Falcon Nexus EF 2.2 Steering Stabilizer Install

I should have written this last week but life got in the way, I am sure you can all relate...

Two weekends ago, I headed over to Chris' house and we set about installing the new Falcon Steering Stabilizer, front LOD Stubby bumper, skid plate and associated lights and winch! It was about 2-3 hours worth of effort combined and I think it went pretty well.

Scoring for this install comes out to a 13 out of 15 so pretty great:

     Price - 1 ($332.49)
     Completeness of Directions - 3
     Completeness of parts/materials - 3
     Ease of Installation - 3
     Final Product - 3

First up was the FALCON NEXUS EF 2.2 FAST ADJUST Steering Stabilizer from Teraflex and it was a fast and easy install. This is my first Teraflex product but if it is any indication of the quality and future longevity of their products, I am very impressed. My initial reaction is that I really liked the look and feel of the product.  The installation included everything required and was a picture on the inside of the box! There are several instructional videos online as well but you really don't need them. The picture was enough! You start out by removing the factory steering stabilizer:

1. Remove the tracbar bolt on the passenger side
2. Remove the two factory bolts that connect the old steering stabilizer to the tie rod (Turn the steering wheel fully to the right to allow the bolts to slide out from the top)
3. Next remove the three bolts that connect the old steering stabilizer to the axle
4. Remove the remaining factory bolt that connects the old steering stabilizer to the tie rod bracket and save it for reuse
5. Install the Falcon Steering Stabilizer to the axle using the factory hardware and torque to 30 ft pounds
6. Insert a provided carriage bolt into the new top bracket and spacer
7. Install it on top of the tie rod bracket and insert another carriage bolt
8. Put the bottom bracket into position and install the two nuts
9. Using the factory bolt that you saved from step 4, install the bolt into the remaining hole in the mounting bracket attaching the steering stabilizer in the process
10. Tighten all three of these nuts to 59 foot pounds
11. That's it, Go for a Drive!

I think short of a light, this is the easiest thing I have installed to date on any of my Jeeps. You can also notice the difference immediately, the settings are as follows:

• Soft, intended for off-road and rock crawling, gives you really good feel
• Medium, intended for normal driving and some trails, feels more "responsive"
• Firm, intended for highway driving, is very "tight" as it's name implies

I drove it around for the past two weeks trying out each setting and settled on Medium for the daily driver chores. Saturday I leave for Florida and plan to set it to Firm for the long ride down. When I hit the trials next, I will give Soft a try to get a really good feel for the differences.

The Journey is what counts, Adventure Awaits!