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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 06:31 PM
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steering stabilizer

my 2000 has never had a steering stabilizer, but a buyy of mine noticed that today and couldnt believe it, he said with my 35s i should have one, is this true?
 
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 07:01 PM
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Your truck may or may not have come with one from the factory. With 35's you should prob have a least a single on there. You could get one for as little as $49 for a rancho plus a $12 dollar part from Ford or all the way up to $450 for the dual Icon setup. There are quite a few in between. I ran a Rancho setup for a while and now run the dual Icon,so if you have a questions about those two feel free to ask. Other members have some of the other setups so hopefully they will chime in too.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 07:09 PM
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ok well i just wanted to know if you can feel a difference, and what does it actually do?
 
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 08:33 PM
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If you drive on dirt road or washboards, it will keep your wheel from snapping out of your hands. I can tell when my stabilizer sprung a leak last summer. I knew it from the feel of the wheel in my hands.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 09:26 PM
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I tore mine off and will not waste my money on another one.... BTW I run 38's... no way the steering wheel is coming out of your hands unless your not hanging on to the wheel,...
 
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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I tore mine off and will not waste my money on another one.... BTW I run 38's... no way the steering wheel is coming out of your hands unless your not hanging on to the wheel,...
Are you serious? I guess Ford wasted some money there because they are good about throwing money away. Like the ESPN football program says: "C'mon man".
 
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 11:57 PM
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I have a '00 CC LB SRW and it came with a steering stabilizer. I could tell after it died after my front end work. It was a bit squirrely with a dead steering stabilizer. I bought one from NAPA and installed it. It was nice and tight for one day. It must've worn in after that day. I was interested in getting a proper length yellow & blue Bilstein shock for it, but can't find part numbers with accompanying lengths. I found some dual stabilizer kits on summit racing that were reasonably priced.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by mechelement
I have a '00 CC LB SRW and it came with a steering stabilizer. I could tell after it died after my front end work. It was a bit squirrely with a dead steering stabilizer. I bought one from NAPA and installed it. It was nice and tight for one day. It must've worn in after that day. I was interested in getting a proper length yellow & blue Bilstein shock for it, but can't find part numbers with accompanying lengths. I found some dual stabilizer kits on summit racing that were reasonably priced.
I mentioned in another thread that Bilstein is supposed to be coming out with a steering stabilizer in the spring. That came from Bilstein Rep. IIRC some folks use a 5125 Bilstein for their stabilizer.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by throwdown
I mentioned in another thread that Bilstein is supposed to be coming out with a steering stabilizer in the spring. That came from Bilstein Rep. IIRC some folks use a 5125 Bilstein for their stabilizer.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 05:50 PM
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If you were going to use a Bilstein 5125 shock as a stabilizer, wouldn't you have to run them in pairs, opposing each other?
 
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Texas Outlaw
If you were going to use a Bilstein 5125 shock as a stabilizer, wouldn't you have to run them in pairs, opposing each other?
Now, that I don't know. I just remember in another thread that someone was using that model number. I think I will wait for the new stabilizer.

FTE member "maevens" reports that he has been using the 5125, Part # F4-BE5-A463-H6, for a steering stabilizer. Maybe he can give you more info.
 

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Old Nov 27, 2009 | 10:30 AM
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I will give Mark a holler then, thanks. If I can run a single 5125 Bilstein, I will order one today.
 
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Old Nov 27, 2009 | 10:39 AM
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I would think you would have to run the Bilstein 5125's in pairs using them as a steering stabilizer due to the shocks behaving diferently in each direction....Just my.02 worth.
 
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