Since I was putting a lift on and was looking at bigger
tires I figured that the stock stabilizer just wouldn't be enough.
Okay really I wanted the cool beefy looking yellow OME stabilizer underneath,
not the scrawny factory one. OME has built a reputation on having
the right parts for the right vehicle. I am impressed with the quality
of their parts.
Just
a shot of how the OME looks next to the stock one. You can see
how much larger the OME is compared to the stock one.
1. First you will need to remove the old steering stabilizer. Now
I figured since mine was brand new it would be easy.
2. So I pulled out the cotter pin and removed the 19mm castellated
nut from the tie rod end of the stabilizer. Now all I needed
to do was remove the taper pin from the tie rod and that end of the
shock would be free. Now there are plenty of tricks to doing
this. Tapping on the sides of the tie rod around the pin usually
frees it up and it falls right out. Jeep put a hex head on the
pin, so I figured that I would be able get a wrench on there and give
it a twist. No luck there. So I pulled out the old gear
puller, I tightened it up and it still wouldn't come off. So
I tightened it up a little bit more and BANG, it came off.
3. Now all I needed to do was remove the 15mm bolt and 18mm nut
from the axle and the stabilizer is off.
4. I inserted the bushing into the can end of the OME stabilizer. I had
a large channel lock pliers, so it made short work of the bushing.
I vise would have worked perfectly.
5. I inserted the tapered pin into the stabilizer, placed the washer
over the end and then tighten down the nut with a 15mm wrench.
Make certain that you don't crush the bushing completely.
6. I first bolted the stabilizer to the axle bracket.
Make certain that you extend the stabilizer before you do this.
It is easier to push it in, than to pull it out. All that is
left to do is insert the OME provided taper pin in the tie rod, slide
on the lock washer and tighten down the nut with a 19mm wrench
