Steering Stabilizer: What does it do and why

[@arkman8109]

I have a 79 dodge D100, that truck is all over the road. Rebuilt the front end and got it aligned that helped a lot . New tires , next is steering stabilizer and new steering box. Hopefully I can get it close to a normal steering system that is less fatiguing to drive. Also has new coil springs and shocks and new control arm bushings. I've looked at the frame very closely and it has no sign of ever being wrecked. I also put inch and a half spacers on the front to get a wider more stable stance. So far each thing has made it better. I built a flat bed on the back and moved the gas tank to the back between the frame rails the front end may need a little more weight to help it. Maybe this lengthy detailed post can help someone along the way. Very good video.

[@jasonwou3003]

You need to hit a big pot hole with ONE front wheel during cornering, to see the real effect of the steering damper. You can drive on a smooth surface all day long, and not see any difference what this damper does.

[@desertdieselgang7985]

Jason Wou true but these trucks don't care I had mine stolen off my truck drove it for a few years no problems finally got one back on just because, ripped it off about 3 weeks later on a rock off-road. That was 5 years ago haven't bought another because they hang so low never have any steering issues

[@kylenajjar4548]

So I did a bunch of work to my front end. All of it in fact except the stabilizer was replaced and aligned properly. Hit a pot hole, and it overextended my stabilizer and dumped all its grease out. Which of course I didn’t notice until I took everything off again and reinstalled again following a death wobble that I felt after hitting the pothole. Got a new one on the way so hopefully it fixes the issue.

[@stevesolo16]

I think you should have tried different speeds. Most of the time cavitation usually happens at certain situation only. The big tires might wobble on the freeway when there are rain grooves cut into the street etc...

[@EpicCowlick]

Great job on the video. The split screen effect is great!

[@blastedthewubstepneko1862]

amazing how older videos are very helpful. I am new to ford trucks. 2016 F-150

[@scottkucinski4967]

Make that video on our roads in Michigan and your camera would have fallen off by now lol

[@santiagodavila1426]

Great video, I have a 2003 Ford f150 5.4 4x4. Just did a 5inch with 35s.. it kinda shakes a lil.. Should it be a good idea to add a steering stabilizer.? And my question is. What does the stabilizer DO TO YOYR TRUCK what’s the difference with it or without..? Thank you 🙏🙏

[@josepina4622]

Do you think that the steering stabilizer could be causing sloppy in my 2015 4x4 F-250?

[@TruckStuff1]

Possibly, but with the new suspensions there's a lot more going on

[@HeavyboxesDIYMaster]

So stabilizers go either way? Shaft on tire side or middle? Depending on car and stabilizer ... or maybe most have the shaft connected to the middle.

[@ezaco2858]

Thanks for the great detail video. I’m going to keep my tires simple because I Live in the city so if I wanna park my f250 in the downtown garage I’ll be fine.

[@docl8747]

Hahaha

[@0714will]

P.S. Gloves rock for packing wheel bearings!

[@docl8747]

Right

[@itruck1]

Is it just the camera angle or are your wheels cambered out at the bottom. It looks like the wheel is leaning in at the top and out at the bottom.

[@TruckStuff1]

It's just an effect of the wide angle lens

[@cholmes49128]

Wld this cause a severe shake at highway speeds from 68-78 mph. I just had new tires put on about 2 months ago. Didint have this shake before new tires. Replaced all u joints and still have the shake. It will shake between those speeds then stops after a cpl mins and wont donit again til the nxt day. 01 gmc 1500 4x4. Stock..

[@SgtJoeSmith]

Chris Holmes tires need rebalanced. or they shake when cold but when they warm and soften they smooth out.

[@cholmes49128]

Its was the tortion bars being cranked way to high causing bad angle on shafts up front. Previous owner put a 3" leveling kit on it and cranked them all the way. Pretty wild trying to figure it out. Thanks for the comment joe smith

[@SgtJoeSmith]

Chris Holmes no prob. I had tires rotated and balanced on ranger but then on free way after topping 65 started shaking going home. I determined it felt like front drivers side. Went back and they reballanced that tire and all was fine then.

[@santiagodavila1426]

So I watched the video many times, still dnt we the difference.. What’s the porpoise of a steering stabilizer..? What is it for.? What does it does to the truck?

[@HighSidedFilms]

How did u split screen like that? what editer did u use?

[@JM-yx1lm]

HighSidedFilms dude, this is entry level, basic stuff.

[@vnkable]

@@JM-yx1lm so answer

[@61soldiergirl]

Steering damper bracket on right side rusted off ford said I need another axle to fix problem. 1999 f350 4x4 with 7.3 diesel. Any help out there?

[@TrekkerMoto]

Why would you need a new axle... If a mechanic told you that I'd never go there again. You just need a new mount welded on

[@ryanhemp8977]

Weld it back on fab up a new one

[@Hiram33]

Find yourself Better mechanic one who charges cheap but gets the job done. I have the luck of a cousin being a mechanic charges me $100 cash everytime even if it's lots of work has his own garage and is insured

[@victorsoto1208]

i am in need of help i am new to this i have a 03 f250 diseal 6.0 an i just got all the oils change steering fluid and all that crap but it is really hard to turn you here like a squek sound when turing an really tought what do i need to do so it will make it smoother to turn is it the stabilizer or suspension or what? would help aloy if i can get info

[@Kenzofeis]

Ball joints can more or less lock up when they get old, they should move smoothly with just a little friction (tightness, as in no play and still greased good), they can squeek or sound like a wooden sailship hull when going bad.

[@aulderyan]

add a little archoil to the PSF. See Powerstrokehelp's channel on the difference it makes.

[@bobbyh2799]

I have a 05 tahoe z71 when I hit a bump the rear hits real hard I just put new Rough Country leveling kit on it but I didn't add the coil spacers any ideas

[@1nickf33]

me too

[@dhooter]

Please place the tools on the ground and not just drop them. U did not explain exactly what steering dampers do really. To be honest any F250 or 350 with anything over 35 inch tires and no new ball joints will have death wobble. Ford front ends are junk. I know this I own a 350

[@brentbradley6711]

Wimps place tools like they were a powder puff.

[@vnkable]

I’ve never read so pussy comments on one video in my life

[@Dark4Watch]

its so pose to help with vibration from over sized tires going at fast speed like highway of gets rid of death wobble

[@joelyons186]

Steering stabilizers do not cure death wobble.

[@vnkable]

Huked on phonics wrked 4me👍🏽

[@ishkabibble2204]

he probably has an actual job and needs to look presentable. anyway, thanks for the post Trey.

[@renedelafuente123]

I hit a pothole and my steering goes all over the place. Do you know if the 06 Nissan Frontier CrewCab Se has a steering stabilizer or can one be installed? I contacted my local dealership and they claim they know shit about this part. That is exactly what I figured from them because I have asked them differnet questiions and they always say they don't know. Anyway thanks for the video.

[@renedelafuente123]

***** Can you give me a website I can look into for a aftermarket universal kit? Oh, and mine is regular two wheel drive by the way. thanks again.

[@JeepJeep234]

***** As far as I know it happens to any vehicle with a solid front axle with coil springs, because the coil springs can flex in all directions it allows less stability in side to side motion causing shimmying or if parts get loose it is full on uncontrollable death wobble. Jeep XJ WJ TJ and JK are just about expected to have death wobble at some point in their life and if they go off road alot it can happen sooner due to worn out tie rod end's, U joints, control arms etc.

[@wolves892]

Tony Garza try buying a ford

[@renedelafuente123]

Pow Der I have a Ford Expedition, and it rides pretty comfortable, but only use it for the whole family. The nissan frontier is my own personal vehicle. Installed air cooler for oil and bypassed tranny lines to another air cooler. Some models have defective radiators and leak into tranny therefore ruining the tranny. Thanks again for your advice, Fords are good trucks.

[@petercastillo2701]

**** Hey Sonny, Take your truck on the Highway; and drive it at 18 wheeler's speed. And, see what happens. I went into a side-by-side wobble. It will scares the crap out of you. Neighborhood street is not sufficient, enough. I replaced my Steering Damper., immediately.... WOW!!! what a difference. 2002 Ford Excursion, 7.3, 4X4.....First, do it with the damper on with increasing a 10 m.p.h., intervals....**** I REPLACED IT, IMMEDIATELY....DRIVE SAFELY. If you feel any variation replace it.

[@thomaslegg9248]

can you still drive truck home with a broken steering damper

[@brentbradley6711]

easily

[@sbond1963]

Most vehicles don't even have them so yes

[@richardhowell4553]

"Some of you are probably wondering what this thing is, and does. So, let's get straight to the installation instructions."

[@OutlinedDragon]

nice video man.

[@authmaax]

america... -.- Cool video editing!!

[@michaelmitchell2632]

Will this steering stabilizer help reduce the play in the steering wheel

[@datbomb98]

probably tie rods and tie rod ends if you have a f series

[@mrxklash]

You shouldn't shift to Drive while the truck is moving. That's how you fuck up your flywheel, and other parts that I can't think of right now.

[@yogibeer9319]

Nice video!

[@WW5RM]

A true test would have been off road over rocks!

[@joshbent653]

Good Video I have enjoyed for sometime Ill be coming out with my own soon as there are none for some topics I'm interested in lol

[@cstmx156]

must be nice to live in california. took forever and half a can of pb blaster to get those damn bolts out!!!! this is Miles by the way hahaha

[@jrunberg]

Thing seems easily accessible....

[@riderr2035]

I don't see no diferents

[@WW5RM]

LOL I hate those gloves! Especially when its hot!! I bought some and they the dang things away!! Ive worked in the Oil Field for almost 15 yrs and am use to getting dirty so it was a waste of time and money. I prefer cotton work gloves.

[@kennyfett970]

Thanks for the video, I am going to replace mine tommrow.

[@bmumford8221]

I used to do all kinds of work without really caring what I got on my hands. I'd go days or weeks afterward with cracked, dry skin filled with black residue, and if I wanted to get my hands clean would take serious effort and large amounts of orange pumice hand cleaner. Now I just throw on a pair of gloves. Quicker and easier, and, big surprise, it turns out that most chemicals used in mechanical applications are in fact toxic and you don't really want them eating away at your skin. Go figure.

[@rc9660]

Thank you for talking about absolutely nothing to do with this video. We already know about gloves, but yet, our grandfathers in their eighties never wore gloves working on cars and can kick your ass also.

[@BryMed86]

Why are you wearing gloves if you're not even working with fluids?

[@rc9660]

You can't be serious.

[@BryMed86]

@@rc9660 sorry i forgot..millenial

[@garysigritz7405]

Will he find the right tools, that is the question

[@CONTINGENSEA]

Nice vid but work on your audio

[@markusgarvey]

What is with everybody in the latex gloves when they are touching a car. Jesus, little grease or dirt is not gonna kill you.

[@TruckStuff1]

There are many reasons. One is safety, a lot of the chemicals soak into your skin and can cause rashes or skin damage or even cancer over time. This is not a debated fact, it's been proven. But the second and more practical reason is it's cleaner. I like to be able to take my gloves off and go inside and get a glass of water or answer my phone without getting grease everywhere.

[@markusgarvey]

@@TruckStuff1 I can debate it because it's never happened to me. But there are a lot of people who can eat lutefisk too and I'll throw up if I smell it. But my point is I it looked kind of extreme, that you weren't really working in a greasy environment you were just busting a rusty nut on a lower suspension piece. I will admit I do like to pressure wash anything before I start working on it. It IMHO we are soft as a culture. When I was young I I swapped a small block Chevy in a snowstorm in a parking lot in Wyoming, in the middle of winter. And the guy before me drug a wagon train full of people through snowstorm in Wyoming.. And then when they got to where they were going they had to start everything from scratch they didn't have any hotels running water etc. etc. etc. also those gloves seem like such a waste resources to me. Be a good thing if we had a solar flare that wiped out our power grid and then people get to see what real life is like and they would appreciate things a lot more people don't appreciate anything anymore take everything for granted I'm not trying to judge him just to making an observation Just think about it ,were like on the edge of the Civil War that could get really ugly and shut down supply lines to stores and gas stations that and a majority people in this country would be clueless if they had to make a fire or kill dress an animal to survive. Sorry I guess I'm going off on a tangent here something about seeing his gloves on your hands triggered that.

[@TruckStuff1]

Also, consider that I work in healthcare (I'm a paramedic) I'm used to wearing gloves for everything and I certainly don't like to have grease stains on me when I go to work.

[@vnkable]

What the fuck is it to you

[@megkry8559]

Why do u care so much?

[@eF154]

I don't see any difference

[@cynicaltexan9639]

what

[@bradleybaker8939]

Now go tell daddy you need an allowance raise so you can really start wrenching on that truck.

[@vnkable]

You kiss your dad with that mouth?

[@someoneoutthere1866]

metric tools on a jeep.. uhm no!!

[@vnkable]

Knowing you bought that Jeep on your avatar, bought not built

[@someoneoutthere1866]

@@vnkable Jeep has been in my family for 43 years... so go F youself!

[@scottsmith6571]

Bad video quality

[@daddysteel3514]

One day you will learn how to use your dads tools