Same here. No pull, but did prime it. Itās not the shaft one, itās the cheaper one. After my new steering gear and with that stabilizer, I can take my hands of the wheel and it will for a long time and then the road crown slowly makes it drift to the crown side.I have the fox steering stabilizer. Truck drives as straight as an arrow. I did āprimeā It 5 times, per the instructions.
I'll post it again - it's a mirage at worst, a bandaid at best. It fixes nothing. It can't remove play - play in linkage is there, period. It may resist sharp movements better because it's a "shock absorber" but if there's play, there's play, if there's pull, there's pull. They can't fix pull because they aren't an active part. They are a shock. If it's a sort like a gas-charged shock it could CAUSE a pull, but if it's equal both directions, it can't fix a pull, just can't. There's no engineering or science behind it other than people saying "I said it fixed it so it did".When you guys say changing the stabilizer improves drivability, how exactly? What is it that changes?
Granted, I've only ever run 35s on my Jeeps but they drive pretty darned good with stock stabilizers and I don't even think about it. I could probably remove it altogether and never notice it's gone. The only thing it does is reduce jarring when driving off-road.
It doesnāt remove play, but mine gave me way better steering feel. I like the stiffer steering. I donāt like over boosted steering. My Gladiator doesnāt get bump stop, but it helped my JKU Rubicon. It all but eliminated it.I'll post it again - it's a mirage at worst, a bandaid at best. It fixes nothing. It can't remove play - play in linkage is there, period. It may resist sharp movements better because it's a "shock absorber" but if there's play, there's play, if there's pull, there's pull. They can't fix pull because they aren't an active part. They are a shock. If it's a sort like a gas-charged shock it could CAUSE a pull, but if it's equal both directions, it can't fix a pull, just can't. There's no engineering or science behind it other than people saying "I said it fixed it so it did".
Again - this is from an EXPERT - not an arm-chair internet forum expert on suspension and steering ->
A steering damper is not a fix, it's a band-aid used to mask issues with either worn components or poor design. Dampers did not start appearing on stock vehicles until the late 70s, mostly associated with the trend to larger (wider thus heavier) tires on older designs.
On a properly designed and well maintained system, a damper's purpose is to mitigate the effects of bump steer and the sudden encounter of unexpected objects, such as hitting a rock in a trail at 50 miles per hour. On an improperly designed and/or poorly maintained system, a damper is used as a crutch to mask issues with suspension and tire errors.
And there you have it.
Amen!I'll post it again - it's a mirage at worst, a bandaid at best. It fixes nothing. It can't remove play - play in linkage is there, period. It may resist sharp movements better because it's a "shock absorber" but if there's play, there's play, if there's pull, there's pull. They can't fix pull because they aren't an active part. They are a shock. If it's a sort like a gas-charged shock it could CAUSE a pull, but if it's equal both directions, it can't fix a pull, just can't. There's no engineering or science behind it other than people saying "I said it fixed it so it did".
Again - this is from an EXPERT - not an arm-chair internet forum expert on suspension and steering ->
A steering damper is not a fix, it's a band-aid used to mask issues with either worn components or poor design. Dampers did not start appearing on stock vehicles until the late 70s, mostly associated with the trend to larger (wider thus heavier) tires on older designs.
On a properly designed and well maintained system, a damper's purpose is to mitigate the effects of bump steer and the sudden encounter of unexpected objects, such as hitting a rock in a trail at 50 miles per hour. On an improperly designed and/or poorly maintained system, a damper is used as a crutch to mask issues with suspension and tire errors.
And there you have it.