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What is the best steering stabilizer under $100 for a Dodge Ram 2003

Old Sep 17, 2018 | 11:11 PM
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Default What is the best steering stabilizer under $100 for a Dodge Ram 2003

Hello, I have a 2003 2500 Dodge Ram and had a really bad death wobble the other day, and the ride is stiff both on the steering and the frame. I currently have an OEM Napa steering stabilizer (part #NS SC2964) that is leaking oil and need replacement. I want to replace the stabilizer but am wondering which brands/ models are the best to remove the DW and has the best bang for its buck under $100. Thank You


 
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Old Sep 18, 2018 | 09:08 AM
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The stabilizer doesn't help with death wobble. You have loose steering parts you need to address first. Track bar is the first part I look at for that problem.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2018 | 09:08 PM
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If you get true death wobble even once, it’s going to take out every suspension part under your front end. I have been batting it for years, replacing a tie rod end here, ball joints there, Damper here, and there. Point being, if you don’t fix everything at once, you will get it again, and it will ruin any parts you may have replaced.
In my case, I finally got fed up, and here’s what I just had done to my 2006 Mega Cab, which now rides like it did brand new. I have 300,000 miles on it by the way, and up till now haven’t driven it over 60MPH for the last year due to Wobble.
This is what finally fixed it
4 new bilstein shocks
Upper and lower Moog ball joints
All new Moog steering linkage
Steering box stabilizer
Bilstein steering damper
10 ply tires
Yes, it cost about 2,000, But I should be good for a long time. Plus all the Moog parts are lifetime warranty.
 
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