Steering Dampener
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Steering Dampener
I was hoping I could get some input on steering dampeners. My 2019 F250, 6.2L steering wheel jerks hard when I hit rough spots or bumps on the highway. My front end parts are all good, I just feel it is due to the heavy duty suspension. I was wondering if good steering dampeners would help reduce the harsh steering wheel jerk. To be very clear, I am not talking about death wobble.
Thanks for the input,
Scott
Thanks for the input,
Scott
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I was hoping I could get some input on steering dampeners. My 2019 F250, 6.2L steering wheel jerks hard when I hit rough spots or bumps on the highway. My front end parts are all good, I just feel it is due to the heavy duty suspension. I was wondering if good steering dampeners would help reduce the harsh steering wheel jerk. To be very clear, I am not talking about death wobble.
Thanks for the input,
Scott
Thanks for the input,
Scott
I will be in FL the week of Labor Day, near the Space Center. If you are kinda close I'll bring a slightly used Bilstein. You can have it. It's perfectly fine - I ended up putting a few PMF parts under mine and went with their dual stabilizer kit. It's been sitting in my garage ever since.
Let me know.
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My truck is finally going in Thursday (due to a parts shortage?) for the recall that started over a year ago. The "service advisor" said they have to look and see if my truck needs it before they swap anything out.
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Where in FL are you?
I will be in FL the week of Labor Day, near the Space Center. If you are kinda close I'll bring a slightly used Bilstein. You can have it. It's perfectly fine - I ended up putting a few PMF parts under mine and went with their dual stabilizer kit. It's been sitting in my garage ever since.
Let me know.
I will be in FL the week of Labor Day, near the Space Center. If you are kinda close I'll bring a slightly used Bilstein. You can have it. It's perfectly fine - I ended up putting a few PMF parts under mine and went with their dual stabilizer kit. It's been sitting in my garage ever since.
Let me know.
Thanks
Scott
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Scott and B-Man, perhaps I can help you fine gents out. I am just south of Daytona about an hour north of the cape maybe 3 miles from I-95. I would be happy to collect and hold it until Scott makes it to the Daytona area.
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It's been maybe a year and several thousand miles. What should I be looking for? It seemed to compress and extend normally like it did when it was new BUT that is all subjective.
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The OP sounds to be having a lot of feedback in the steering when hitting bumps, so his might be bad.
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The factory damper that came on the '19 and earlier was considered bad if it showed play when going from one direction to the other. That was done off the truck. I found mine had play at around 4k miles when I removed it to install a Bilstein. The only difference I noticed while driving was less feedback in the steering wheel when hitting bumps and dips with the new damper.
The OP sounds to be having a lot of feedback in the steering when hitting bumps, so his might be bad.
The OP sounds to be having a lot of feedback in the steering when hitting bumps, so his might be bad.
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The factory damper that came on the '19 and earlier was considered bad if it showed play when going from one direction to the other. That was done off the truck. I found mine had play at around 4k miles when I removed it to install a Bilstein. The only difference I noticed while driving was less feedback in the steering wheel when hitting bumps and dips with the new damper.
The OP sounds to be having a lot of feedback in the steering when hitting bumps, so his might be bad.
The OP sounds to be having a lot of feedback in the steering when hitting bumps, so his might be bad.
Thanks
Scott
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The original damper on mine was a twin tube damper, the recall replacement might be more like a gas charged monotube damper. Not sure since I went straight to the aftermarket part.