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Fox 2.0 evolution steering stabilizer

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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 06:24 PM
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I have been all over google and 2 forums and the fox website and can't find my answer so maybe someone can help. I am upgrading my shocks to the performance series and am thinking of doing the fox evolution series stabilizer. So my question is do you guys/gals think I will get push from the stabilizer? Should I go with the performance stabilizer? Do the evolution/performance series come with the trac bar bolt like the ats series? Thanks for the help I know its a lot of questions but I only wanna do this one time haha. Pics are appreciated too!
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 07:43 PM
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I have the evolution SS. It come with the stabilizer only, not bracket or hardware. I like it, seemed to smooth things out a little and I don't notice any pull at all.
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by One bad black JK
I have been all over google and 2 forums and the fox website and can't find my answer so maybe someone can help. I am upgrading my shocks to the performance series and am thinking of doing the fox evolution series stabilizer. So my question is do you guys/gals think I will get push from the stabilizer? Should I go with the performance stabilizer? Do the evolution/performance series come with the trac bar bolt like the ats series? Thanks for the help I know its a lot of questions but I only wanna do this one time haha. Pics are appreciated too!
Why do you think you need a new SS?
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Old Jun 3, 2014 | 01:22 AM
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A steering stabilizer is not like a shock. It doesn't try to push itself out. It just resists movement in either direction, and remains set where it is unless there is force applied.

It is not a critical part of your Jeep. In fact, unless you have other problems that need to be fixed, your Jeep will run just fine without a steering stabilizer. It will drive straight and true without bump steer or death wobble (which a steering stabilizer doesn't fix anyway).

There is really no need to replace your steering stabilizer with an aftermarket unit until such time as the OEM one fails. A better idea is to relocate the steering stabilizer with one of the several relocation kits out there to prevent it from getting bashed on the rocks. But, if it gets bent, just pull it off and drive home. Then look into aftermarket units. Recommend not spending a lot on any replacement: Any "improvement" is simply justification for having spent all of that money. Take multiple drivers, two identical JKs, one with the OEM the other with anyone's choice of aftermarket SS, and I'll bet the drivers cannot correctly determine which is which (beyond chance guessing). Regardless, some folks like the appearance of aftermarket SS, and that's fine. But, do relocate it (improving off-road performance, but perhaps making looks less an issue since it isn't easily seen anymore).
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Old Jun 3, 2014 | 03:31 AM
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I need a new one because my old one is wasted haha. I have heard that with the fox being has pressurized that they wanna push to one side but I see as many people saying they do as they don't... I guess I will buy the evolution series stabilizer and see what happens.
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Old Jun 3, 2014 | 04:14 AM
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I bought the performance series and returned it shortly after. Out of the box all it wanted to do was push to the left, even with 37s. When our shop tried to return it for a refund we were notified it was a repair only piece since there were so many out there with issues. I switched to the Fox ATS model and am very happy with how it performs. Good luck with it, hopefully the evolution series is a better choice.
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