Steering Stabilizer

I saw alot of post about these so I ordered one but when it arrived the instructions were very poor with bad illustrations and I was lost. So I thought I'd write it up. The mod took me less than a half hour once I figured out where it was supposed to be mounted and the results were well worth the $53.62 shipped. I purchased the stabilizer/damper from RockAuto. It is the KYB SS15326 for 2003 Tahoe LT.

I began by aligning the provided bracket (the larger of the two provided) with the predrilled hole in the frame of my truck (smaller of the two predrilled holes in the frame just in front of the brush guard on the driver side of the vehicle)




I then bolted the bracket onto the frame (pictures should assist with orientation). You will have to drill a second hole into the frame to fully secure the bracket. I then attached all of the provided hardware to the end of the stabilizer that extends away from the larger bracket I'd just installed.



I got back under the truck and fed the end of the stabilizer (placed the grommet and cupped washer of the end first) that doesn't extend into the larger installed bracket and placed the other half of the hardware onto the end. Next I mounted the smaller bracket to the trucks center link using the supplied u bolts. Before completely tightening all off the bolts I ensured that the wheels could turn all of the way right and left unimpeded.




After doing so I snugged up all of the connections and went for a test drive.

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Here is the final product.



During the test drive I felt that the steering was much more stable and there was no wobble going over bumps or hitting potholes. I hope this helps someone. While its and easy mod I wish I had some pictures to look at as I attempted it.

very nice writeup. do you have stock wheels or larger ones?

wow man thank you so much, now i could officially tackle this mod by myself and dont need to hear the 2323 different story that suspension shops have gave me,

Aftermarket

vatahoelt said:

very nice writeup. do you have stock wheels or larger ones?

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I have aftermarket 20" wheels now. I'm mounting 24's next week.....

Now I'm eager to try this. Any reason if I'm riding stock height and wheels? I have always felt that the front steering was sloppy. Will this tighten it up?

I have stock wheels with a little bigger tires and I put on a steering stabilizer from rough country. I noticed a difference after I put mine on. They do only take a 1/2 hour and for the price...well, probably the most while upgrade dollar for dollar.
http://roughcountry.com/steering_stabilizers_chevy.html

awesome write up Merc...ill be doing this soon myself

Nice write up Merc, I put mine in about two weeks ago and forgot to take pics. It was annoying trying to figure it out but it went pretty good. I noticed a difference in the ride right away and can't wait to put my 24's back on sometime this week.
This is a must do mod for anyone no matter if your stock or not in my opinion.

i have a 2001 tahoe with a 6"RCD lift and 17" wheels with 35 12.50 17 i just put new pit man arm and idler arm and ball joints and inner and outer tierods i got a steering stabilzer from auto zone but it cam with no brackets.I can fab my own brackets but will the install be the same for me with the 6"lift any help would be great thanks