Best stabilizer?!
JK Junkie
Joined: Jan 2013
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From: CT
I totally agree.
I'm pretty much new up front.
Synergy flip/ball joints, TB.. Tires are E Rated which do wander some. Lifted 3.5, caster at 4
I find the ATS to help keep the wander down. Especially at freeway speeds.
I'm pretty much new up front.
Synergy flip/ball joints, TB.. Tires are E Rated which do wander some. Lifted 3.5, caster at 4
I find the ATS to help keep the wander down. Especially at freeway speeds.
JK Junkie
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Sanford, Florida
I have a Fox ATS and it was the biggest waste of money I have spent on my Jeep. Yeah, I said it. Overpriced and overhyped. Sure it is adjustable and looks great, but in have a suspicion that if dialed in at a higher number it will stress the steering box even more than it already is, especially with larger tires. I'm not doubting that some guys love it and it's made a difference for them, but for me it's hardly noticeable. I wonder if some of the guys running this has other issues that were helped by switching to this SS? It can definitely smooth things out and tighten up your steering "feeling" if dialed up. I don't know, but I had no issues before with ball joints, track bars, etc before switching and I felt 0% difference going from the stock SS to the Fox ATS. I guess that's where me theory comes from. YMMV.
JK Junkie
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Sanford, Florida
I suspect you didn't see much of a difference due to lift size.. I do a lot of hwy miles and my wife sometimes needs to drive. The Fox ATS when dialed in can make a huge difference. I still need to do a flip kit but the ATS has made a huge difference over stock. Not knocking your comment or opinion.
JK Jedi Master
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Midwest City, OK
This is what did and didn't work for me. And please bear in mind that my Jeep, at 137K miles, drives straight as an arrow and has great steering feel (click on the signature link to all of my mods). There is no DW and there is no bump steer. I can and have driven without the steering stabilizer when mine bent, and could not really tell the difference. I did relocate the SS with the JeepSWAG kit very early on.
The OEM SS, after relocation, did not work well. I found it bent after some hard crawling at Disney, OK ...
I replaced it with the Teraflex, which is much heavier duty. For me, it's easily worth the $50 price ...
I've had to replace the Teraflex because it started seeping oil. Still worked fine, but just would dribble a little oil under the vehicle. Have never bent one, nor had one lose pressure.
The OEM SS, after relocation, did not work well. I found it bent after some hard crawling at Disney, OK ...
I replaced it with the Teraflex, which is much heavier duty. For me, it's easily worth the $50 price ...
I've had to replace the Teraflex because it started seeping oil. Still worked fine, but just would dribble a little oil under the vehicle. Have never bent one, nor had one lose pressure.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Sep 2013
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From: Laurentians, Quebec, Canada
Just a question, what bumpstops do you have in the front ?
I red that it requires at least 2'' bumpstops in the front with a stabilizer relocation bracket.
Is it possible your stabilizer shock hit the frame ?
I red that it requires at least 2'' bumpstops in the front with a stabilizer relocation bracket.
Is it possible your stabilizer shock hit the frame ?
JK Jedi Master
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Midwest City, OK
It certainly may be possible. Back then I had the RC budget boost with RC shocks, I'm pretty sure. And Disney does demand some pretty good articulation. Now I have a TF 2.5" coil lift, which came with bump stop extensions.
JK Super Freak
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Thunder Bay, Ontario
IMHO if a steering stabilizer has cured a problem, then you still have that problem. The SS only masked it, controlled it, but didn't cure it. If everything is proper upfront you should be able to drive around without a stabilizer no matter what tires you run or road conditions you run on.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: LI, NY
Teraflex since it's cheap enough to replace if it fails...
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Teraflex Steering Stabilizer Kit 1513001 | eBay
JK Jedi Master
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From: Midwest City, OK
Teraflex since it's cheap enough to replace if it fails...
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