2WD Dual Steer Stabilizer ????

MIDNIGHT RIDER · Dec 28, 2008

Anyone with a Twin-I-Beam 2WD have any experience with this :

http://www.topguncustomz.com/Store/Gen2ProdDisplay.php?iview=67279166

(Pay no mind to the Rancho picture; the unit is a Rough Country.)

Or this :

http://www.shockwarehouse.com/site/product.cfm/id/13901/name/RS97481-Rancho-Steering-Stabilizer-Kit

If I understand, Rough Country is a product-line of Heckethorn = the grandaddy of all steering stabilizers.

Thanks for your in-put.

LCAM-01XA · Dec 28, 2008

I don't like how the Rancho stuff only works for 2wd trucks without swaybar... I'm interested in that topic as well tho, I definitely could use a stabilizer in my truck. I know one of the members here has one, he drives a burgundy or dark red F350 crew cab dually in the '92-'96 bodystyle.

NCheek · Dec 28, 2008

I have a steering stabilizer from LMC on my 82 (4x4, TTB) and it helped a lot with the 33x12.50x16.5s that I was running. I don't see and reason why it wouldn't work on a 2WD.

LCAM-01XA · Dec 28, 2008

Nick, care to take a picture of how yours is attached?

NCheek · Dec 28, 2008

I will if I get a chance, it's at my granddad's place about 30 miles from me, but if I find myself out there I'll get some pics. The only thing though, it's only a single stabilizer. I didn't realize till just now that y'all were hunting a dual stabilizer, but the LMC setup could probably be modified...

Here's the link to the LMC setup.

MIDNIGHT RIDER · Dec 28, 2008

After some investigation, I am beginning to think that Rancho kit I linked to is a SINGLE, instead of a dual; information on these shock company websites is sketchy at best. :dunno

towcat · Dec 28, 2008

I have a single on my truck. I don't see why you couldn't fab it up to a dual setup. here are the pics...

LCAM-01XA · Dec 28, 2008

Calvin, what kit is that on your truck, do you know?

MIDNIGHT RIDER · Dec 29, 2008

towcat said:
I have a single on my truck. I don't see why you couldn't fab it up to a dual setup. here are the pics...

I don't see that set-up interferring with a sway-bar.

Thanks for the picture.

towcat · Dec 29, 2008

M.L.S.C. said:
Calvin, what kit is that on your truck, do you know?

as far as I can tell it's a factory kit.

Ironman03R · Dec 29, 2008

I have the same setup as Calvin on my 94 and as far I can tell it looks OEM, but the parts store gives a different part to repalce it with so I havent messed with it.

RLDSL · Dec 29, 2008

I've got a single on mine as well, It was a factory setup. I got a replacement from Rock Auto and it was dirt cheap, works great.
Be careful with going to bonzo with steering stabilizers on a street truck, those dual setups were designed for racers who are airborne and landing on one steer tire to keep the wheel from getting ripped out of their hands and tearing their thumbs off. On the street they are pretty unforgiving, especially if you have ANY slop in your steering gearbox, you'll be working that wheel like a bad mule, plus the dual setup will put excess strain on your outboard steering componants.

LCAM-01XA · Dec 29, 2008

Well, that's odd, my truck is factory tow package (with the big bumper, 7-pin connector, and 3rd radiator hose), but I have no stabilizer at all. I see RockAuto carries some stabilizer kits, but non as sturdy-looking as what Towcat and Ironman have...

towcat · Dec 29, 2008

here's what one looks like on a F450.

MIDNIGHT RIDER · Dec 29, 2008

I went ahead and put the money in the mail for this one :

http://www.topguncustomz.com/Store/Gen2ProdDisplay.php?iview=67279166

(Pay no mind to the Rancho picture; the unit is a Rough Country.)

I will soon see if it will tame the Twin-I-Beam.

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