It appears my "jeep time" had led me to believe the steering stabilizer sent to me was wrong, but it was me who was wrong.

The 'body' side does indeed bolt to the tie road and the 'rod' side to the frame. I just finished the install.

Compare to the oem stabilizer this new one is seriously beefy.



I also sold my 'old' wheels and tires today via Craigslist. I do not believe I have ever put new tires, let alone wheels too, on a vehicle for this cheap.

CL is my favorite site, and with the proper precautions the deals are good.

 

So after all my celebrating over the take off wheel/tire deal I got and the sale of my old wheels/tires, I drove over a large nail/screw in a construction zone that puts a hole in my passenger front. Naturally, I had not yet trained my tpms, so I did not know the tire was getting low until I heard/felt it; while on a bridge no less. Pulled over to a flat tire by the time the bridge ended!

Tire is patched, but they recommend I replace it when I get home. so I have to buy a new tire to replace one of my new tires. Awesome. and.... the tpms was damaged so i need a new one of those too.

This must be karma for being too happy with my tire/wheel deals.

 

First tow today. Only 30 miles but it was noticeably better than my 150. Here are some pics. Sag was not too bad after the weight distribution hitch. I can maybe go another link too.

 

How much does the jeep and trailer weight? I just hook my car & trailer up and go.

 

I never took it to a scale but I suspect no more than 6,500 lbs. trailer is around 1,600 jeep is a practically stock 4 cylinder. So maybe 4,000.

It is nothing for the super duty.

 

That green is super sweet!

 

Thanks. I like it too.

 

On the way home and we had to stop for a blown air tube on my BIL's 7.3.

I'm guarding the trucks while he runs out for a new clamp.

 

Short tow to the beach for a couple of days. Flat towing is naturally nothing for the 250, but it is nice to have a solid towing platform regardless of how/what I tow.

 

What's the reasoning behind towing like that? Just curious.

 

I will flat tow of trailer storage is a PITA. Parking my trailer at the beach on the summer is a pain so I will just flat tow. My jeep has a full floating rear with hubs so flat towing is as easy as turning the hubs to free.

Plus if I am not wheeling I don't really need the insurance the trailer provides, and this was just for some time at the beach. No real chance of breaking stuff the prevents flat towing.

 

So I assume the jeep is geared super low and would be a pita to drive? But unlocking all the hubs you can just clip along quickly with it in tow?

 

Yes geared low and cargo room is limited. Between dogs, bikes, and other stuff there is much more room in the truck. Plus the truck has AC! The hubs make it super easy. No more dropping the drive shaft.

It drives great on the highway, but I am limited to about 65 max. I drive it to our family cabin in PA a lot. The beach trips tend to have greater cargo demands.

 

Makes sense. I never see that around here, atleast that I've ever noticed.

Nice set up.

 

I've been kicking around the idea of ditching the 'snow plow prep' front springs. The front end rides a buck board. I don't intend to plow and the front end actually sits about 1/4" higher. I found a line on a set of used 4,800# front springs off a 2014 4x4 CCSB w/6.2 that will directly swap over and likely put the truck in a 'stock' stance.

The $$ is not a lot, so if I don't like it I can go back, but I wonder if it is better to spend the money on a set of Bilsteins or Rancho 90000s to see if the front end is less 'solid' over the bumps.