Bilstein Steering Stabilizer to match 5100 shocks?

[JohnJL]

I've seen the threads out there, but no definitive listing for this...Anyone know if Bilstein offers a steering stabilizer to match our FJ40s length and bolt fittings? I have new Bilstein 5100's on the way and would like a proper stabilizer that visually matches the shocks. I have 33-185606 and 33-185552

Thanks!

The shocks I have...

 

[Downey]

When I was a Billy Distributor they did not offer a 50/50 stabilizer shock at all, doubt they do yet ???

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

When I was a Billy Distributor they did not offer a 50/50 stabilizer shock at all, doubt they do yet ???

I sure didn't see anything a couple years ago while I was looking, at least nothing that is a direct OE bolt on replacement.

 

[JohnJL]

Fox has these but the ends arent right...980-02-050

 

[JohnJL]

So I am a persistent bugger...I found this Bilstein 5100 series steering damper that matches the collapsed and extended lengths needed (I need 13" to 17" on my 74FJ40) with part number 33-174525.

Product Specifications

• B8 5100 Steering Damper
• Front
• Body Design: Smooth Body (Non-Coilover)
• Body Inside Diameter: 46mm
• Boot Included: Black Bellows
• Collapsed Length: 12.830 in.
• Collapsed Length: 326mm
• Extended Length: 510mm
• Extended Length: 20.080 in.
• Finish: Zinc Plated
• Internal Design: Monotube
• Lower Mount Type: Cantilever
• Reservoir Included: No
• Series: B8 5100 (Steering Damper)
• Upper Mount Type: Eye 12.7mm

The issue I am struggling with now is the mounting points. The holes on my steering arm and frame bracket (and as measured on the old dead OME stabilizer) is 13.35mm or 17/32" or 0.526".

Now, I understand Bilstein refers to the "top" of their units as the ones that are upwards when the label is readable, so in this case the pass-through bolt is 12.7mm inside diameter of the bushing. That would mean finding one of these with 12.7mm cantilever shaft to fit through the bushing and 13.35mm for the frame mount side. Or cutting off the frame mount and welding in a 12.7mm bracket.

On the bottom side I understand that "cantilever" mount to refer to the tapered shaft, but no specifications are listed for that tapered shaft. Anyone know if that will mate to the 13.35mm hole in the arm or frame bracket?

Something like this looks like a way to mount the "top"?

 

[Splangy]

Why would you want to draw attention to your stabilizer by installing a bright, shiny one? It’s not an attractive part of the vehicle to draw attention to. There are plenty of other options in black out there.

 

[Dunbar]

The issue I am struggling with now is the mounting points. The holes on my steering arm and frame bracket (and as measured on the old dead OME stabilizer) is 13.35mm or 17/32" or 0.526".

Now, I understand Bilstein refers to the "top" of their units as the ones that are upwards when the label is readable, so in this case the pass-through bolt is 12.7mm inside diameter of the bushing. That would mean finding one of these with 12.7mm cantilever shaft to fit through the bushing and 13.35mm for the frame mount side. Or cutting off the frame mount and welding in a 12.7mm bracket.

On the bottom side I understand that "cantilever" mount to refer to the tapered shaft, but no specifications are listed for that tapered shaft. Anyone know if that will mate to the 13.35mm hole in the arm or frame bracket?

Something like this looks like a way to mount the "top"?

If you come up with a solution and put a kit together I'll buy one. By the way, that stabilizer is more black than shiny metal!

 

[JohnJL]

Why would you want to draw attention to your stabilizer by installing a bright, shiny one? It’s not an attractive part of the vehicle to draw attention to. There are plenty of other options in black out there.

Its not about drawing attention to it, I want a quality part and if possible I'd like it to match the other components on the truck.

 

[cruiserkreutz]

I suggest calling Bilstein. I've done that in the past and they were very helpful.

 

[EStein]

Did you ever figure this out?

 

[Downey]

^^^^EStein, try my Landcruiser bracket kit (ebay #254532500273, have one only) used with a Bilstein #19-061207 (many on ebay).

 

[EStein]

Cool! Thanks Jim!

 

[Last Flight Out]

Bringing this thread back from the dead, and installed a Beilstein steering dampener/stabilizer on my 1981.

The Bielstein cantilever pin is a little bit bigger and diameter for the opening in the steering arm so I may end up removing the damper sometime this weekend and gently grinding down the cantilever a little bit just to fit more squarely in the small hole. You can see a picture here of, it installed, but clearly needs to be more inset into that steering arm a little bit more

 

[fj40cm1980]

I'm doing this right now and when I ordered the lift kit (springs, shocks, stabilizer) from Manafre -- they supplied new bushings and hardware for both ends of the stabilizer like as pictured.

I removed one side by grinding off the end of the stud and punching it through. I removed the other bushing by razor blading the bushing ends and then drilling holes all the way around the bushing and punched it through.

 

[Last Flight Out]

I'm doing this right now and when I ordered the lift kit (springs, shocks, stabilizer) from Manafre -- they supplied new bushings and hardware for both ends of the stabilizer like as pictured.

I removed one side by grinding off the end of the stud and punching it through. I removed the other bushing by razor blading the bushing ends and then drilling holes all the way around the bushing and punched it through.

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Yep this is exactly what I ended up doing. Same thing. Make sure to use some blue thread lock on the nut that goes through the steering arm because mine worked itself loose after a few hundred miles and the stabilizer was literally hanging down on the tie rod.

 

[jzilla]

Sorry just to be clear what is the bilstein part number for the 40?