Front end steering shock damper question to those who installed them aftermarket
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Front end steering shock damper question to those who installed them aftermarket
What are the life expectancy of these? How can you tell when they've gone bad?
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Generally, I will remove it from the vehicle and try to compress it by hand. If it's failing, there will be no resistance as you compress it the first little bit, then you'll feel resistance.
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Thnx. Will check into
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I installed one on my D350 while rebuilding the entire front end. I did a few things out of the ordinary with the front end. I added a sway bar, triangulated the front frame horns, added the stabilizer, and modded the lower control arms/ strut rods for a bit more caster.
The truck has 19.5 wheels and tires, and is the nicest steering first gen I've ever driven. (including when they were new)
The truck has 19.5 wheels and tires, and is the nicest steering first gen I've ever driven. (including when they were new)
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if their leaking at all, they are shot, just so you know, the Monroe is lifetime guaranteed, ive had rancho on mine forever, still good, but new black nitride shafts leak inside a year, so once again, Monroe.
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Lifetime on the Monroe's no matter who you originally bought them from? Do I have to call Monroe or the NAPA to get an exchange, should they go bad?
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I installed one on my D350 while rebuilding the entire front end. I did a few things out of the ordinary with the front end. I added a sway bar, triangulated the front frame horns, added the stabilizer, and modded the lower control arms/ strut rods for a bit more caster.
The truck has 19.5 wheels and tires, and is the nicest steering first gen I've ever driven. (including when they were new)
The truck has 19.5 wheels and tires, and is the nicest steering first gen I've ever driven. (including when they were new)
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Thats for the 4WDs
Now For the 2wd & Cross Overs you owners need to get rid of the JUNK out of the factory stock steeriing boxes and replace them with stock GM boxes or Red Head remans. Then you can throw your silly steering stabilizer damper in the trash were they belong.
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Thats for the 4WDs
Now For the 2wd & Cross Overs you owners need to get rid of the JUNK out of the factory stock steeriing boxes and replace them with stock GM boxes or Red Head remans. Then you can throw your silly steering stabilizer damper in the trash were they belong.
These are the best bang for the buck also Power Steering Brace For both 2&4 WDs
Thats for the 4WDs
Now For the 2wd & Cross Overs you owners need to get rid of the JUNK out of the factory stock steeriing boxes and replace them with stock GM boxes or Red Head remans. Then you can throw your silly steering stabilizer damper in the trash were they belong.
These are the best bang for the buck also Power Steering Brace For both 2&4 WDs
First, that bracket does reinforce the mounting of the gear box, but it doesn't stop the frame horns from flexing. Watch a first gen front bumper in relation to the fender while having someone else steer back and forth...
Triangulating the horns stops this movement.
Second, a stabilizer is ALOT cheaper than a gear box. It prevents jarring to the steering gear and a few of the steering linkage parts. It also assists the factory components that are marginal with stock wheels and tires. We ask a lot out of these tired old girls, nothing wrong with helping them out.
Your hatred of stabilizers is a bit over the top.
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