Bilstein stabilizer?
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Bilstein stabilizer?
Hello all,
What are you all using for sterring stabilizers? I wanted to go with a Bilstein but they said they do not make one for the 17-19 trucks?
I read here the fox ones may be too much pressure.
Thanks in advance,
Chuck
What are you all using for sterring stabilizers? I wanted to go with a Bilstein but they said they do not make one for the 17-19 trucks?
I read here the fox ones may be too much pressure.
Thanks in advance,
Chuck
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Fox 2.0 Stabilizer 985-24-001. The label says 2008-On Ford Super Duty, but Fox's website and Amazon say it doesn't fit. They want to sell a stabilizer with a different mount, and I get why. But this one fits perfectly fine and rides very nice. Firm but not hard to steer. Perfectly smooth and stable over bumps and off road. Make sure you have a ball join separator to install.
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I tried a Bilstein steering stabilizer on my 2018 dually. Was sold to me by a guy who has a website and hold himself out to be a former Bilstein engineer. He didn’t think they made one to fit, but he found a p/n that he said would work. After 1500 miles towing our 5er from San Diego the front tires were trashed I had the stabilizer replaced with a stock ford unit in SLC, had to replace front tires in Chicago, were I was told of a TSB on certain 17+ SDs that had alignment issues. The TSB steps included changing the stabilizer to a “new” p/n. That was done by the fine folks at Orleans Ford in Medina, NY. 8000+ miles on the truck since then with no issues. Apparently the Bilstein that I installed was a repurposed shock with the correct fittings. After removal it was obvious that it wasn’t a steering stabilizer since when compressed and released it immediately pushed out to full extension. My bad for not noticing when I installed it in San Diego. Lesson learned ��
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I tried a Bilstein steering stabilizer on my 2018 dually. Was sold to me by a guy who has a website and hold himself out to be a former Bilstein engineer. He didn’t think they made one to fit, but he found a p/n that he said would work. After 1500 miles towing our 5er from San Diego the front tires were trashed I had the stabilizer replaced with a stock ford unit in SLC, had to replace front tires in Chicago, were I was told of a TSB on certain 17+ SDs that had alignment issues. The TSB steps included changing the stabilizer to a “new” p/n. That was done by the fine folks at Orleans Ford in Medina, NY. 8000+ miles on the truck since then with no issues. Apparently the Bilstein that I installed was a repurposed shock with the correct fittings. After removal it was obvious that it wasn’t a steering stabilizer since when compressed and released it immediately pushed out to full extension. My bad for not noticing when I installed it in San Diego. Lesson learned ��
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Deveroutdoors,
Why the need to separate the ball joints? The videos that I watched did not show that. At lest the PMF dual fox stabilizer did not show that had to be done. Do different brands have different installations?
Why the need to separate the ball joints? The videos that I watched did not show that. At lest the PMF dual fox stabilizer did not show that had to be done. Do different brands have different installations?
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I should have clarified. You don't need to separate ball joints, you need the ball joint separator to uninstall the drag link mount on the stabilizer. The end that bolts to the frame is a piece of cake, the end that bolts to the drag link is conical shaped and gets wedged into the hole on the link. No amount of hammering the stabilizer body or mount itself will break it free. You'll need the separator to un-wedge it.
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