STEERING STABILIZERS HAVE BEEN a mainstay in the 4x4 industry for decades. Similar to shock absorbers, the goal of a steering stabilizer is to increase the vehicles handling and control, while filtering out unwanted chatter. The latest wave in steering stabilizers has been nitrogen-charged units. These heavy-duty gas-charged stabilizers are more alike to high-end performance shocks, rather than the basic fluid shufflers that come on a stock 4×4. The biggest drawback with a gas-charged stabilizer is that they create a push in one direction. This push feeling is partly due to the increased surface area on the non-shaft side of the piston. With the stabilizer also fitted with a high-charge of nitrogen gas, it only aggravates the issue. Although the gas-charged stabilizers are effective at tightening the rigs handling, the constant push felt in the wheel is tiresome and annoying to most drivers.
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