that's what you need, and you have a minivan like this one, this one's going go to do a really good job of helping to give you better control, and feel a little bit safer, when you've go a van full of kids. First, before we get going on the install let's take a measurement to see where the factory suspension sits without a load on it. Here at the top of the rear fender it's sitting about 29 1/2 inches. Move up to the front, and at the top part of the top fender there it's sitting about 30 inches.
Once we've put a load on it we'll be able to compare to see how much the factory suspension squats and is affected. With a load on the back of the vehicle the rear suspension has dropped about inch and half. I'm going back up to the front, the front has come up about half an inch. As we take it through our road course, here we'll go over the alternating speed bumps. As you can see there's a lot of rear suspension articulation from side-to-side, and it takes a little while to recover. Then moving into our solid speed bumps, again it comes down hard, and it takes a little bit for this suspension to recover.
Then going through our slalom you can see that going back and forth we're definitely getting some body roll to where we can see a little bit of weak spot in the suspension. Now that we've got our Timbren installed let's take these measurements again to see where the fender sits. We're right at about 29 inches, so instead of being 1 1/2" down from where it was without weight, now we're only about 1/2" down. Checking the front again, it's raised only about a 1/4" as opposed to 1/2". With the Timbren installed going through our road course again, going over the alternating speed bumps, you can see that we don't have nearly as much suspension articulation. It recovers a lot quicker, because it's not going quite as low, because that helps to give us some resistance there. Going over our solid speed bumps it's recovering quicker, and we're not getting as much bounce to our ride.
Going through the slalom we're not getting nearly as much body roll as we we're before, and it feels much more solid. Let's go ahead and show you how to install it. Right here is where the Timbren Suspension Enhancement is going to mount up. On both sides the factory bump stops we're rotted and had fallen off. I'm going to have to remove these plates, and then once I've got this plate removed I'll be able to bolt the new Timbren up into place. Before I get started with removing this I'm going to put a little bit of spray lubricant around the edges to help free it, and then once it starts moving it's got that little bit of extra lubrication to assist with movement. That right there is the head of a stud that goes up into a weld nut in the frame. In this one it's pretty well rusted in there, so what

[@leginnameloc]

I put these on. Fantastic!! The same ones for the 97 worked on my 07. Easy to install. I highly recommend. Video us spot on.

[@vasylmarchuk4109]

Thank you for helpful video. Can I lift up front of the car?

[@etrailer]

This kit is designed to fit the rear suspension only. You can lift the front of the car if it will help get these installed. www.etrailer.com/Vehicle-Suspension/Timbren/tdvr05096.html

[@pollydor07]

THANKS

[@donnep]

Do you have timbren for 08-10 chrysler grand voyager?

[@etrailer]

I checked with our fit guide people and they confirmed that the options at the link below will fit your van. www.etrailer.com/susp-2008_Chrysler_Town+and+Country.htm

[@extremereclusefallows5779]

Cut the ABS wire out. ABS is so stupid.