steering stabilizer included?
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steering stabilizer included?
high all. great site.
i did a seach and read a ton of posts but cant find a definative answer . if i order the SRW 350 4x4 truck WITHOUT the FX4 package and with the plow and camper packages do i get a steering stabilizer?
seems like i could pass on the cheap harsh rancho's and decal.
i did a seach and read a ton of posts but cant find a definative answer . if i order the SRW 350 4x4 truck WITHOUT the FX4 package and with the plow and camper packages do i get a steering stabilizer?
seems like i could pass on the cheap harsh rancho's and decal.
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You won't get it with with the camper package. That pkg includes helper springs and an anti-sway bar. I am not sure whether you get it with the plow package buy my guess is no. You will get the heavy service front springs though.
You can get the Rancho SS package for around $50. It includes a 5000 and mounting brackets. Pretty simple to install too. FWIW, the FX4 package also comes with some great rock shields for the xfer case and gas tank.
Mike
You won't get it with with the camper package. That pkg includes helper springs and an anti-sway bar. I am not sure whether you get it with the plow package buy my guess is no. You will get the heavy service front springs though.
You can get the Rancho SS package for around $50. It includes a 5000 and mounting brackets. Pretty simple to install too. FWIW, the FX4 package also comes with some great rock shields for the xfer case and gas tank.
Mike
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Originally Posted by mwpierson
Welcome to FTE!
You can get the Rancho SS package for around $50. It includes a 5000 and mounting brackets. Pretty simple to install too. FWIW, the FX4 package also comes with some great rock shields for the xfer case and gas tank.
Mike
You can get the Rancho SS package for around $50. It includes a 5000 and mounting brackets. Pretty simple to install too. FWIW, the FX4 package also comes with some great rock shields for the xfer case and gas tank.
Mike
ya thanks i was gonna get the skidplates for a buck 10.
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Just go to the ford webiste. Do a "build your truck" and it will tell you what you get with each package. Takes 5 mins, but then you start wanting a new truck. Oh, oh, oh.......the itch! Help!
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I believe the rule was that if you had ANY upgraded front suspension, you got the stabilizer.
My '01 has "heavy service suspension" and came with the stabilizer because of it.
If you have a plow package, you have VERY stiff springs and it will probably come with it. Otherwise, tell the dealer to MAKE SURE It does, or they can install it later FREE.
art k.
My '01 has "heavy service suspension" and came with the stabilizer because of it.
If you have a plow package, you have VERY stiff springs and it will probably come with it. Otherwise, tell the dealer to MAKE SURE It does, or they can install it later FREE.
art k.
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Try to get one without the stabilizer from Ford. That way it's easier to put a real one on. The ford one is crapola. I got a dual stabilizer with way bigger shocks for less than a hundred bucks delivered off ebay.
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Originally Posted by krewat
Anything with heavier than "standard" front suspension is going to have the stabilizer.
That includes plow package, heavy-service suspension, etc.
That includes plow package, heavy-service suspension, etc.
doesnt the camper pack include front springs? if so then it should include stabilizer.
everybody seems to talk about rear only.
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Originally Posted by killaford
doesnt the camper pack include front springs? if so then it should include stabilizer. everybody seems to talk about rear only.
everybody seems to talk about rear only.I've been reading everything I can about SD's since 2001 - the only times I've seen/read-about the stabilizer is when the front springs are not the base "S" springs.
I've got "T" springs from the heavy-service suspension package and have the stabilizer.
I would imagine if the camper package came with stiffer front-springs, it would have the stabilizer, but this is all conjecture.
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My 05 has the camper package and FX4. I don't have a steering stabilizer. That may not mean anything though,my truck was on the lot and the person that ordered it had a strange sense of humor. Brake controller, but no tow mirrors. Had to get those off ebay.
Anyway I hope that helps, and I hope this post makes the site stop telling me I haven't posted in over two weeks!
Anyway I hope that helps, and I hope this post makes the site stop telling me I haven't posted in over two weeks!