Fox ATS 2.0 steering stabilizer

[BigBruse]

Good morning guys,
I have a stock rubicon and want to install the fox 985-02-148 ATS 2.0 steering stabilizer.
Anybody put one of these on a stock ride?
Can this be done with Jeep on the ground?
Thanks
Robbie

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[rustyshakelford]

We install these and love them. Another one we use a bunch is the king. However, for the price point the fox 2.0 performs just as well. Haven’t experienced the right and pull

Brett

 

[melendez69]

Good morning guys,
I have a stock rubicon and want to install the fox 985-02-148 ATS 2.0 steering stabilizer.
Anybody put one of these on a stock ride?
Can this be done with Jeep on the ground?
Thanks
Robbie

I installed this past weekend... no lift. .. I'm post #18956. A few pages prior to mine, @Bricazo and @Roky also installed recently

You can do this with the tires on the ground... so easy a caveman (me) can do it.

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/what-did-you-do-to-your-jeep-jl-today.3033/page-1264

 

[Jlmoe]

In my recent experience, don't waste your money on this one. Just last night I installed this on my Rubicon (lifted, tho) and the stabilizer caused a signficant right hand pull on my rig. Put the OE (V41 recall unit) right back on, pull gone. Lots of similar issues on others' Jeeps too with this stabilizer, I've since learned. When you compress the Fox stabilizer, it extends under pressure, like a shock, rather than staying static. As a result, that extension translates into a right pull. Mine's getting returned today. In any event, it didn't drive any better than the new version stock stabilizer, IMHO. Stock stabilizer stays static when you compress it to a particular position. But, you can easily install these on the ground (which is how you're supposed to). Ten minutes top- two 18mm bolts.

Happened to some Fox IFP stabilizers and not the Fox ATS or TS..

 

[AirportDave]

Happened to some Fox IFP stabilizers and not the Fox ATS or TS..

Yep- my bad- sorry about that. I was referring to my experience with part # 985-24-173, the 2.0 IFP stabilizer. Can't speak to the ATS version.

 

[BigBruse]

I installed this past weekend... no lift. .. I'm post #18956. A few pages prior to mine, @Bricazo and @Roky also installed recently

You can do this with the tires on the ground... so easy a caveman (me) can do it.

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/what-did-you-do-to-your-jeep-jl-today.3033/page-1264

Awesome thanks !!

 

[wrangler-rob]

So I just did the Fox ATS, I elected to “jack stand” the front end so that I could verify full mobility left and right without any interference from the through shaft. If going this route don’t use the axle for the stands as I first did as it will bind with tires when testing full turn. (35s) I wound up moving the stands to the frames and as others have mentioned was done in about 30minutes. The axle plate holes alignment were tight tolerances and I had to mess around with that to ensure all 3 axle bolts caught right. The Fox ATS is an OEM replacement and mounts to factory location on the axle and not on the tie rod as others do. I have noticed a much improved steering “trueness” when hitting bumps and such, only on road tested thus far and adjusted as such, I’ll be at Rausch Creek the end of this month and will get a shot to test the other spectrum of adjustability there.

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