Does it matter that my old steering damper seems to have ball joints and my new one doesn’t?

[EngineBlockEggs]

Hey! Just want to make sure I’m not going to over stress anything if I missed something in my research. The old damper had a bit of movement due to the pivoting joints but the new one does not.

This is an Old Man Emu damper on a 1997 HZJ77.

Thanks!

 

[JuanJ]

Hello,

Do not overstress. Steering dampers do that in old age.






Juan

 

[EngineBlockEggs]

Hello,

Do not overstress. Steering dampers do that in old age.






Juan

Okay, thank you. However it's a different mount entirely. The new OME ones have a bolt go all the way through both the damper and the frame mounts (see photo of the yellow damper). The old one definitely seems more like a ball joint than simply a bolt sitting in a worn-out rubber bushing.