hey guys

I was wondering if y'all could help with with an issue that came up today. I have done a lot of research on the DW problem because I'm starting to have it. I'm going to get the lower control arm and track bar bolt set from northridge, however my question to those that might know:

Does anything look wrong with my steering stabilizer ? Reason I ask is because the dealership I went to today for an oil change, and tire balance called me and said I would need a new steering dampener for $330......ha. I just had a new one put on when I did my lift a few months ago.

 

It's the black residue that got me wondering.

 

$330 for a factory SS!!?? Could upgrade to much nicer Fox for a fraction of the cost.... OE parts prices, geeze

 

Thats nuts... Read wayalife's "myths about steering stabilizer's" here:

http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-tech/m...ng-stabilizers

Good info on wobble there too...

 

Agreed but don't go with fox go with king. You'll never have to worry about SS problems again. I replaced mine 3 times before making the change.

 

No need to run a SS....i haven't put one back on since my stocker puked out all it's fluid and my Jeep handles great.

 

thanks guys

 

I'll be honest, without you guys and this forum I would be a lot poorer haha

 

I started to get DW as a result of totally crushing in my SS and bending the shaft on a rock.

I just put the new TF 9550 in and its solved 90% of my problems. The other 10% or so was a new JKS adjustable Track bar and a NR bolt kit. Solid as a rock now, but after all the crazy stories I heard about the SS really not doing much I can confirm that on my 2012 it made a HUGE difference.

 

No. Negative.


Your new stabilizer MASKED the problem that the new trackbar FIXED. Sorry for sounding like a jerk, but its misguided posts like that one that perpetuate incorrect information.