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Dual steering stabilizers pros/cons

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#1 ·
Hey guys I was wondering if there were any pros/cons if I installed dual steering stabilizers on my tj which has 31" tires and a bit of lift.
 
#3 · (Edited)
There are no pros, only cons with dual steering dampers on a Wrangler. First, two dampers aren't needed for the sizes of tires a TJ runs. I'm running a single with 35's. And then they just force the power steering system to have to work that much harder which can cause the power steering to overheating on trails with a lot of turns.

Stay with a single good quality steering stabilizer, your Jeep will be better off that way.
 
#4 ·
There are no pros, only cons with dual steering dampers on a Wrangler. First, two dampers aren't needed for the sizes of tires a TJ runs. I'm running a single with 35's. And then they just force the power steering system to have to work that much harder which can cause the power steering to overheating on trails with a lot of turns. Stay with a single good quality steering stabilizer, your Jeep will be better off that way.
will do thanks for the info bud
 
#6 ·
I've had friends who installed them (fox) and said its a night and day difference, that was both on JK's. but from what I've read if you upgrade it to any aftermarket steering stabilizer (dampener) zone, rough country (which is the one I am installing this weekend), Monroe, fox it makes a world of difference as the stock one is about half the size of the aftermarket ones. So you can basically get the cheaper aftermarket one and it will perform 100 times better than the factory one, especially if yours has been leaking for awhile like mine. From what I've read an people have told me it's actually a hydraulic dampener not a stabilizer and its valved 50/50.
 
#12 · (Edited)
There's no need to install anything beyond than a basic hydraulic steering damper which is nothing more than a conventional hydraulic shock absorber that is valved 50:50. They are not there to be a " steering stabilizer", they're a damper... their job is to isolate the steering system from bumps, jolts, and shock from driving on rough surfaces.

So while Fox makes very good 'stuff', I wouldn't spend that kind of $$$ for a steering damper. Hydraulic dampers from Rancho (what I run), Monroe, etc. are all fine, cost much less, and will last a long time. Any of which would be a significant upgrade over what the factory installed.