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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by mkjeep
It's a gas charged shock/stabilizer. They are gonna push to the left. If you have a right hand pull it helps counter act it. If you have no pull, a reg hydro stabilizer is the best bet.
You need to explain this to me if you would.... Are these Bilstiens designed with this intention? Do a lot of rigs have a right hand pull? If you have a pull to the right wouldn't it mean you need to fix something, rather than fix it with the stabilizer?
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by AK4Dave
You need to explain this to me if you would.... Are these Bilstiens designed with this intention? Do a lot of rigs have a right hand pull? If you have a pull to the right wouldn't it mean you need to fix something, rather than fix it with the stabilizer?
Not necessarily. When I went to a toyo 13.50 wide tire from a 12.50, it pulled to the right. The only fix in this situation would have been to get rid of my brand new tires and go to a 12.50, that wasn't gonna happen. By adjusting my pass side control arm longer, it helped the pull, bilstein stabilizer finished it off.

Also, alot of jk' come straight from the factory with a slight righthand pull(well noted in alot of stock threads) and it gets enhanced with addition of lifts and wider tires.

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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by mkjeep
Not necessarily. When I went to a toyo 13.50 wide tire from a 12.50, it pulled to the right. The only fix in this situation would have been to get rid of my brand new tires and go to a 12.50, that wasn't gonna happen. By adjusting my pass side control arm longer, it helped the pull, bilstein stabilizer finished it off.
Hmmmm.....that's interesting. Nobody could tell you why it was pulling to the right? Is it just the characteristics of the tire/s? Does Bilstein actually market/advertise this type of stabilizer for this purpose? I guess what I'm saying is that if a person wasn't aware of the pull to the left when they bought them, and had no pull before, it would be a real pain in the ass after install to find this out.
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by AK4Dave
Hmmmm.....that's interesting. Nobody could tell you why it was pulling to the right? Is it just the characteristics of the tire/s? Does Bilstein actually market/advertise this type of stabilizer for this purpose? I guess what I'm saying is that if a person wasn't aware of the pull to the left when they bought them, and had no pull before, it would be a real pain in the ass after install to find this out.
Well, I talked to wayoflife about this since he's run so many toyo's and he said they have a tendency to pull to the right. As far as bilstein intentionally doing this.I dunno, doubt it though. Their have been one or two members on here with a lefthand pull, but waaayyyy more so with right hand pulls. And there has also been peeps that the bilstein gave them to much push to the left when installed, so they sent it back.
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