Steering stabilizer mount for 1.5" TRO?

[statella43]

Does anyone have a PN for a steering stabilizer mount that will fit on the 1.5" DOM tubing that was used for my TRO set up? Thanks!

 

[statella43]

Common guys someone has to have a answer! I want to get this thing rolling.

 

[DirtDonk]

CM-101

As in, "custom made" perhaps? Don't think I've seen any stabilizers used on any of the larger custom tie-rod setups. At least not that I can remember anyway.
You could weld on a stock one, or weld on studs to fit into the holes vacated by the u-bolts in the stock one. But doing that would limit your draglink adjustments to full-turns. Which might not be too bad. For half-turns you could just pull one end and spin that rod end only.
The later model Broncos (full-size type) used an almost identical bracket to the EB, but with two bolts that threaded into pre-threaded holes in the upper end of the draglink. You could possibly drill and tap a couple of holes and bolt one on.
At that point though, you could probably just make your own draglink bracket to utilize larger u-bolts to fit around the larger tubing.

Other than that, I haven't seen any aftermarket add-on stabilizer kits out there. Have you checked with people like Chuck, or Ballistic, or Stonecrusher yet?

Good luck.

Paul

ps: Oh, and if by "get this thing rolling" you actually meant get it on the road, just get out there and go dog, go! You don't need a steering stabilizer to drive it.
You may already have known that of course, and were just trying to get some info, but I mention it in case you weren't aware of that.

 

[Green76]

Check with Superlift, I think they may offer one... maybe?

 

[chrlsful]

STATELLA43-
What symptoms tell you that one should be fitted?
I plow sno, use the truck for work in the woods (admittedly slo - but rough), & drive from 0 - 75 on the hwy w/o one...

 

[statella43]

I don't know that I actually need one but my buddy finishing up my bronco said he would recommend one especially with a TRO set up. O don't know why he said that. I purchased one extra when I ordered my lift. I just wanted to mount it up. I was hoping to buy a mount but I'm sure he could easily fab one. Thanks for your help everyone!

 

[chrlsful]

O don't know why he said that.
Wont hurt. Unless in the way of other components. Was in the way of my plow frame when swappin bodies/frames.

I don't know that I actually need one
May B w/huge tires or wrecked tie rods, something else.

 

[br0nc0xrapt0r]

Steering stabilizers where one of those things from the 90's like truck visors. Not really sure why you put it on and it doesn't really do much. If you have a stock steering setup and 33 inch tires I suppose it might do some good. Really what you need to do is focus on proper suspension geometry and steering links. This is what you will need to have a good stable rig on and offroad.

 

[DirtDonk]

They came stock on Broncos and GM pickups and Blazers, and lots of other cars and trucks too, but were used more often through the aftermarket for different reasons than the factory installed them for.
The two most common reasons in my experience were: As a Band-Aid for poor maintenance/alignment/tire condition/poor choice of wheel offset, and for looks.
In the case of looks, just like shocks, if one new one was cool, then three must be better! Besides, that's what the racers would do. Right?
And in addition to just being cool having new shocks under the front end like that, it gave you another place to hang your hot-pink (or add your hot color of choice here) shock boots.

That said, they're good, but not omnipotent at, reducing shock input through from the wheels through the steering system and into your thumbs. Which is, I think anyway, why the O.E.'s installed them in the first place.
Not guaranteed to save your thumbs of course, but every little bit helps.

As their use got more prevalent, people found that they could be used to mask wobbling tires to a certain extent. That got so bad though, that people would start to complain, and want their money back, when adding one didn't solve their poor maintenance practices, even after you told them it wouldn't.

Like rapt0r and chrlsful said though, you don't NEED one to drive your truck. As long as your steering system is well designed, your tires in good shape and your wheels well matched to your tire sizes and axle/suspension layout, and your other systems are functioning properly, you certainly don't need one to drive the truck around. Even at high speed.
I ran without one for years too, on my daily-driver/wheeler, after adding a Con-Fer front skid plate and not liking the way they re-mounted the stabilizer.
But then, I wheel with my thumbs automatically placed outside the steering wheel too.

Paul