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Are "MONROE" steering stabilizers and good for our trucks/runners?

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Old 08-04-2008, 06:39 PM
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Are "MONROE" steering stabilizers and good for our trucks/runners?

Just purchased/and installed a new steering stabilizer (by "Monroe") for my rig:
I paid about 30 bucks for it new from a reputable discount parts...beats factory $100 US and factory looks kinda skinny too.

What are your guys thoughts? and do any of you use MONROE steering stabilizers?

ps-my steering does feel nice & sturdy now...
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Old 08-05-2008, 08:43 AM
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looks like you need to rebuild the knuckles.
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yeah, the grease is all over the place but at least its an original clean slate to work on. Hopefully, i can research how to do it and source a good kit. Have you ever used Monroe stuff before?

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i installed a Rancho stablizer and liked it. definite improvement.
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Originally Posted by duel
yeah, the grease is all over the place but at least its an original clean slate to work on. Hopefully, i can research how to do it and source a good kit. Have you ever used Monroe stuff before?

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i have monroe shocks they seem to do ok but they are stiff. at least they seem to be holding up to my crappy road.

i described the knuckle rebuild kit i used in my axle thread. i would definetly recomend it.
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What year is your truck/runner? Looking to upgrade myself
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Originally Posted by jcm151
What year is your truck/runner? Looking to upgrade myself
You may not get a reply to this since the thread is nearly 4 years old

Is it a thread resurrection, or a respawn?
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What is the part number of that stabilizer? Thanks.
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Found the part # - SC2914

Might be worth looking into. I have an aftermarket POS on there now. Free replacement though, and do it every 2 years or so. Even a "new" replacement is pretty wimpy. I found a retailer that has this for $24 (free shipping). I may get one soon.
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I just got one of these, they are pretty decent. I compared it to the procomp and it seemed right on par, and I was told the monroe are made in the same place as them anyway. Also I paid $33.00 locally and it was the right part, and came with two different mounting brackets just in case there are variations on your rig.
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