Fox single steering stabilizer
Tuned
Joined: Mar 2018
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From: Brentwood CA
If your stabilizer has too much pressure in it, it can do as he said. Brand new it might push a little, but after its broken in it'll be perfect. Mine never pushed, my neighbors did, after about 500 miles he said it completely went away. I'm still a firm believer in the single being the best route you can go.
Senior User
Joined: May 2018
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From: Corpus Christi TX
for 2019 also?
I ordered this one from Amazon for my 2017 stock (no level or lift) F-250 Platinum 4x4 Diesel:
Fox 985-24-001 Steering Stabilizer. It cost ~ $148 with free shipping.
Easy install (got a Lisle 41970 heavy duty pitman arm puller at the same time - made removing the factory stabilizer easy).
Fits well - improved front end stability and steering wheel feed-back.
Very nicely made.
Jim
Fox 985-24-001 Steering Stabilizer. It cost ~ $148 with free shipping.
Easy install (got a Lisle 41970 heavy duty pitman arm puller at the same time - made removing the factory stabilizer easy).
Fits well - improved front end stability and steering wheel feed-back.
Very nicely made.
Jim
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Joined: May 2018
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From: Corpus Christi TX
Thanks
I ordered one this morning from Amazon. I want to swap out the stock shocks with some Fox 2" which was the main reason I did not order the FX4 package. Figured i would use that money and put some good shocks on it. No plans to lift level drop or anything else. Truck looks awesome to me just the way it is. Someday prolly install an aftermarket track bar but not any time soon.
Coming from my old 2006 dodge this truck is light years from that. I need to read the manual to figure out how to use everything. And I want to turn off that darn adaptive steering or whatever it is that slightly shakes the steering wheel every time I do a lane change. I really hate that.
Coming from my old 2006 dodge this truck is light years from that. I need to read the manual to figure out how to use everything. And I want to turn off that darn adaptive steering or whatever it is that slightly shakes the steering wheel every time I do a lane change. I really hate that.
Senior User
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 452
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From: Corpus Christi TX
Thanks
I ordered one this morning from Amazon. I want to swap out the stock shocks with some Fox 2" which was the main reason I did not order the FX4 package. Figured i would use that money and put some good shocks on it. No plans to lift level drop or anything else. Truck looks awesome to me just the way it is. Someday prolly install an aftermarket track bar but not any time soon.
Coming from my old 2006 dodge this truck is light years from that. I need to read the manual to figure out how to use everything. And I want to turn off that darn adaptive steering or whatever it is that slightly shakes the steering wheel every time I do a lane change. I really hate that.
Coming from my old 2006 dodge this truck is light years from that. I need to read the manual to figure out how to use everything. And I want to turn off that darn adaptive steering or whatever it is that slightly shakes the steering wheel every time I do a lane change. I really hate that.
Hotshot
Joined: Mar 2017
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From: Chaz
My ATS came in, took a couple months. Stage3 was friendly and sent reminders but didn’t answer my question on what fox 2.0 shocks should I use on my truck with heavy service front springs. I assume they have a different rate and sit a good half inch or so higher.
Anyone know? I dont want to highjack the thread.
Anyone know? I dont want to highjack the thread.
More Turbo
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Middletown,NJ
My ATS came in, took a couple months. Stage3 was friendly and sent reminders but didn’t answer my question on what fox 2.0 shocks should I use on my truck with heavy service front springs. I assume they have a different rate and sit a good half inch or so higher.
Anyone know? I dont want to highjack the thread.
Anyone know? I dont want to highjack the thread.
Hotshot
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 10,150
Likes: 1,369
From: Chaz
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Joined: Mar 2017
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I did my single about 3 weeks ago, just the pitman would not budge it, had to spray some blaster on it then heat it,,. Popped right out using the puller without even having to tap it. My fox gave me a pretty good left pull after install, after purging about 1 second of the charge. It’s perfect
Posting Guru
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None. I used blue loctite on pinch bolts. And it's almost necessary to have a helper to hold the steering wheel at lock to get the 1/8" measurement they want, simply turning it yourself does not max it at lock.
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Maybe I'm missing something here, but I'm puzzled as to the 'new' IFP 2.0 single stabilizer. I've seen pictures where the arm end comes with the necessary bushings, spacers and bolt as a simple replacement to the Motorcraft OEM one. Other pictures I've seen are of just the stock shock; no hardware. I ordered one from Amazon just last week. All I got was the raw shock. The frame end is straightforward; its the arm end that puzzles me.
I pulled to OEM one off thinking that I can just remove the bolt, etc but the end is tapered for about a 5/16" or 8MM wrench and not sure I can get enough torque on that thing to get it off without bending or breaking something. Frankly don't know if that assembly even comes off.
Am I missing something or should I continue to try to get the old hardware off the OEM to put on the new shock?
I pulled to OEM one off thinking that I can just remove the bolt, etc but the end is tapered for about a 5/16" or 8MM wrench and not sure I can get enough torque on that thing to get it off without bending or breaking something. Frankly don't know if that assembly even comes off.
Am I missing something or should I continue to try to get the old hardware off the OEM to put on the new shock?
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Joined: Jan 2019
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From: TEXAS
Maybe I'm missing something here, but I'm puzzled as to the 'new' IFP 2.0 single stabilizer. I've seen pictures where the arm end comes with the necessary bushings, spacers and bolt as a simple replacement to the Motorcraft OEM one. Other pictures I've seen are of just the stock shock; no hardware. I ordered one from Amazon just last week. All I got was the raw shock. The frame end is straightforward; its the arm end that puzzles me.
I pulled to OEM one off thinking that I can just remove the bolt, etc but the end is tapered for about a 5/16" or 8MM wrench and not sure I can get enough torque on that thing to get it off without bending or breaking something. Frankly don't know if that assembly even comes off.
Am I missing something or should I continue to try to get the old hardware off the OEM to put on the new shock?
I pulled to OEM one off thinking that I can just remove the bolt, etc but the end is tapered for about a 5/16" or 8MM wrench and not sure I can get enough torque on that thing to get it off without bending or breaking something. Frankly don't know if that assembly even comes off.
Am I missing something or should I continue to try to get the old hardware off the OEM to put on the new shock?
Freshman User
Joined: Nov 2017
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Yeah I think I got the universal fit version and not the Ford SD specific -001 version. The outer box clearly states Ford SD SS 985-24-001. So don't know if Fox is putting wrong parts in the wrong box or someone forgot to put the hardware kit in the box. Regardless back to Amazon it goes and I'm placing my order elsewhere.
