SO today I added a new fox steering stabilizer to Gru. The high-pressure one with the IFP.
I wanted to clear a few things up.
I've read about these steering damper on various forums, the typical response looks like a bunch of monkeys trying to f*** a football to be the FIRST to tell the thread starter that:
1. YOU DON'T EVEN NEED A STEERING STABILIZER! YOU ARE JUST MASKING OTHER PROBLEMS!
This is just silly. My jeep drives fantastic. has no shakes, wobbles, flutters or vibrations at any speed on any terrain. It doesn't have any problems to mask. It's solid in the corners and steers as good as anything else I've ever driven with a live front axle. And you absolutely need a steering damper.
2. JUST BUY THE CHEAPEST PARTS STORE CRAP YOU CAN FIND! LOOK FOR THE BARGAIN CHINA BIN. THEY ARE ALL THE SAME!
Again, silly. I've been replacing them on a rate of about one a year, the last one leaked out of the box. Pretty tired of that shit. Hopefully, the Fox will hold up.
3. IT'S STUPID TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON THIS, I WOULDN'T SPEND MY MONEY ON THIS!
Thanks, it's my money and I'll spend it however I like AND I couldn't care less about how you spend yours.
4. A HIGH-PRESSURE STEERING DAMPNER WILL CAUSE YOUR JEEP TO STEER TO THE LEFT ALL THE TIME, YOU WILL HAVE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT!
This one I was actually curious about, does it have enough push to cause unintentional steering? It does not. not even close. I can take my hands off the wheel and it tends to follow the crown of the road just like before. There is no push steer in parking lots, or the interstate.
On my last trip out, as soon as I hit the pavement I could tell the damper had blown its seal, the steering was soft and weak, too easy to turn the wheel. Kinda like a limp handshake. Yuk. When I got home it left a nice little puddle of oil in the driveway. So I ordered a fox replacement from amazon. Fit and finish are as to be expected: Fox does not disappoint there. I could feel the difference before I was out of the driveway. The steering wheel has a nice firm feel to it, like an expensive car. Feedback is muted but still present. I don't like a very light touch steering wheel, it feels cheap to me. Like one of those video game wheels in the arcades from our childhoods. Just not my thing.
So, that's my opinion, its free and you got exactly what you paid for.
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