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SFVdave's avatar
SFVdave
Explorer
Oct 29, 2015

Bilstein Steering stabilizer

Had an alignment on my 2016 Forester Ford E450 and the shop recommended getting a different steering stabilizer. Has anyone seen a difference in handling with the Bilstein? I eventually want to change the shocks to Bilsteins also. I had them on my Winnebago and saw an immediate difference in handling. But never changed the stabilizer as I installed a Steersafe. I removed the Steersafe from my Winnebago prior to selling it and believe it fits the Forester.
I know there are other products out there by Roadmaster and Safe-T besides the Steersafe. But for now, I'm asking about the Bilstein stabilizer.
Class C
  • Harvard's avatar
    Harvard
    Explorer
    Oct 29, 2015
    Re: Alignment, where was the caster set (the spec is anywhere from +1.5 to +7.5)?
  • ford_truck_guy's avatar
    ford_truck_guy
    Nomad
    Oct 29, 2015
    I swapped out my stabilizer for the 5100 series with a big improvement... Now , this was on my F-350 , not a MH but don't think you can go wrong.
  • Kit_Carson's avatar
    Kit_Carson
    Explorer
    Oct 29, 2015
    I put a Bilstein steering dampner on my Class C along with 4 Bilstein shocks. I noticed an incredible difference in handling. Not sure how much of that difference was the dampner, but I would like to think some of it was.

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