Steering stabilizer
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From: Middle Tennessee
BTW, I am not sure, but I believe the Rancho stabilizer comes with the stabilizer, or shock looking unit only as a replacement. I could be wrong. You may need to go to the boneyard to install one.
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From: Monroe Michigan
Originally Posted by SVLERF250PWRSTRKE
My 99 XLT doesn't have a stabilizer is this normal?
TchTchr,
I have the same problem with the boot tearing, I replace it about once a year.
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From: Cut & Shoot, Texas
Originally Posted by TchTchr
Scott,
How often do you go through the red boots? My stabilizer is similiar to yours and it eats up those boots like mad. Any suggestions? I'd also like to put the duels on mine.
How often do you go through the red boots? My stabilizer is similiar to yours and it eats up those boots like mad. Any suggestions? I'd also like to put the duels on mine.
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From: Mountaintop, PA
Originally Posted by Texas Outlaw
Mine does too. That's my third boot that is on there now and it too has small holes in the top. I used washers to space it away from the linkage bar and it has done better but not perfect.
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My 00 didn't have the stabilizer, but my 01 does. I don't know if this would matter, but my 01 has the off road package, and the 00 didn't. I'm not sure if that would be the difference or not.
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From: Grand Lake, La.
Originally Posted by pullinair
I bought one from fleabay and took it off after three days. Even with the washers I still could not space it out enough. I went to a monroe absorber with lifetime waranty. I could not handle the ripped boot.
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From: Powder Springs, East TN
My 00 has them but it is an offroad. I don't remember if my 01 had them but it was a regular 4x4. Now those are some really good pictures good job.
Originally Posted by jeff7825
My 00 didn't have the stabilizer, but my 01 does. I don't know if this would matter, but my 01 has the off road package, and the 00 didn't. I'm not sure if that would be the difference or not.
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From: Mountaintop, PA
Originally Posted by miller_feed
Tim, was the monroe a direct replacement for the stock? I have heard of people having fitting problems with the replacement shocks. Did it bolt right to the stock brackets with no problems?
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