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CWA55 4 days ago
My 2021 JLU Wrangler 4xe was experiencing a very slight steering shimmy that occurred on rough pavement at speeds over 50 mph. I didn’t believe that any steering components were worn, so I decided to upgrade to an AEV/Bilstein steering damper. Being old and stubborn I performed the install with the Jeep on the ground. With a regular damper that wouldn't be as issue, but the AEV/Bilstein piece uses a monotube high gas pressure design- which means that it's very hard to compress it enough so that it will fit into the Jeep's mounting brackets. Because of the reduced clearance and lack of leverage it took me several tries -I thought I was going to pop a blood vessel towards the end- but I finally had it installed with the two mounting bolts torqued to the correct values. AEV provides a nut and bolt to replace the long shank bolt that is found on the tie rod end of Wranglers from mid 2021-on but the bolt is a bit of a loose fit. Instead of using it I bought the proper short shank bolt at my Jeep dealer (PN 06510774AA) for $3.10. It's a much tighter fit and it eliminates the need to put a wrench on the bolt head to tighten the nut. I took it on a test drive and I really like it. It firms up the steering a bit and eliminated any hint of shimmy. Some people don't like the AEV/Bilstein damper because the high pressure design causes a very slight pull to the right. I didn't notice it unless I took both hands off the wheel; it doesn't bother me at all, but YMMV.
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AEV Steering Damper Upgrade

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