Big Blue24

My truck is in desperate need of a steering stabilizer = DSS to fix my sloppy sector shaft and scary steering when driving in the slush. I know there are some other knock off brands for the Solid Steel ones, where can I get them. 209 bucks seems a little steep. I thought someone was selling some for less than 180. Any websites for deals, sales, etc that could point me in the right direction?

countrymanlife

http://www.pscmotorsports.com/produc...products_id=90 looking at that one, not seeing much difference...maybe there is more for the 80 buck price difference

Lundee

http://www.dtprofab.com/ Just put one on from here very nice kit and the cheapest I found

J Lent

They can be built fairly easily, if you don't want to, check ebay. A guy sells the DSS for $129, he usually has one listed.

Big Blue24

I bought one from PSC, they finally got them back in stock. I will get it installed this weekend. If all goes well, some of my buddies will probably bite the bullet and order for their rides as well.

Big Blue24

JLent, I just noticed your obsessively high thread count vs join date. And I thought I had a diesel truck resource obsession. I've learned a ton over the past year!


Oh, the PSC unit was 150 shipped to my door. Can't beat that price anywhere. As far as fit, come Saturday I'll know. As far as finish, all of the parts seem to have high quality high gloss paint job.

J Lent

Yeah, I know. You aren't the first to tell me I'm full of B.S.

xp8103

The DSS is money well spent. As long as the quality is there, if you can find one and save a few bux, do it.

Dartmouth 12V

I have one from psc on my truck and it is working just fine. I did a new steering box at the same time and the pitman wouldn't go back on all of the way so I had to space the brace with a washer under each mounting point.

bullboy85

how much does this help with the steering?

Dartmouth 12V

The way the steering box is designed, the pitman arm puts a lot of force on the output bearing on the box. When a box is new, this bearing is pretty tight and the truck will steer well. As the box gets older, this bearing gets more and more play in it until it really messes up your ability to control the truck. Putting a dss on an older box can often make your steering much better if the rest of the box is not worn out. Putting one on a new box will make that box last much longer.

There are a ton of places in these front ends where something can wear out and cause steering issues. If you are experiencing these issues, you should actively spend some time under the front end with someone else turning the wheeel and figure out what your problems are. A dss is a good addition to any truck but often bigger gains can be had by dealer with a larger issue that is truck specific.

mopardamo

Hello,

Most of the posters on this thread have older rigs. Does the same fix/help apply to a newer say 2006 4X4?

Damon

Buckshotram

When I get some extra $$$ the psc unit will be going on my truck. With 200k miles the steering is a little loose to say the least.

swmnkdinthervr

Well...at least he put it nice...but then looking at his join date and count...

J Lent

Yeah, he is full of it too! I didn't join these forums for my health, I ask questions when I don't know & reply when I do [or atleast think I do], I've been corrected.