Skyjacker 7203 Steering Stabilizer Dual Kit

Love this. I had a Teraflex HD stabilizer on and it couldn't stand up to anything. This one arrived quickly and packaged nicely. I don't understand people's problems with the instructions as I found them pretty easy to follow. It took me and my 4yr old a grand total of 2 hours to install this, uninstall it, and install it again. I had to replace the factory tie rod because the bend in the driver's side is right where the stabilizer lands if you measure out correctly. This puts that sides shock at an awkward angle. On the passenger side you will have to deal with the mounting brackets at the end of that shock rubbing the factory mounting bracket when you turn the tires completely that direction. You can just roll the Skyracker mounting bracket a little forward if you are comfortable with that. I also needed to bend the name plate up as it rubs the tie rod to the point that you might end up with some gnarly grooves in it. Other then those minor (and adjustable) issues, I have enjoyed the feel it puts into my Jeep Wrangler (2007). I have 35 inch tires and there is no wiggle from the steering wheel when I hit rough terrain. It's a bonus that it looks sexy as all hell too.

Where to begin. First off it was fairly easy to install, no major surprises. The instructions were fairly clear. There were a few times i had to re-read the instructions, and a few more times I wish they would of provided a drawing of what they were trying to say, but in general thought they were well written.Yes it did help the Death Wobble my Jeep was experiencing, but reading all the forums about how to fix death wobble, the stabilizer may have just been part of the fix. The biggest improvement I noticed was that the steering was much 'tighter' in that the jeep felt more responsive, and less flighty. If you are having Death Wobble issues, then I would recommend replacing your stock sway bar bolts with 9/16 bolts, grade 8. And also make sure they are properly torqued. If you want a smoother driving experience, and a more confident steering wheel feel, than this Steering Stabilizer is the right product for you.

1/4/2016: So the scary instances continued on bad roads. And I learned the "oscillating" effect is what is commonly referred to as "bump-steering". It has nothing to do with the stabilizer(s), nor will steering stabilizers resolve the problem. Maybe mask it a little.The root cause is that due to lifting the vehicle the front track bar is no longer properly aligned (parallel) to the drag-link. This can be corrected with a front track-bar relocation bracket, but the recommended (and more costly method) is a heavy-duty adjustable track-bar. I decided to resolve the issue with this . For additional information on this see: http://www.quadratec.com/jeep_knowledgebase/article-68.htm and watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrlhfooc-Xc. BTW: Death Wobble and Bump-Steer are *not* the same. It is easy to confuse the two (and many do so). Death Wobble is associated with moderate to high-speed driving (say 60MPH+) and you don't need road surface imperfections. Bump-steer can happen on speeds as low as 35MPH - all you need is a good dip or bump in the road to cycle your front suspension. So if your steering wheel literally has a mind of its own after hitting a bump - assume bump-steer, but play it safe - check with a qualified mechanic.12/7/2015: Upgraded Review: I pulled apart the stabilizer kit this weekend after a very scary front-end "oscillating" episode after hitting a moderate road imperfection. It was like driving through an earthquake and I was only doing about 40MPH when this happened.After removal, both stabilizers seemed to still be in good working order. However, what I noticed while pulling them off was very little compression on the red bushings on the ends of the stabilizers, as if they were not tightened enough. So after my inspection I remounted the stabilizers, this time "tightening the crap" (that's a technical term right?) out of the nuts that squeeze the red bushing pairs. And wow, what a handling difference that made. So, I'll move my rating back to 4 stars. Better instructions that include what properly tightened parts look like would have helped. Torque specs for that specific step/part of the installation would also have helped.As for the oscillation-effect, I can only theorize that was a result of too much play in the bushings causing a ping-pong effect between the stabilizer pair.I've been researching Death Wobble ("DW"), related front-end looseness and bad vibration. And I've gotten a bit smarter. I suggest you do the same before purchasing this (or a similar) kit. I only bought it because I wanted to top-mount the stabilizer (I trashed the last one rock-crawling). This kit looked very cool and the price was reasonable. While you do your research you will learn that others recommend to stick to a single stabilizer to avoid over-working the steering box. You will also learn that a bad or broken stabilizer will not contribute to DW. Neither will a new, heavy duty pricey aftermarket stabilizer cure the DW. You will learn that if your other front-end components (track-bar, tie-rod ends, drag-links, ball joints, etc.) are in good shape, you can literally drive without a stabilizer. So I really question all the other claims indicating that this product cured their wobbles and shakes. If anything, it is temporarily masking some other underlying problem.-----------------------------------------------------Previous Post:Not a happy camper. Yes they look pretty cool, but they are no longer offering the stability I need. I'm lifted with 33" tires and bought this kit to move the stabilizer on the top side to avoid damage when crawling. I'm getting more and more wobble and I don't even have a 1000 miles on this product. My Rubi has less than 45K miles so I'm pretty sure the other front-end parts are fine. I'm going to remove the kit and see if there's any resistance left in the stabilizers. If one or both went bad already I'll adjust the review to 1 star for poor reliability.

This is a fantastic steering stabilizer!I previously had a skyjacker heavy duty (single) steering stabilizer that worked fine for about a year.But then I was on vacation in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts in March and 80% of the roads from Boston to Newark are like driving on washboards. For a week while driving around there, I had death wobble daily. Not fun at all.So, I searched for a new stabilizer and saw this dual stabilizer and figured I'd give it a try. It's great!I went back to RI and CT again for a week this month and the road were still horrible, full-on washboard and ruts, but no death wobble at all the whole trip. Mission accomplished!I highly recommend this stabilizer, and will get this one again when the time comes to replace it in the future.

Very disappointed, just installed this dual steering stabilizer and it was a very simple install. The issue I have is that I have now had two incidents of the worst “Death wobble” ever. I had to slow down to 15mph for it to stop so I could continue up the road. I have 315/70R17 Mickey Thompson tires. The wobble was minimal at 50mph with single shock stabilizer. Now it literally shakes the steering wheel out of your hand. :(

Love this. I had a Teraflex HD stabilizer on and it couldn't stand up to anything. This one arrived quickly and packaged nicely. I don't understand people's problems with the instructions as I found them pretty easy to follow. It took me and my 4yr old a grand total of 2 hours to install this, uninstall it, and install it again. I had to replace the factory tie rod because the bend in the driver's side is right where the stabilizer lands if you measure out correctly. This puts that sides shock at an awkward angle. On the passenger side you will have to deal with the mounting brackets at the end of that shock rubbing the factory mounting bracket when you turn the tires completely that direction. You can just roll the Skyracker mounting bracket a little forward if you are comfortable with that. I also needed to bend the name plate up as it rubs the tie rod to the point that you might end up with some gnarly grooves in it. Other then those minor (and adjustable) issues, I have enjoyed the feel it puts into my Jeep Wrangler (2007). I have 35 inch tires and there is no wiggle from the steering wheel when I hit rough terrain. It's a bonus that it looks sexy as all hell too.

Where to begin. First off it was fairly easy to install, no major surprises. The instructions were fairly clear. There were a few times i had to re-read the instructions, and a few more times I wish they would of provided a drawing of what they were trying to say, but in general thought they were well written.Yes it did help the Death Wobble my Jeep was experiencing, but reading all the forums about how to fix death wobble, the stabilizer may have just been part of the fix. The biggest improvement I noticed was that the steering was much 'tighter' in that the jeep felt more responsive, and less flighty. If you are having Death Wobble issues, then I would recommend replacing your stock sway bar bolts with 9/16 bolts, grade 8. And also make sure they are properly torqued. If you want a smoother driving experience, and a more confident steering wheel feel, than this Steering Stabilizer is the right product for you.

1/4/2016: So the scary instances continued on bad roads. And I learned the "oscillating" effect is what is commonly referred to as "bump-steering". It has nothing to do with the stabilizer(s), nor will steering stabilizers resolve the problem. Maybe mask it a little.The root cause is that due to lifting the vehicle the front track bar is no longer properly aligned (parallel) to the drag-link. This can be corrected with a front track-bar relocation bracket, but the recommended (and more costly method) is a heavy-duty adjustable track-bar. I decided to resolve the issue with this . For additional information on this see: http://www.quadratec.com/jeep_knowledgebase/article-68.htm and watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrlhfooc-Xc. BTW: Death Wobble and Bump-Steer are *not* the same. It is easy to confuse the two (and many do so). Death Wobble is associated with moderate to high-speed driving (say 60MPH+) and you don't need road surface imperfections. Bump-steer can happen on speeds as low as 35MPH - all you need is a good dip or bump in the road to cycle your front suspension. So if your steering wheel literally has a mind of its own after hitting a bump - assume bump-steer, but play it safe - check with a qualified mechanic.12/7/2015: Upgraded Review: I pulled apart the stabilizer kit this weekend after a very scary front-end "oscillating" episode after hitting a moderate road imperfection. It was like driving through an earthquake and I was only doing about 40MPH when this happened.After removal, both stabilizers seemed to still be in good working order. However, what I noticed while pulling them off was very little compression on the red bushings on the ends of the stabilizers, as if they were not tightened enough. So after my inspection I remounted the stabilizers, this time "tightening the crap" (that's a technical term right?) out of the nuts that squeeze the red bushing pairs. And wow, what a handling difference that made. So, I'll move my rating back to 4 stars. Better instructions that include what properly tightened parts look like would have helped. Torque specs for that specific step/part of the installation would also have helped.As for the oscillation-effect, I can only theorize that was a result of too much play in the bushings causing a ping-pong effect between the stabilizer pair.I've been researching Death Wobble ("DW"), related front-end looseness and bad vibration. And I've gotten a bit smarter. I suggest you do the same before purchasing this (or a similar) kit. I only bought it because I wanted to top-mount the stabilizer (I trashed the last one rock-crawling). This kit looked very cool and the price was reasonable. While you do your research you will learn that others recommend to stick to a single stabilizer to avoid over-working the steering box. You will also learn that a bad or broken stabilizer will not contribute to DW. Neither will a new, heavy duty pricey aftermarket stabilizer cure the DW. You will learn that if your other front-end components (track-bar, tie-rod ends, drag-links, ball joints, etc.) are in good shape, you can literally drive without a stabilizer. So I really question all the other claims indicating that this product cured their wobbles and shakes. If anything, it is temporarily masking some other underlying problem.-----------------------------------------------------Previous Post:Not a happy camper. Yes they look pretty cool, but they are no longer offering the stability I need. I'm lifted with 33" tires and bought this kit to move the stabilizer on the top side to avoid damage when crawling. I'm getting more and more wobble and I don't even have a 1000 miles on this product. My Rubi has less than 45K miles so I'm pretty sure the other front-end parts are fine. I'm going to remove the kit and see if there's any resistance left in the stabilizers. If one or both went bad already I'll adjust the review to 1 star for poor reliability.

This is a fantastic steering stabilizer!I previously had a skyjacker heavy duty (single) steering stabilizer that worked fine for about a year.But then I was on vacation in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts in March and 80% of the roads from Boston to Newark are like driving on washboards. For a week while driving around there, I had death wobble daily. Not fun at all.So, I searched for a new stabilizer and saw this dual stabilizer and figured I'd give it a try. It's great!I went back to RI and CT again for a week this month and the road were still horrible, full-on washboard and ruts, but no death wobble at all the whole trip. Mission accomplished!I highly recommend this stabilizer, and will get this one again when the time comes to replace it in the future.

Very disappointed, just installed this dual steering stabilizer and it was a very simple install. The issue I have is that I have now had two incidents of the worst “Death wobble” ever. I had to slow down to 15mph for it to stop so I could continue up the road. I have 315/70R17 Mickey Thompson tires. The wobble was minimal at 50mph with single shock stabilizer. Now it literally shakes the steering wheel out of your hand. :(