What's the consensus on Steering Stabilizers? Are they a waste of money or a good investment? I, like many others had the death wobble issue in my last F250. I'm debating on throwing in a set of Steering Stabilizers to see if it really makes a difference in the long run for the new truck. Sure my truck is new and rides like a dream. I like to keep it that way.

 

Steering stabilizers have their place. The aftermarket styles are used mainly to help control larger tires. Anything up to a 35-1250 can easily be controlled with a quality single replacement like a bilstien or a fox unit. The dual units really help with the really big tires. I think the dual units look good and I generally run them. I have achieved good results with a quality replacement unit as well. I run 35-1250s on all my builds.

 

I was under the impression it helped to keep things tight, so things don't develop slop?

 

Are you running 35s on a leveling kit or lift?

 

If you want to spend the money, on my previous 4x4 with hd front springs and oversized tires it improved the feel of the truck. Also good shocks do too.

 

I had a new 2019 that had loose feeling steering, I hit a slight divit in the road and had terrible/ dangerous death wobble. A lot of people claimed dual steering stabilizers are a band aid on a problem.
I installed the Pro Comp dual steering stabilizer and it completely fixed my loose feeling steering, and I can’t make it go into the death wobble.
Band aid or not, it has made my truck more enjoyable and safer to drive. Give them a try!

 

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I dont think a dual steering stabilizer can fix death wobble, everything else must be good first. I do think a dual steering stabilizer can help prevent or delay death wobble by keeping things tight. On my 2019 F250 brand new with no mods and lowered tire air pressure the truck had loose steering, wander, and slight bump steer (no DW). After a few hundred miles I put on better tires and the steering was still loose etc. A few hundred miles later I put on a dual steering stabilizer and it tightened everything up... loose steering and wander and bump steer completely gone. The truck steers and handles great now for two years.

 

Can you run a dual steering stabilizer along with an aftermarket single or is that too much? I'm only asking because i have a brand new dual setup in my garage, but i currently run the FOX adjustable single

 

Loose steering and wandering at highway speeds are symptoms of having too little +caster.

 

steering stabilizers are shocks that push in one direction...the summation of their force will cancel steering wheel notice of the shocks (50 psi on the left one is cancelled by 50 psi on the right one...net to steering wheel is 0 psi) the idea is to have a PSI driven force help keep your wheel from rattling.


steering damper is a different story....provides resistive force in both directions...typically needed to prevent bump steer

so...do not remove your OEM steering damper just because you have steering stabilizers.

steering stabilizers have a greater wow factor on wearing rod ends than new rod ends.

if your rod ends have some play...you will be wowed

if your rod ends are tight...you wont be wowed

 

my two cents?

The stock one (and even the "beefed up" oem stabilizer) is junk and it's only worthy location is a dumpster. They all have a dead spot in them where the first .5" of movement is not dampened as it's almost like it has an internal air bubble.

Dual stabilizers are an absolute waste of money. Similar to dual (or even quad shocks) back in the day, people did them for looks. Now since everyone sees one, they immediately think they need dual stabilizers to get their truck to drive correctly.

If a dual stabilizer is needed, why not 3? 4? 5? 20?

If all your suspension components are tight, your alignment is correct (and by correct, I don't mean "in the green." Search, I've posted dozens of times on alignments) your tires are good, and your shocks are good, you one need ONE good (bilstien/fox...) stabilizer in the factory location.

Always note too that every solid axle vehicle will have some inherent movement in the steering wheel when hitting something in the road. Your goal is not to lock the steering wheel in one position when you hit something. It's OK to have a little give in the steering system...

And lastly, running anything more than 50 psi on a fox stabilizer isn't necessary. The charge is only there to keep the oil from cavitation. You can't physically move a steering component fast enough to cavitate the oil.

 

Lots of good info.
My 2019 Lariat with 20" wheels and snow plow prep felt nervous the minute I drove off the lot. Every little bump that hit one tire before the other or one tire only.. resulted in minor bump steer.
After reading all the death wobble threads I figured I was a good candidate for the DW. I also figured if the tires are causing bump steer at the wheel they were also beating hell out of other joints.
I was also reading how reluctantly Ford was replacing stabilizers with new improved replacements... That were also crap. I was not going to wait for Ford while my front end wore prematurely.
At about 7,000 miles, after much research into dual set ups, and with the advice of a good friend. I replaced the stock SS with a King single unit.
Very easy swap with low miles and everything still nice and clean.
What I found was that the stock SS had free play right in the center. Almost .5". So there was zero dampening on center for a slight range of motion. Right where it is needed most.
Replacing the POS stocker with the high quality King unit cured all the negative feedback I was getting and made the truck feel like a different vehicle.
When the stock Michelins wear out Im going with a 295/65/20 which will be going from 33 to 35 with most tires and I am perfectly confident the King will easily handle the slightly larger tires.
That and new shocks round out the immediate need to rid your truck of stock components that are total trash.

 

So I was chasing bump steer on my 17' with 20x9 rims and larger tires. I replaced the factory with a King and added a Kelderman dual setup with Fox shocks and when I added the dual the wheel no longer returned to center for me. And it did nothing to fix my issue. Removing the dual and running the King in the factory spot was how I left things.

 

i have both fox 2.0 duals and fox 2.0 damper

the damper is needed for bumpsteer