GuruMan's 20a build

Installed the Falcon adjustable steering stabilizer today.

The instructions call for removing the axle side track bar bolt, but I found it non necessary if you jack the Jeep up a bit using the drivers side control arm mount. this allowed just enough clearance to get to the three axle side stabilizer mounting bolts.

The rest was easy-peasy.

With having to drive across the always windy Kansas to get to the Colorado mountains.... having this and the ability to switch it to the firm setting was $ well spent for me. Enjoy

Quick project today to install the Steer Smarts bracket.

The project was pretty easy, but the instructions called for cutting a bracket on the Jeep to make room for the Steer Smarts part. I didn't like the prospect of grinding on the Jeep, so I modified the aftermarket part a bit.

I put it in place, marked it, then took it to the vice where I drilled an approbate size hole below the marking. Then I cut down to the hole with a sawsall, leaving a rounded notch for the Jeep brace to slid into. I then touched up the notch with a hand file, and some black paint. Seems like a better solution to me. Too bad Steer Smarts didn't just make the part a little differently for us 392 and Mojave owners.

The next time I'm under there, I'll probably scrape that logo off. I hate that.

Pics for funsies. That little tab behind the frame bracket was what they wanted to trim off. It wouldn't hurt anything I suppose. I just don't always do what I'm told.

Nice!
Mine did not need the trim. Fit without issue.

guruman said:

Quick project today to install the Steer Smarts bracket.

The project was pretty easy, but the instructions called for cutting a bracket on the Jeep to make room for the Steer Smarts part. I didn't like the prospect of grinding on the Jeep, so I modified the aftermarket part a bit.

I put it in place, marked it, then took it to the vice where I drilled an approbate size hole below the marking. Then I cut down to the hole with a sawsall, leaving a rounded notch for the Jeep brace to slid into. I then touched up the notch with a hand file, and some black paint. Seems like a better solution to me. Too bad Steer Smarts didn't just make the part a little differently for us 392 and Mojave owners.

The next time I'm under there, I'll probably scrape that logo off. I hate that.

Pics for funsies. That little tab behind the frame bracket was what they wanted to trim off. It wouldn't hurt anything I suppose. I just don't always do what I'm told.

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Nice job. Been looking at this bracket myself.
I'm trying to understand what you actually trimmed?
Did this help with stabilizing/stiffing your steering?

It does feel better.... smoother? I'm not exactly sure how to quantify it.

This is the bit I cut, that notch to make room for the extra bracket our 392s have:


@Ted392 said his did not need to be trimmed. Mine maybe could have went in without the notch, but I wanted to have room to wiggle the steering box around if I needed to in order to get the bearing installed.

guruman said:

It does feel better.... smoother? I'm not exactly sure how to quantify it.

This is the bit I cut, that notch to make room for the extra bracket our 392s have:
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@Ted392 said his did not need to be trimmed. Mine maybe could have went in without the notch, but I wanted to have room to wiggle the steering box around if I needed to in order to get the bearing installed.

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Thank you. Appreciate you taking the time to respond.
I agree that decal is rather, fugly.

Here is mine as a reference. I read some jl shock tower mounts have an extra tab/length there, so it would require trimming.
Yes, label fugly and removed.

Dropped in the Redline Hood struts.....