Need some help on how to install a steering stabilizer on my 1996 f250 (see pictures)

 

I came across this and it might help you??? Sandy

https://www.fullsizebronco.com/threa...install.91037/

 

Hey mudtruck, welcome to FTE. Interesting setup you got there. Presumably you bought it that way?
Looks to me like you will need to pretty much come up with your own design. You have a heavily modified truck, so many (most?) of the stabilizer "kits" on the market are going to be for a stock truck.
You can probably use the shock itself from any of the kits, as they would likely have enough length and shock travel to accommodate the Ford without becoming the limiting factor in steering. But other than that, your brackets will be custom, or modified brackets from another kit.

The typical mounting location, if you haven't see them already, are one end on the tie-rod and the other either on the frame or the long-side axle tube.
For this there are universal kits from most of the big suspension manufacturers. But it's the tie-rod location that is going to be the sticker. As you can see from your original steering arms (the part of the knuckle that the tie-rod normally mounts to) the tie-rod location was originally under the springs. But with your full cross-over steering where the draglink is above the springs, so is your tie-rod now, by necessity.
It's all about the packaging now. Nothing is stock, from the leaf springs, axle assembly, to steering linkages.

Sorry if you had already figured that all out and were looking for guidance. For that I don't have anything in cement. Just guesses.
Not sure if there is anything convenient to mount them to on the frame, so it might be back to the axle tube. But whatever you do, make sure to cycle the steering both ways fully before you mount permanently so you know that it does not either bottom or top out the shock.

Good luck!

Paul

 

Yes thank you I see it was modified I was just hoping for some help it does look like I have to weld a bracket to the frame I was just hoping for an easier install

 

You should not need a steering stabilizer if the geometry is correct. Do you know what the front axle came out of and maybe what kit was used to install it? Have you tried to get it aligned? I’m guessing the caster is off. What problem(s) are you having?

 

Agree with My4. Mentioned that in that other thread about solid axle swaps.
Even though Ford installed steering stabilizers on many different year trucks, all those trucks steer and act perfectly fine without them. They're not to cure shimmy, shake or Death Wobble (you mentioned that in the other thread) but to lower the impact of external inputs from the tires to the steering box and other components. And hopefully to save your fingers if you're off-roading and the wheels hit an obstacle and decide to yank it out of your hands while your thumbs are still attached!

Anyway. let us know how it's actually acting, get the alignment numbers checked even though the tech won't know what to make of it, and let us know.
And get a printout. If they don't have a printer, get a screen shot so you can post up the numbers. I've heard some techs say "it can't be adjusted so you don't need to know" because that's all they know.

Paul

 

Thanks for the help guys I’ll let you know how it works out

 

I found the steering at Sky manufacturing it’s called Dana 60 high steering they sell the stabilizer for it also thanks for your help