Advice on Minimizing Getting Blown Around by Crosswinds

[Badunit]

Cross winds make it hard to keep my JT in my lane on the highway. I am thinking that a stiffer steering stabilizer would help and hope to get some advice. It is a stock '23 Rubicon. No lift, stock tires. Question 1: Will it help? Question 2: where can I find any data about how much stiffer any of the aftermarket ones are vs stock.

I thought about the Roadmaster Exact Center because it sounds like it is meant for just this kind of issue but their website makes it sound like it will not fit a Rubicon and it seems like it could mask a mechanical or tire problem until it became dangerous.

Adjustable through shaft designs such as Fox ATS or the Falcon Nexus 2.2 ATS. Both seem overkill for stock suspension and tires but the adjustability would let me dial in what I want. The Fox has 24 clicks of adjustment, the Falcom has soft-med-stiff. The Fox has an external reservoir that I really don't need. Both are pretty expensive. If I knew it would fix the problem I'd gladly spring for one of them. But which one, or maybe a different one?

Non-Adjustable through shaft designs such as the Fox TS or Falcon Nexus TS. I don't know which is stiffer or if either is much different from stock. They aren't cheap and I'd be a little ticked off to find it had no effect on the problem. If I knew one of them would fix the problem I would gladly give up the adjustability of the ATS designs.

Normal designs like the Bilstein or Fox. My concern is it causing a pull to one side because of the pressurization. The through shaft designs don't have this as a concern. The standard stabilizers are a lot cheaper, though.

What are all your thoughts on stabilizers and their ability to minimize wind-induced steering? Which do you recommend.

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[dos0711]

Getting blown about is the nature of Jeeps. Been getting blown around since the 70s.

 

[Marmaduke]

Other than taking the roof and doors off…. Have you considered replacing it with a Miata?

 

[Ulauma]

Sorry to tell you, but nothing will change getting blown around in the wind unless you plan on slamming your Jeep. Even then... it's a square on wheels, with a bed which makes it even worse.

You will forever get blown around in the wind in a Jeep, it's a Jeep thing.

 

[kevman65]

It's a rolling brick with a high center of gravity, you're going to get blown around.

 

[Badunit]

My 2500 Ram is also a brick on wheels with solid axles and the same suspension design and recirculating ball steering and sits even higher and it is so solid in the wind that you can't even tell the wind is blowing. I'm not convinced yet that this JT has to be as poor in the wind as it is. And, yes, I know the Ram has more mass but it also has more side area to catch the wind.

 

[HorneyBadger]

Comparing a 2500 ram TO A MIDSIZE TRUCK. ..... ? ? ?????

 

[Rocksalt]

Cross winds make it hard to keep my JT in my lane on the highway. I am thinking that a stiffer steering stabilizer would help and hope to get some advice. It is a stock '23 Rubicon. No lift, stock tires. Question 1: Will it help? Question 2: where can I find any data about how much stiffer any of the aftermarket ones are vs stock.

I thought about the Roadmaster Exact Center because it sounds like it is meant for just this kind of issue but their website makes it sound like it will not fit a Rubicon and it seems like it could mask a mechanical or tire problem until it became dangerous.

Adjustable through shaft designs such as Fox ATS or the Falcon Nexus 2.2 ATS. Both seem overkill for stock suspension and tires but the adjustability would let me dial in what I want. The Fox has 24 clicks of adjustment, the Falcom has soft-med-stiff. The Fox has an external reservoir that I really don't need. Both are pretty expensive. If I knew it would fix the problem I'd gladly spring for one of them. But which one, or maybe a different one?

Non-Adjustable through shaft designs such as the Fox TS or Falcon Nexus TS. I don't know which is stiffer or if either is much different from stock. They aren't cheap and I'd be a little ticked off to find it had no effect on the problem. If I knew one of them would fix the problem I would gladly give up the adjustability of the ATS designs.

Normal designs like the Bilstein or Fox. My concern is it causing a pull to one side because of the pressurization. The through shaft designs don't have this as a concern. The standard stabilizers are a lot cheaper, though.

What are all your thoughts on stabilizers and their ability to minimize wind-induced steering? Which do you recommend.

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[Camaroboi13]

Dude your Dodge pickup is 2,000lbs heavier, and has rounded corners.

 

[Walldo]

Don't drive when its windy....

 

[AstroZombie]

 

[Gvsukids]

Cross winds make it hard to keep my JT in my lane on the highway.

Hang on and anticipate the crosswind. I'm guessing you didn't test drive on a windy day?
At least you don't have a Wrangler!

 

[Mr._Bill]

Sorry, but that's what you get with a lighter weight mid-size truck. Put a shell on and load it up, the extra weight will help a little.

I have a stock Overland. I don't have any problems until the winds get really strong. I do have a RSI Smartcap with a roof rack and portable table (250 pounds extra weight), and a bed and back seat that are loaded with stuff.

 

[GWolgamott]

Just hang on and live on a pray...

I fight the wind everyday it seems on my 30-40ish mile commute to the lake Michigan lake shore where I work. Get pushed around all the time, just get used to it eventually. Not as high mph I'm sure on the sea coastal/mountain areas but enough on average to get pushed around almost daily by the wind.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

What's the width of the RAM footprint compared to a JT?
What's the center of gravity comparison - more weight lower can matter regardless of total weight and height, weight distribution matters.
Weak shocks?

Iowa, one of the most windy states, it's almost always windy and often the winds are less than a "breeze", I don't find a whole lot of problem, but yeah, it's worse than my Silverado was - but that truck had a fair footprint and lower center of gravity and rounded corners and so on.
I noticed while driving through NE and KS with the wide-open spaces and 2 lane highways, it was bad when an 18 wheeler passed, but otherwise, it's a Jeep, it's light and high and the sides are FLAT

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