mci7
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I would hope instead of wasting your money on these magic contraptions you would spend the money on correcting your front end.
These magic steering stabilizers are not the cure all you are hoping for.
Dave
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Gale Hawkins
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mci7 wrote:I would hope instead of wasting your money on these magic contraptions you would spend the money on correcting your front end.
These magic steering stabilizers are not the cure all you are hoping for.
Dave
Dave go to their website and you will see it is physics based not magic based. 
The blowout handling control protection is just a plus. I like ours also because it brings it back to center after making a 90 degree turn at an intersection.
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JIH
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Quote:Dave go to their website and you will see it is physics based not magic based.
The blowout handling control protection is just a plus. I like ours also because it brings it back to center after making a 90 degree turn at an intersection.
I looked at the site and do not understand the physics. Please help.
It looks like a solid bar is attached to the wheel hub. It looks like pivot bar is attached the the axle. Neither spring that connects them looks compressed or extended when moved back and forth. Where does the stabilizing force come from???
(Edited) Looking again, the "400 lbs pre-set tension" must be built into the pivot arm. Going to email the company.
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We have had both a hydraulic system and a Steer Safe on prior motor homes, and when we decided to put one on this RV, it was a Steer Safe system that we installed. We were never happy with the shock absorber system(Safe-T-Plus) on our prior DP, but had been very happy with the Steer Safe, so stayed with a quality product, IMHO.
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A rear track bar will do more for the steering than anything that has been mentioned. It will eliminate the tail wagging the dog effect when trucks pass you and especially on side winds. I have personal experience and know it works.
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Gale Hawkins
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JIH technically all I actually know is that Steer Safe improves quality of lives and saves lives.
Give us an update when you get the physics part figured out.
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I put Steer Safe on my 95 Southwind and I'm glad I did. It helps alot with the wandering.
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mci7 wrote:I would hope instead of wasting your money on these magic contraptions you would spend the money on correcting your front end.
These magic steering stabilizers are not the cure all you are hoping for.
Dave
What are you basing your opinion on?
I have them installed and as others have said they work and no one said they were a cure all.
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If you raise the front of a motor home up in the air with a Steer Safe, the wheels will automatically point straight ahead. That is the basic principle of Steer Safe, and any of the other steering stabilizers. Steer Safe uses springs to put tension on the front axle to resist anything that is trying to make the front wheels turn right or left, either from wind or a tire blowout. Other steering stabilizers do the same thing with a hydraulic cylinder. It's not anything new and many vehicles(cars and trucks) come from the factory with steering stabilizers. Steer Safe is just a little cheaper than the others.
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garry1p wrote:mci7 wrote:I would hope instead of wasting your money on these magic contraptions you would spend the money on correcting your front end.
These magic steering stabilizers are not the cure all you are hoping for.
Dave
What are you basing your opinion on?
I have them installed and as others have said they work and no one said they were a cure all. Really one needs to consider the definition of "work". Do they actually correct a problem or do they mask the problem? Fact is, they mask the problem or make you less sensitive to the fault. But if it has leaf springs and no trac bar or panhard bar, the axle will move side to side. Steering damping may slow your steering wheel movement so you do not over correct, but it does not give you positive control over your steering. Of course it helps, bandaids help or no one could sell them. But it is not actually "fixing" anything. Its just covering up the problem.
Steering dampers should be the last choice when trying to correct handling problems. I'm not saying they should never be used, but only to be used when everything else has been corrected and you still want more.
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