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Old 02-25-2010, 10:40 AM
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I got a 98 with 6.5 under it and 32s. Any suggestions??
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dont know the best but i know old man emu is up there.
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theyre all the same. if youre steering is good, you dont need one. if you spend more than 30 bucks on one youre just wasting money.
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i bought the trail master 4-way coil over. kicks a$$.




no, they're not all the same. and yes you do need one.
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i bought the trail master 4-way coil over. kicks a$$.




no, they're not all the same. and yes you do need one.
no you dont.

i havent had one for 2.5 years. and you dont "need" one on the stock inverted-Y setup either. mine was leaking and didnt do anything when i pulled my stock steering off when i went to one ton.
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I cant seem to find that trailmaster online. What website did ya find it on and round about price?
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i have been without a steeting stabilizer since 2007
not a single issue.

to the original poster: what makes you think you need one?
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ok, you don't.

to the op, i bought mine from a buddy's shop. i paid around 100 bux canadian.
i put everything brand new on the front of my jeep. every link, every bushing, upper control arm axle bushings, brand new long arms, brand new upgraded steering, brand new ball joints, brand new wheel bearings, even a brand new skyjacker steering stabilizer. i had a slight case of the death wobble. put this trail master stabilizer on and death wobble was gone. cruise at 120kph no problem. take hands off the wheel. 3 years now.

but i have 36 inch bias ply tires on beadlocks, maybe that has something to do with it.
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I (like caged) have a case of the death wobbles. I took it to a reliable alignment shope and he told me to start with the stabilizer that was obviously busted. So i wanted to get input on where to start. I like the look and design of the Trailmaster listed above and found it on Rustys for 55 bucks so i think im gonna order that and go from there! thanks for the input!
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steering stabilizer is not needed. If you think it cures your death wobble, you're wrong. It only covers it up. Just a bandaid. If you have death wobble, something else is wrong. And if you already replaced all the parts then either some parts were defective, or the person that did the replacing did something wrong.
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Old man emu... ran one on my ZJ and it bandaid'ed my DW real nice like... id buy again...
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i bought one...i mainly drive on road and with 35's i want to limit the bump steer as much as possible.....
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