Reviews for Fox® Racing Shox 983-02-148 Factory Race Series 2.0 ATS Steering Stabilizer for 18-23 Jeep Wrangler JL & Gladiator JT
Installed on my 2020 Mojave. Easy, straightforward install. The difference in steering feel from stock stabilizer is night and day. Great product.
Bracket sucks as it does not fit quite right. I had to drill mine a bit but the product is so excellent it makes up for all the extra hassle in installation.
Fit like a glove bracket fit right into place. Really could feel the difference even on a brand new 2020 JL with factory 2'' lift. Very happy with fit and finish also.
Really help the JL stop wandering at highway speed.
I installed this Fox steering stabilizer along my JKS lift w/ Fox Shocks. I don't know if its the stabilizer or a mixture of all the upgrades, but my Jeep rides much better then stock now. Can't go wrong w/ Fox. The nice thing is that it can be adjusted if you have a specific steering tightness you are looking for.
I rate it 5 stars for performance, 3 stars for installation. This should be a very easy install, but I ran into both the poor fitting axle bracket (needs bending) and the bolt redesign on the eyelet end. Once installed on my Rubicon 4xe, it is easily adjusts damping to whatever I want.
I installed it today. I put 4 stars, because like another comment I had to twist the plate so that the three bolts could be aimed. Fortunately I had a big pliers that didn't have a "car workshop", I thank myself for buying it many years ago, without this saving tool I wouldn't have been able to finish my installation. In addition, my Jeep was lying on the ground and I was lying as best I could underneath. In short, given the price, I don't understand why such a misadventure can happen to us.
Added after a 2" Mopar lift. Definitely improved the steering wheel vibrations. Only a 4* because I had to bend the bracket to get all 3 holes to line up during install..
Great shock but the mount left alot to be desired. 2 out of 3 holes could line up but the 3rd forget it. 3 stars only because I and one mounting bolt short.
Extremely disappointed with Fox and Quadratec! They say this is a direct bolt on replacement for a Jeep Gladiator and it is NOT! Nothing anywhere on either website tells you that you will need a new, old style, stabilizer bracket bolt to make this work! It’s sad when you spend close to $500 on something that requires a $3 bolt and it doesn’t come with it!
Be warned, you need to order the bolt before attempting to install this or you’ll be pulling it all back off and reinstalling the factory stabilizer until you can source a bolt that isn’t in stock at Quaratrac!