Supplemental / extra steering stabilizer

[Ron Rico]

Anyone running a bolt-on supplemental steering stabilizer with mild lift (2.5") and mostly stock gear?
was considering adding this as another layer of stabilization.

Also curious how it looks since its down on the axle not tucked up by the frame. Any pics to share?

 

[bikersmurf]

So…..I see the debate as ‘do you’ or ‘don’t you’ need a steering stabilizer. I’m in the frame of mind that if the Toyota Engineers thought enough to include one, why shouldn’t I include one.

Also, the damper is NOT a fix for poor alignment, especially caster….ain’t gonna’ cure death wobble. And it ain’t gonna’ cure sloppy, loose/worn linkage components.

However, it dose provide a buffer (a slight resistance to motion) between road imperfection and a twitchy steering wheel, especially if you’ve upgraded from a manual box to power steering….adds just a tad of resistance to steering input and steering feedback.

When I installed the Saginaw box, I lost my mounting point on the tie rod….so the aftermarket attachment points (axle and tie rod) had to suffice. Does it improve the drive? Don’t know for sure, but as I stated above, Toyota put one in there, so why shouldn’t I. And if you look at most factory solid front axle trucks (Ford, Dodge, Chevy), they also have one. Call me a copycat, but there is a reason for their choice.

And a Red One, no matter the manufacturer, is very racy looking!

My thinking is along the same lines... also that my broken body needs every bit of protection that I can manage. That's why went for steering on Novocain (Saginaw Box in the Scout II flavor). I'm not going to try to convince anyone that I couldn't have done without... but then my TRE (at the pitman arm) would have had an empty hole.

 

[Mark Jennings]

My thinking is along the same lines... also that my broken body needs every bit of protection that I can manage. That's why went for steering on Novocain (Saginaw Box in the Scout II flavor). I'm not going to try to convince anyone that I couldn't have done without... but then my TRE (at the pitman arm) would have had an empty hole.

Did you get a red one?

 

[bikersmurf]

Did you get a red one?

Nah... I went for a 'sleeper' black one

 

[Mark Jennings]

Nah... I went for a :sleeper' black one

Goin’ stealth…..oh my!

 

[bikersmurf]

Goin’ stealth…..oh my!

I know a guy locally that had hid 45 (Troopy) in Australia for many years. The safety inspections vehicles need to go through to be allowed to drive on the roar are very in depth. His secret was semi-gloss black paint. Chrome and fancy addons will get you a ton of grief. He made a bunch of upgrades to his 45, and since they all look "stock" they go unnoticed.