Rancho RS98510 Steering Damper Kit

This thing will fit on any Ford Super Duty Trucks. I put mine on an F-250. During daily operation of your vehicle and especially if you are into off roads the ball joints, Tie Rod joints, Track Bar joints, Pitman Arm joints, Drag Link joints - all would eventually develop a play. The only exception is the Axle with the distributor housing which "usually" stays steady unless you wreck your whole truck. This play will create vibrations which is normal. However, when you are on the Expansion Joints on freeway or when hitting a pothole this is a whole new animal. Driving under these conditions would trigger the resonance frequency of this otherwise normal vibration and you are now in the Death Wobble mode. With anything that is broken there is a proper solution.-Check/Replace the Track Bar-Check/Replace/tighten the ball joints-Check/Replace/Tighten the Tie Rod and or joints-Check/Replace/Tighten the Drag Link and or jointsThere should be absolutely no play and all fittings should be tight. In order to achieve the above you will spend close to $1000 plus 4 -6 hours but it would be the proper way to do it.The easier and cheaper way is to buy these Stabilizers. One end of these stabilizers are attached to the Axle so it is stationary compared to the vehicle. The other end is attached to the Tie Rod. Whatever vibration is there (due to any of the bars or joints) would be damped with the help of this stabilizers. The only way you can mess up is if these stabilizers break or disconnetcs or your Tie Rods fall off. That's rare. So this is indeed a quick and cheap solution and for the price it deserves a 5 star. However keep in mind this is not the best practice. So you should not expect more than a year or two out of this. The good thing is that these stabilizers have a lifetime warranty

Got this kit to replace the failed set that were on the truck since I bought it. Easy to install, decent instructions, seems like good hardware. Took about an hour to install including removal of the old ones.Really tightened up the steering and keeps the truck tracking straight. Definitely recommend. I painted the shocks silver to match the RS 9000’s on the truck. They look great.Installed on an 06 F350 SRW crew cab, 6” lift, 37 13.50 x 20 tires and 20x12 rims.

When I'm on the highway and I go over a pothole the central piece moves, apparently the nuts don't hold together and it moves, then the steering gets a little hard, do you recommend something for this problem?

I was either sent the wrong hardware or the you bolts are not big enough. The bracket comes loose and rubs on the track bar. Then everything else loosens up. Tightened to torque spec, set gap between bracket and bar, but everything loosens up and the bracket slips down on to the track bar. Will likely have to take it off and send it back! I guess I’ll try Fox..

ordered this kit for my 05 ford diesel. the item arrived quickly and the package was in good shape. the directions are fairly clear if your handy even a little bit working around trucks. the shocks were painted metallic silver unlike the white ones in the picture. which was fine with me. the boots were red as shown. the mounting brackets are well cut and appear to be of good quality steel.the only problem was the kit was missing hardware that was supposed to have been included with the shocks. also the hardware i did get with the shocks is very poor quality to the point where the supplied nuts won't thread on several mounting bolts. so i had to go to the local hardware store and source my own.

I purchased this Rancho rs98510 stabilizer to rectify an ongoing issue with death wobble. Now, if you've done your homework, reasons for death wobble are all over the map. Too fix it can turn into a nightmare off chasing down and replacing multiple components. Tire pressure, bad wheels, balancing, bad tires, alignment, tie rods, track bars, ball joints, loose steering adjustment, and the list only hours on and on. And I've done all of these named only to keep having an issue with a bumpy overpass on an angled road joint, that strikes one tire, then the next a split second later. The wobble continued to get worse, and the speed at which I could hit this joint kept getting lower and lower. So I bought it. Delivery was timely. People have complained of missing hardware. Ask if mine was there. Though I did have a moment or two of panic thinking they were right. My ten year taught me to always shake the box. The first thing I noticed on the directions is that this unit is for a vehicle lifted two inches. it says nothing about that in the description. Mine is not, but a very good video on installation from someone other than the manufacturer exists on the internet, that says otherwise. I installed it anyway. My death wobble is serous. Someone complained of it hitting on a large bump. I hit a speed bump at a decent clip and it did thump and move off the quarter inch clearance required in directions. It will be fixed this weekend and torque rechecked. I am not a mechanic. But with direction and videos on line and a fair amount of mechanically inclined skills,.I was able to put this together myself relatively easily. But don't count on directions to be specific about the shocks washers, lock washers, and bolt positioning. It's not there. Hence some mechanical common sense comes in here. Not hard, but also not specific. So it's in. Been a couple of months daily driving with an hour commute in and out of Houston. Hands down no death wobble. Am I sensitized to that shimmy right before the wobble sets in... maybe. Because I feel it, though ever so slightly but, no wobble at all. As for the highway drift...I do have issue with that at dirty miles an hour as the dual shocks hold it's tract as you drive and make those little micro adjustments in your steering to keep your vehicle centered on the road. Irritating at most. So...would I buy it again our recommend it? You damn right. Considering the nightmare of repairs and dealership mechanics who have no idea other than to throw your wallet at it till it stops. Yeah, in a heartbeat. There are issues, but it does what it says it does. Four stars because of the bad directions and the "oh yeah, 2" lift required".

Very fast delivery !! Awesome result.. stopped front end wobble in our F350.. saved us hundreds!!

Easy install as per instructions. Improved the stability of the drive by at least 90% great prosuct

Yes, per our friend who installed it in his truck. Delivery was very quick as well

website does not contain this useful information....the first line of instructions does though. there is no way to install this unless your truck is already lifted a minimum of 2"

Product does not fit 2017 Ford F-350 unless you have at least a 2" lift (this was not mentioned on the website).