artimus Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 when i turn its almost like the tire are rubbing and i can't turn sharp.. at all. is this my steering stabilizer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glundblad Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 I am no mechanic but I would say absolutely no relationship whatsoever. A steering stabilizer is nothing but a shock absorber for your steering. It absorbs bumps and keeps them from traveling up to the steering wheel. It does not keep anything from rubbing (unless of course something is bent). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artimus Posted November 1, 2010 Author Share Posted November 1, 2010 it feels like the stabilizeer when i turn fairly sharp in a parking lot or moving slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 whats your tire size? it could be your lower control arm if your running 31" tires on a stock lift. hope that was a help Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garvin Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 when i turn its almost like the tire are rubbing and i can't turn sharp.. at all. is this my steering stabilizer? It sounds like something in the front end is busted, the steering stabalizer has nothing to do with turning. The first thing I would do is make sure nothing got loose under there, like the plastic inner splash guard. If everything is still connected and not interfeering with turning, lift up each corner and shake the wheel at the 12 and 6 o'clock position and 3 and 9 o'clock position. If the wheel is loose, then have someone shake it when you are under to see what's loose. The other thing you can do is look underneath and have someone violently shake the wheel (about 30 degrees from center, back and forth) and see if any of the tie rods or drag link ends are loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmJay Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 when i turn its almost like the tire are rubbing and i can't turn sharp.. at all. is this my steering stabilizer? Is it 4wd? Is the front diff stuck in 4wd? I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseMJ Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 whats your tire size? it could be your lower control arm if your running 31" tires on a stock lift. hope that was a help Brandon You could be rubbing with 30's if you have stock wheels too. I know I did on my XJ. Sounds to me like that's your problem. So crank your wheels as far as you can to one side and then crawl under there (you'll want to do this with the truck blocked or in park) and look at where the tire sits. Is it up against the control arm? Anything else blocking/rubbing on the tire. Are there shiny spots on the lower arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artimus Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 when i turn its almost like the tire are rubbing and i can't turn sharp.. at all. is this my steering stabilizer? Is it 4wd? Is the front diff stuck in 4wd? I it was in fact my bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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