RE: [ihc] Mixed Bag: Front Ends, Close Encounters and "Who Is It?"!!

["Mac @ TRIAD" <mac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

## >> So basically you guys think steering stabilizers are
## >> wonderful, and fix
## >> problems even though you both admit not knowing if they make
## >> a difference
## >> (excepting Dennis)?

not exactly, Ryan.  i said i don't know how *much* difference, not that i
don't know if it makes a difference at all.  i've driven Scout 800s with and
without the stabilizer, and it was enough of a noticeable difference that i
won't take the one on the 800A off.  i've also driven TravelAlls with and
without the stabilizer, and again, it was enough that i won't take the one
on the 1110 off.

it helps that both the 1110 and the 800A came to us with the stabilizers
already in place, so i didn't have to do anything.  neither truck has
handling problems, both have tight un-worn knuckle bushings (or bearings, in
the case of the TravelAll now), and no steering wobble or jitter or anything
else of that nature.

## >> I've always heard, up until this point, that a steering
## >> stabilizer at best
## >> is not really neccessary and at worst is simply an attempt to
## >> cover up an
## >> underlying problem.  Some people do say they help handling,
## >> but for what
## >> it's worth I am staunchly against installing one to "fix"
## >> something.  If
## >> there is something to be "fixed" then it implies that
## >> something is "broken"
## >> and since there was never a steering stabilizer, adding more
## >> parts won't fix
## >> whatever it is that is having the problem.

the stabilizer isn't "neccessary"...  it's just useful.  i don't advocate
installing one just to fix whatever else might be wrong, but installing one
at all, especially in a vehicle with larger than normal tires, is a good
thing.  additionally, should a problem arise, it might just minimize the
trouble enough to make getting home, or to a repair shop, or even around on
normal errands till you can afford to get it repaired, possible.

--Mac

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