Hey it's been awhile. So had my truck in for inspection and all with fine minus a tie rod end that was a little worn so I replaced both end and had it realigned into spec. Before I knew it was a little wobbly I never noticed it was worn and the truck always to drive well. Now that I replaced both ends I feel like I have saw at the wheel. I am gonna replace the steering shaft with one from Borgeson, but I also wanted to install a steering stabilizer. What's everyones opinion on them, single? dual? in-line? parallel? brand? Everything else is tight, there no other issues in the front end just the steering shaft and it will drive straight as an arrow on the road hands-free.

 

For a Lifted and big after market wheel's n Tires I run dual stablizer's . You can get away with a good Single with no troubles also it's all up too you and what you prefere .

 

If your front end components are in good shape there is no need for any steering stabilizer. Most people simply put them on to "cover-up" issues with other components. Make certain your king pins, various bushings, steering box and shaft are all in good condition.

I currently have a W-350 with 6" lift on 35's and have no need for a steering stabilizer. But I rebuilt the entire suspension and steering system including a Borgenson shaft, Red Head rebuilt steering box, king pins, etc. The truck runs straight and true down the highway with no wander, never have to "saw" the wheel.

My previous 1992 W-350 diesel was on 37's with 6" of lift and it had one of those duel units on it and the previous owner was replacing the PS pump once a year. I took it off and rebuilt the front end, added cross-over steering and had no issues with it.

 

Yes some times you can get away with not running a stablizer but even with a Tight frontend and good part's you will run into the need for 1 . To Each There Own but I will run them on my truck's .

 

I put dual bilstein stabilizers on mine, even though my front end I tight it helped with the big tires wanting to grab the ruts in the road and follow them. Not near as good as crossover though

 

Yes even with Crossover steering the stablizer help's tame the little stuff .

 

I rebuilt the complete front end, crossover steering, borg shaft and i still installed dual inline stabilizers. It just felt a little uncomfy without. I am sure the steering box could be the culprit but the stabilizers help alot when you hit a hard rock or in the ruts etc.

 

Ok, maybe I'll just address the steering shaft first and see how that makes me feel afterwards. Also, I'll look into the crossover steering again, too. Thanks for the help guys.

 

Crossover only work's with a good sized lift I would say Min has to be 3 inches I went more on mine to make sure I had room .but as you can see alot of use run them without any troubles .I look at it like this it's Like Insurance something you feel better when you have it .

 

2" min. for crossover, it may be possible with zero lift but i am very tight at 2".

 

Yeah, that's what I'm looking for, a preventative measure or some reassurance for the front end. I'll see what I can find and what will work best for me.

 

Here is mine: I couldn't find anyone that offers a dual inline setup for our dodges so i got creative. I used to have an '80 chev k30 and figured since they are the same front diffs it should work. I like the dual inline setup mostly for cosmetics/symmetry.

I ordered a BDS bracket kit and BDS stabilizers, i had to do some measuring before they would send me stabilizers and it ended up very close but perfect.

I can look up the part numbers when i get home if you like, they were not cheap though.

 

I know I bought a dual steering stabilizer set up from Skyjacker 15 years ago for my old mud truck as the 39 X 15.5 tires would send pretty big jolts when them bumped rocks and ruts.
I don't run them on my crew cabs, even the one running 37s.
The crew cabs stay on the road mostly though.

 

My stock MB 300D actually came with a stabilizer from the factory. While they can mask steering issues, they also keep the steering stable like when hitting water standing water on the road, ruts, etc.

 

2nd,3rd and 4th gen's also have them from the factory as well