I just re-read the entire thread and my question is: What Steering Stabilizer? Do you mean the OEM Ford part that looks like a shock absorber but mounted parallel to the ground? One end on frame, one end on steering?
I"ve seen a front suspension Strut (a big shock absorber) "stick" where it was compressed and wouldn't extend again. Shocks/Struts/Stabiizers usually fail to not resisting movement like they're designed to, but I can see where they could fail "glitchy" and if that happened to a Stabliizer (I call the OEM ones Dampers) it'd act like a too-tight steering box. Maybe even seem like a too-loose one.