Steering Stabilizer for a P38?

Megalodon

Megalodon

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Does anyone make a steering stabilizer for a P38? I am soon to be putting on four new Bilstein shocks for mine and would love to do the steering stabilizer at the same time, but Bilstein doesn't seem to offer it for the P38 for some reason. Has anyone replaced their stabilizer with an aftermarket one? If so, did it handle better than the OE one? My fear is that after I give my truck a 2.5" lift and put larger tires on it, I am going to have the death wobble problem. Is this a real concern or is 2.5" not likely to cause handleing issues?
 
carlosz

carlosz

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if suspension is worn out wobble will exist no matter what you do until properly repaired, the front end of a p38 sits at a different angle due to it being a bot longer than the disco.
honestly I have not seen o heard of said issue on p38's.. I may be wrong so wait for further input.
 
fiftywattplexi

fiftywattplexi

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I'm using a ProComp ES2000 steering stabilizer, I had to make a new bracket to relocate where it anchors to the drag link as the ProComp is shorter than the OEM one, but it actually has the same amount of travel. Its a much beefier unit. I'll get the part number when I get home for you if you'd like. Its definitely much nicer than the OEM one when bounding over bad roads and rough terrain - I have about the same lift you are talking about and I'm wearing 285/75/16 M/Ts and it handles them fine. The bracket I made just clamps on to the link and doesn't budge, but I think I'm gonna eventually weld on tabs to mount it to because even though no on e can see the bracket I came up with, its totally fugly.
 
fiftywattplexi

fiftywattplexi

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Yeah there's definitely performance loss...on-road that is. A tire that size is going to pretty much ruin your already terrible stock mileage :)
Acceleration will be sluggish, attempts to overtake other vehicles on the open road are...well lets just say I was beaten by a Prius from a dead stop on a freeway onramp. With the lift and 33" tires handling is even more boat-like than even the LR engineers ever intended. Abrupt moves are not advised. That being said, with that kind if setup its all about off-road performance...which is killer. Just know with that tire size you will need to remove your mudflaps for clearance and unless you do a little minor fender trimming it will rub when the front is articulated and you are turning the wheels. The only real caution with this setup off-road is that you will put additional strain on your drivetrain (diff, axels, etc). I'm going to try and change my gearing in the different from stock ratio to the 4.10 or maybe even the 4.75 set.
Don't forget that at the stock diff ratio your speedometer will be off by about 13% slow. I'm probably getting 9-10 mpg now, but I don't really use it as a daily driver anymore except for to occasional errands around town.
 
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nsginc

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Any brand and part numbers on some that fit stock locations. Running 305/70/16 on mine. Going to start driving I it soon. Know its going to be a problem. Thanks
 
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