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Originally Posted by Mulletwagon
The PO installed a steering damper which bolts on between the tie rod and front axle. Thinking about taking it off. Does it really stabilize steering or does it just make steering effort greater ?
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These "steering dampers" are normally installed due to shimmy or other steering issues. Yet the solution to fix a problem, to me, is not to add a part to hide the real problem. Since your vehicle already has one of these, it is kind of up to you to leave it or remove it. Some folks add them just to have one! If that is the case with your vehicle, removing it will not hurt anything. And if a steering problem is uncovered by removing the damper, then identify the problem and fix it. There are lots of posts on shimmy and other front end steering issues and the solutions. Could get time consuming and in some cases, if you cannot do the work, costly! A lot of simple things such as tightening shackle bolts. Let us know what you decide. (and oncover)