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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 11:51 AM
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Steering stabilizers

Quick question.

2004 4x4, crew cab, 5.9L, going to put a 6" Fabtech suspension lift on it along with 20" rims and 325/60-20 Nitto tires.

Our truck has a stock steering stabilizer, but I want to put a dual kit on there. Does anybody have or know about these things? Rancho, calling their customer service line, appeared to know nothing but the stock replacement model number and Fabtech has one, but it's a whopping $260ish.

Any help or advice (do I really need a better one?) would be much appreciated.

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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 12:31 PM
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 01:52 PM
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sooner or later ill go defiant... right now im running a monroe and its doing just fine..
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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I've got the Defiant dual Radflo with the diff guard and it works great. Much better feeling than the factory stuff. In my opinion, it's worth it.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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For a more affordable dual set up, look at the Superlift.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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I spend my time 50/50 on-off road and Ive been having good luck with my Sky jacker dual stabilizers, mind you they are the only ones I have had so I cannot compare.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 11:38 PM
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With those larger tires and a lift, do you want a steering dampener or a sector shaft stabilizer?
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 05:39 PM
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Thanks for the input fellas.

Here's my story. Our truck is a garage queen. It maybe, MAYBE, drives 2000 miles a year. A couple of times a year it tows the horse trailer around, 4 to 5 times a year it tows the flatbed trailer a couple of miles to load up on hay for my wife's horse, and then occasionally I will take it into work.

So, I'm really not into paying over $200. Cost/benefit analysis says I would be better off spending my monies elsewhere.

I'm just trying to eliminate the possibility of bumpsteer and whatever other evils come with lifting and putting heavier tires/wheels on there.
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 06:02 PM
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I'm running a high mount from Carli Suspension, it mouts up high and outta the way and works great..
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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This one is vastly superior to most, and will never need to be replaced. It uses a rebuildable Radflo shock. $191



http://www.defianttruckproducts.com/...rt.php?prt=144
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 02:15 AM
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FWIW, if you mod the mounting bracket slightly, you can mount the Sky Jacker dual units and retain your stock stabilizer all at the same time. Just chamfer the stud hole on the new mount to accept the stud on the inside end of the stock unit. I run 265-70/19.5 G's on Rickson steel wheels (very heavy) and this setup controls them no problem....
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 08:19 AM
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you can get the skyjacker which is working fine for me http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-08...7695QQtcZphoto
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 09:34 AM
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I have an unused Thuren stabalizer that could not be installed due to a Mag-Hytec pan on the front diff and he will not take it back..........


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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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I have this one Pauly and it works great! Installed this and a Thuren trac-bar and it tightened everything right up! Plus, I like how it kinda looks stock, and it also matches the Mag-Hytec pan!

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This one is vastly superior to most, and will never need to be replaced. It uses a rebuildable Radflo shock. $191



http://www.defianttruckproducts.com/...rt.php?prt=144
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