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Old 08-19-2009, 11:19 PM
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i have another stablizer thats off a old suburban thats brand new when fully compressed its 2 inches longer..can i use it? It is a heavy duty one the piston is HUGE...bigger than my shocks
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use one that is specified for you xj. trust me youll kick yourself later. i did the same thing with my shocks and now my coils are wearing to fast! trust me just cuz its beefier doesnt mean a thing to a 4000 pound xj versus a 6000-7000 pound suburban
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use one that is specified for you xj. trust me youll kick yourself later. i did the same thing with my shocks and now my coils are wearing to fast! trust me just cuz its beefier doesnt mean a thing to a 4000 pound xj versus a 6000-7000 pound suburban
what happens when you dont run front shocks at all?
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what happens when you dont run front shocks at all?
you bounce around like crazy. hence the absorber part of "shock absorber
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you bounce around like crazy. hence the absorber part of "shock absorber
i took them off and it wasnt bad...it was a softer ride
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Huge loss of control. put them back on.

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Steering stabilizers are band-aids that mask steering problems. Throw it away.
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Huge loss of control. put them back on.

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Steering stabilizers are band-aids that mask steering problems. Throw it away.
wait...what you mean?
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Exactly what I said. Steering stabilizers are band-aid. A properly set up front end does not need one. I haven't run one on my heep for years.
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Exactly what I said. Steering stabilizers are band-aid. A properly set up front end does not need one. I haven't run one on my heep for years.
wow are you joking
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No.
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See, no stabilizer!
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See, no stabilizer!
wow i never heard of running that before.
Hey you might now this answer, the tie rod ends when i try to but the nut on the whole bolt spins...why
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It's siezed on the threads and the tapered portion is spinning. Use a nut splitter or sawzall.
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