Steering stabiliser question

[Power Wagon NZ]

Appreciate for suggestions in advance.
do you guys upgrade your steering stabiliser after you put 37’ tyres?

 

[Dinky]

Thuren king damper. Direct oem replacement

 

[SeppW]

The OE damper is pretty good. Ditto above on the King. Could go hydra-assist as well, requires replacing the steering gearbox, unless you want to mod it to accept the hoses, and replace the damper with hydraulic cylinder. Dethloff MFG used to carry the kits but hasn't in some time. I assume COVID-related supply chain issues. PSC carries the kits as well. Probably a small fortune to get one into country.

 

[crazy jerry]

factory one works well. but why do you care if you dont have a pw ?

 

[Dinky]

The OEM one has a little bit of movement before it actually does anything. When i switched min out i expected some resistance on the bolts but i unbolted it and it fell out. after i replace mine with the king damper its night and day different. pot holes or bumps off road no little jerk or deflection you will know how good the oem one actually is.

 

[mtnrider]

I'm still running the original OEM on mine, 35's with ~115k on the truck and it still works great.

Be careful with the "charged" style stabilizers, they can add pull if you truck is running straight now.


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[4xdad]

I run a bilstien on a synergy steering correction drag link the bilstien bracket didn’t fit because the drag link is bigger in diameter so I used the stock one with bigger u bolts

 

[4xdad]

Anybody need a mount that will fit a stock pw

 

[4xdad]

I had to grind the the sleeve in the new stabilizer about a sixteenth of an inch I hate modifying new parts lol

 

[Power Wagon NZ]

factory one works well. but why do you care if you dont have a pw ?

Because i am getting one. Just paid deposit this afternoon for which on dealer lot. Hard to find one exactly match what i want.

 

[Power Wagon NZ]

I'm still running the original OEM on mine, 35's with ~115k on the truck and it still works great.

Be careful with the "charged" style stabilizers, they can add pull if you truck is running straight now.


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Thank you.

 

[Power Wagon NZ]

The OE damper is pretty good. Ditto above on the King. Could go hydra-assist as well, requires replacing the steering gearbox, unless you want to mod it to accept the hoses, and replace the damper with hydraulic cylinder. Dethloff MFG used to carry the kits but hasn't in some time. I assume COVID-related supply chain issues. PSC carries the kits as well. Probably a small fortune to get one into country.

Thanks for your explain. If OE one is fine with 37 tyres i will just keep it as stock.

 

[olyelr]

Yea, i would just run it with the factory one for a while and see. Then if you feel the need to upgrade you can do so later.

 

[crazy jerry]

Because i am getting one. Just paid deposit this afternoon for which on dealer lot. Hard to find one exactly match what i want.

naw mate these trucks arent like fords where you have to swap out a bunch of factory crap parts on day one.

 

[crazy jerry]

I run a bilstien on a synergy steering correction drag link the bilstien bracket didn’t fit because the drag link is bigger in diameter so I used the stock one with bigger u bolts

you got a mess going on sir. all in the name of bullet proof ?

 

[4xdad]

I replaced the steering gear because I didn’t like the oem recall solution of welding the jam nut to the adjuster nut plus the link is stronger the ends are serviceable and bigger tires puts more stress on the components nothing wrong with strength and protection unserviceable ball joints are no good in my opinion I know how to run and load a grease gun and I not afraid to crawl under my truck and use it

 

[olyelr]

I replaced the steering gear because I didn’t like the oem recall solution of welding the jam nut to the adjuster nut plus the link is stronger the ends are serviceable and bigger tires puts more stress on the components nothing wrong with strength and protection unserviceable ball joints are no good in my opinion I know how to run and load a grease gun and I not afraid to crawl under my truck and use it

You mean drag link, not steering gear.

 

[4xdad]

you got a mess going on sir. all in the name of bullet proof ?

What the u dolts to long lol

 

[4xdad]

As long as you know what I mean it’s all good

 

[4xdad]

The synergy steering stuff was pricey but well worth the money the bilstien steering damper wasn’t that bad minor wrenching issues is half the fun