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Dual stabilizer or not?

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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnnyQuik
Wobbles that occur only at cold temps sound like possible tire balance issues. True death wobble is normally track bar related and other wobbles are normally loose or worn out steering components. Steering stabilizers can mask issues and help with bump steer, but if you have issues that a dual stabilizer would in any way help, you'd be better off addressing the root causes.
Bump steer I can live with and have the fear that if I had a dual or even replaced the existing single I would be masking something and thus letting it fester even longer. I had the tires balanced at the same time I had all the other stuff done I mentioned earlier (went through planman's dw checklist). Do you think the cold temp would contribute to an imbalance if the tire pressure dropped due to colder temps?

Fwiw, I am taking it back to 4wp to look at a cam that looks like it moved out of place and to check the dust boot on one of the ball joints that has popped out. They did the work for these and so I will let them correct it. While I am in there anything I should ask them while they have it? Maybe ask them to check the balance again and the alignment again?
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Ryan0260
Dual stabilizers really offer no benefit over a single besides looking good
I have been reading about this stabilizer issue and have probably read every thread on the forum regarding them. I do understand that they "mask" other steering problems, and I have read where WOL quotes "hell, you don't even technically need one at all". But then I did a google search and low and behold I came up with a RC dual stabilizer write up from WOL. I respect WOL and his plethra of Jeep knowledge, and everything I know about my jeep and have done to my jeep has come from either one of WOL write-ups or some other info from this site...sooo

Just seems everyone has their own opinion about these damn things, "don't need em" - " buy a cheap one and replace it when it breaks" - "get the bilstein, it is cheap" - "get the relocate kit to get it up out of the way" .

So two days of reading and I still have no conclusion, so I am going to pay the extra $ and go with the RC dual stabilizer set up to hopefully mask some of my bump steer/slight wobble at 40 mph. All else fails and it is jewelry for my chassis I guess! : thumbsup:
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