Steering Stabilizer Help

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Aug 31, 2014 | 02:16 PM

shawplatinum

Thread Starter

New User

Joined: Aug 2014

Posts: 6

Likes: 0

From: Ville Platte, LA

Steering Stabilizer Help

Have 2013 F250 w/ReadyLift 2/2.5 level lift on 35" Toyo MT's with one hell of a rough shacking steering wheel. I'm ordering Bilstein 5100 series shocks for the truck but for stabilizers would Bilstein factory replacement be enough or should I also purchase a seperate stabilizer beside the Bilstein factory replacement? Is it either or both?

Aug 31, 2014 | 07:13 PM

AAubinoe

Tuned

Joined: Jul 2014

Posts: 427

Likes: 4

Man if the steering is really bad adding more stabilizers is not going to help you. There only meant to absorb minor steering vibrations.

What exactly do you mean by rough shacking?

Aug 31, 2014 | 07:20 PM

shawplatinum

Thread Starter

New User

Joined: Aug 2014

Posts: 6

Likes: 0

From: Ville Platte, LA

All I have is the factory stabilizer right now. The ride of the truck is somewhat smooth but when I hit bumps or encounter a bumpy road my steering wheel shacks side to side. Others I've talked to installed dual stabilizers and the shacking stopped but i'm afraid to replace factory with one and its not enough and have to make more modifications.

Sep 1, 2014 | 07:14 AM

rjcorazza

Senior User

Joined: Jan 2007

Posts: 132

Likes: 2

Search death wobble here for a lot of suggestions. What fixed my stock F250 was aired up tires to door plate spec, blistein shocks and steering dampener, new trac bar. I destroyed the trac bar trying to get it off, which is really the only reason I had to replace it. Pay close attention to the trac bar bushing on the frame side, which from my reading is the number one contributing factor to violent steering wheel oscillation after a road bump.

Sep 1, 2014 | 11:38 AM

joe blow

Logistics Pro

Joined: May 2004

Posts: 3,616

Likes: 880

It sure seems too new to have these issues already. I would look further into the suspension related issues

Sep 1, 2014 | 12:18 PM

shawplatinum

Thread Starter

New User

Joined: Aug 2014

Posts: 6

Likes: 0

From: Ville Platte, LA

I have 9000 miles on it right now. At 7000 miles I put the lift and tires and the issue started then. I just always assumed that the lift and tires caused the shack in the wheel.

Sep 1, 2014 | 05:32 PM

redford

FTE Leadership Emeritus

Joined: Sep 2000

Posts: 23,174

Likes: 1,678

From: Stephensville WI

What tire pressure are you running?

Trending Topics

Odd knock/rattle at idle only after fully warmed up

27

382
Another Crank no start -- sorry

19

248
This is prolly a 1 page thread at most

110.3k

6M
Automatic and Manaul TPS the Same?

17

234
My 1976 F-250

3.9k

263.1k

Oct 21, 2014 | 05:19 PM

shawplatinum

Thread Starter

New User

Joined: Aug 2014

Posts: 6

Likes: 0

From: Ville Platte, LA

Sorry for not responding sooner. Work offshore overseas. Got home after reading more about this and went straight to the local shop told them issue. They put it on the lift and found that with the Ready Lift SST 2.5/2" lift I installed the track bar relocater bracket and never tightened anything up like I thought the other local shop had checked and done with it was aligned after. I did replace factory shocks and factory steering dampner with Bilsteins and the ride is back and better than factory.