The original purpose was for severe off road (insert 'tractor' here!) to
help keep from breaking your arm when you hit a rut. But it does clam
down the feedback you get from really terrrible terrain.

Jeff Strickland wrote:
> PS
> I do not think the stabalizer is your problem. Frankly, I don't think it is
> ever a "problem", and it is added by the engineers to soak up road noise and
> stuff that gets fed through the steering linkage and up the steering column.
> If you can tolerate the feel of this kind of crap, you can probably remove
> the stabalizer and not even know it is gone - other than feeling stuff that
> you don't feel now.
>
>
>
>
> "Mythic" <none@none.ca> wrote in message
> news:pauie.1704$Wp.378858@news20.bellglobal.com...
>
>>Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>>>Yes.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Mythic" <none@none.ca> wrote in message
>>>news:ZHaie.1606$dS3.373353@news20.bellglobal.co m...
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have a stock (no lift etc.) '97 TJ Sport, sometimes when I go over a
>>>>significant bump on the road, it feels like the tires are bouncing off
>>>>the road. I am assuming I need to replace the shocks. Does this seem
>>>
>>>right?
>>>
>>>
>>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Wow, a straight forward answer without a bunch of arguing! Much
>
> appreciated!
>
>
>

 

The original purpose was for severe off road (insert 'tractor' here!) to
help keep from breaking your arm when you hit a rut. But it does clam
down the feedback you get from really terrrible terrain.

Jeff Strickland wrote:
> PS
> I do not think the stabalizer is your problem. Frankly, I don't think it is
> ever a "problem", and it is added by the engineers to soak up road noise and
> stuff that gets fed through the steering linkage and up the steering column.
> If you can tolerate the feel of this kind of crap, you can probably remove
> the stabalizer and not even know it is gone - other than feeling stuff that
> you don't feel now.
>
>
>
>
> "Mythic" <none@none.ca> wrote in message
> news:pauie.1704$Wp.378858@news20.bellglobal.com...
>
>>Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>>>Yes.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Mythic" <none@none.ca> wrote in message
>>>news:ZHaie.1606$dS3.373353@news20.bellglobal.co m...
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have a stock (no lift etc.) '97 TJ Sport, sometimes when I go over a
>>>>significant bump on the road, it feels like the tires are bouncing off
>>>>the road. I am assuming I need to replace the shocks. Does this seem
>>>
>>>right?
>>>
>>>
>>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Wow, a straight forward answer without a bunch of arguing! Much
>
> appreciated!
>
>
>

 

The original purpose was for severe off road (insert 'tractor' here!) to
help keep from breaking your arm when you hit a rut. But it does clam
down the feedback you get from really terrrible terrain.

Jeff Strickland wrote:
> PS
> I do not think the stabalizer is your problem. Frankly, I don't think it is
> ever a "problem", and it is added by the engineers to soak up road noise and
> stuff that gets fed through the steering linkage and up the steering column.
> If you can tolerate the feel of this kind of crap, you can probably remove
> the stabalizer and not even know it is gone - other than feeling stuff that
> you don't feel now.
>
>
>
>
> "Mythic" <none@none.ca> wrote in message
> news:pauie.1704$Wp.378858@news20.bellglobal.com...
>
>>Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>>>Yes.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Mythic" <none@none.ca> wrote in message
>>>news:ZHaie.1606$dS3.373353@news20.bellglobal.co m...
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have a stock (no lift etc.) '97 TJ Sport, sometimes when I go over a
>>>>significant bump on the road, it feels like the tires are bouncing off
>>>>the road. I am assuming I need to replace the shocks. Does this seem
>>>
>>>right?
>>>
>>>
>>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Wow, a straight forward answer without a bunch of arguing! Much
>
> appreciated!
>
>
>

 

You guys slay me! ;)

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> Meanwhile, I'm educating the group, of course, I don't expect you
> capable of that realization.
> And yes, it was my job to know everything related to the
> automobile, or at least capable of looking it up to get the right
> answer, as a wrong installation may have killed someone with a faulty
> brake job or even a wheel alignment that we're talking.
> UNDERSTAND??????? I doubt it!
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
>>Bill, you're talking to hear yourself speak. None of that has anything
>>to do with the subject, I guess you're just not able to figure out what
>>the real subject is. You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut,
>>because you clearly have no clue on the problem. A typical gas station
>>guy... thinks he knows everything.

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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__________________________________________________ _________

 

You guys slay me! ;)

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> Meanwhile, I'm educating the group, of course, I don't expect you
> capable of that realization.
> And yes, it was my job to know everything related to the
> automobile, or at least capable of looking it up to get the right
> answer, as a wrong installation may have killed someone with a faulty
> brake job or even a wheel alignment that we're talking.
> UNDERSTAND??????? I doubt it!
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
>>Bill, you're talking to hear yourself speak. None of that has anything
>>to do with the subject, I guess you're just not able to figure out what
>>the real subject is. You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut,
>>because you clearly have no clue on the problem. A typical gas station
>>guy... thinks he knows everything.

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

 

You guys slay me! ;)

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> Meanwhile, I'm educating the group, of course, I don't expect you
> capable of that realization.
> And yes, it was my job to know everything related to the
> automobile, or at least capable of looking it up to get the right
> answer, as a wrong installation may have killed someone with a faulty
> brake job or even a wheel alignment that we're talking.
> UNDERSTAND??????? I doubt it!
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
>>Bill, you're talking to hear yourself speak. None of that has anything
>>to do with the subject, I guess you're just not able to figure out what
>>the real subject is. You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut,
>>because you clearly have no clue on the problem. A typical gas station
>>guy... thinks he knows everything.

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

 

You guys slay me! ;)

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> Meanwhile, I'm educating the group, of course, I don't expect you
> capable of that realization.
> And yes, it was my job to know everything related to the
> automobile, or at least capable of looking it up to get the right
> answer, as a wrong installation may have killed someone with a faulty
> brake job or even a wheel alignment that we're talking.
> UNDERSTAND??????? I doubt it!
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
>>Bill, you're talking to hear yourself speak. None of that has anything
>>to do with the subject, I guess you're just not able to figure out what
>>the real subject is. You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut,
>>because you clearly have no clue on the problem. A typical gas station
>>guy... thinks he knows everything.

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

 

Bill is getting hysterical, now he feels forced to beef up his image by
posting his unremarkable DD214. Getting desperate eh Bill? How many of
us with DD214s have the need to post them on the Internet to prove
something??? LOL!

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> Ever notice these people that slander me, don't have the ***** to
> give us their real address.
> I am an American and have served my Country, have you?
> http://www.----------.com/ARMYdd214.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Drifter wrote:
>
>>I got tired of him firing potshots in my direction and just killfiled
>>him a while back. He seems to have a need to be right and anyone with
>>a different opinion is "full of ----" or "unamerican/not a real
>>American" etc.
>>
>>While it was amusing (for a while) to watch him shooting in the wrong
>>direction, I simply have a lot better things to do with my time than
>>beat my head on the wall of his stubbornness and while I support his
>>freedom of speech, I'm also glad I also have the freedom to ignore
>>him.
>>
>>Drifter
>>"I've been here, I've been there..."

--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/

 

Bill is getting hysterical, now he feels forced to beef up his image by
posting his unremarkable DD214. Getting desperate eh Bill? How many of
us with DD214s have the need to post them on the Internet to prove
something??? LOL!

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> Ever notice these people that slander me, don't have the ***** to
> give us their real address.
> I am an American and have served my Country, have you?
> http://www.----------.com/ARMYdd214.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Drifter wrote:
>
>>I got tired of him firing potshots in my direction and just killfiled
>>him a while back. He seems to have a need to be right and anyone with
>>a different opinion is "full of ----" or "unamerican/not a real
>>American" etc.
>>
>>While it was amusing (for a while) to watch him shooting in the wrong
>>direction, I simply have a lot better things to do with my time than
>>beat my head on the wall of his stubbornness and while I support his
>>freedom of speech, I'm also glad I also have the freedom to ignore
>>him.
>>
>>Drifter
>>"I've been here, I've been there..."

--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/

 

Bill is getting hysterical, now he feels forced to beef up his image by
posting his unremarkable DD214. Getting desperate eh Bill? How many of
us with DD214s have the need to post them on the Internet to prove
something??? LOL!

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> Ever notice these people that slander me, don't have the ***** to
> give us their real address.
> I am an American and have served my Country, have you?
> http://www.----------.com/ARMYdd214.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Drifter wrote:
>
>>I got tired of him firing potshots in my direction and just killfiled
>>him a while back. He seems to have a need to be right and anyone with
>>a different opinion is "full of ----" or "unamerican/not a real
>>American" etc.
>>
>>While it was amusing (for a while) to watch him shooting in the wrong
>>direction, I simply have a lot better things to do with my time than
>>beat my head on the wall of his stubbornness and while I support his
>>freedom of speech, I'm also glad I also have the freedom to ignore
>>him.
>>
>>Drifter
>>"I've been here, I've been there..."

--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/