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A stabilizer can hide symptoms but will not fix the root cause.
When to use this guide: You are tempted to replace the stabilizer as the solution.
A steering stabilizer is a shock absorber for the steering linkage. It makes the steering feel heavier and can reduce shimmy feel, but it does nothing for a loose track bar, worn ball joints, or a sloppy tie rod end. If you replace the stabilizer for death wobble, it might feel better for a while. Then the wobble comes back, usually worse. Fix the worn part instead.
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