Do i really need a steering stabilizer?

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Mar 3, 2017 | 02:13 PM

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afmedic

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Originally Posted by seijirou

FWIW I understand what you're saying afmedic, and some larger u-bolts is probably the only solution to keep the stabilizer.

Were you able at all to set the u bolts in the swedge crimp or is it just clamped on smooth tube now?

I wasn't able to get them in the swedge crimp, they are clamped on smooth tube. There is no way that they are going anywhere though. They took a lot of persuasion to get in there.

Mar 3, 2017 | 02:14 PM

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seijirou

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Originally Posted by afmedic

I wasn't able to get them in the swedge crimp, they are clamped on smooth tube. There is no way that they are going anywhere though. They took a lot of persuasion to get in there.

Okay cool. Sounds like you have it handled.

Mar 4, 2017 | 07:54 AM

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mecdac

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Originally Posted by pirate4x4_camo

Your post reads like this to me:

" I assembled my steering incorrectly and have left over parts but I am to lazy to redo do it correctly "

somebody please tell me it will be ok.

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Originally Posted by pirate4x4_camo

To that I say. Either do the job correctly and replace the worn out, rusty, incorrect parts and reassembly correctly or pay a professional to do the work.

these are 9000 pound trucks, not your kids Lego set. Leftover parts are not acceptable

^^^ Two best Pirate posts EVAH... ^^^

Mar 4, 2017 | 08:14 AM

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hasteranger

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From: West Virginia

I see you've already corrected the problem, but the answer is honestly that it does nothing 99 percent of the time and you probably wouldn't even notice it if you took it off and drove without it. The main reason ford puts them on there is to avoid liability for broken fingers when you're driving off road or smack a curb and the wheel whips around, or so I've been told.

I dented one and had to order a replacement and drove without one for a week and did not notice any differences... But I've been off road in my 79 which didn't have one and had the steering track a rut and spin around so quickly it sprained my thumb.