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3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Cured "Death Wobble" on my 2005 Dodge Ram Cummins 4X4! Dec 12, 2009
By J. L. Schaffer
"Rockin' J"
Full-size Dodge Ram 4x4 pickups are susceptible to "death wobble" as front end parts begin to wear, when the suspension is lifted and when running tires that are larger than what the factory intended. My '05 Ram quad-cab long bed 4X4 is a bruiser with a Cummins Diesel, Kore suspension and Toyo Open Country 34's. At 21,000 miles, I replaced the stock steering damper (there was nothing wrong with it) with a pricey rebuidable nitrogen-charged Radflo unit from South Africa. At 23,000 miles, a seriuos death wobble began to develop at highway speeds when the front wheels would strike an overpass expansion joint, a pothole or a bump in the pavement. This is a potentially lethal situation as the vehicle's front wheels shimmy out of control while shaking the steeering wheel violently out of your hands. I may have a great sense of humor, but this is not too much fun on the rural 2-lane with oncoming traffic at 65 mph! While I feared the expense of worn ball joints, tie rod ends or a track bar, I suspected that fancy-schmancy replacement steering damper was just not doing its job and immediately replaced it with a Monroe Magnum stock replacement unit. Guess what, problem solved. The dampening action of the Radflo unit was totally shot after only 2,000 miles of combined highway and local driving (despite having a 85 PSI charge of nitrogen still present). Out of the vehicle, it took absolutely zero effort to either compress or extend the the Radflo steering damper ... in the dumpster this good-for-nothing foreign piece of trash went!
Oh, by the way ... the Monroe steering damper was approximately 20% of the cost of the Radflo unit it had replaced.
Word to the wise, buy American!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great product Jul 02, 2011
By D. Fischer
After 75,000 miles, my OEM 2006 Dodge 2500 PU shocks wore out and the truck developed a minor "Death Wobble" (Google the term). I replaced the 4 shocks and steering stabilizer with Monroe products and the DW went away. It's nice to my old truck back.
Be forewarned. Replacing the steering stabilizer may not be a simple bolt-in operation and could require some specialized tools (i.e. pittman arm puller)
 IT,S NOT THE MONROE WE GREW UP WITH! May 03, 2012
By FISHBGY
my wife and bought a dodge 2500 ram Thunderroad 4x4 quad cam,5.9 Cummins in 05 and we made a deal to purchase a large camper and sell our motorhome when we made the last payment. we did.33 ft Forest River Wildwood rear lounge with slides. i decided that at 50k on the clock the truck was probably ready for new shocks if not it would be with the added load.so i purchased 4 Monroe Reflex.wow nice shocks.completely different truck,so i boughyt a new steering damper the one here SC2964 Magnum Steering Damper. looked nice was smaller than the oe but what they called for.first issue the nut was soft and stripped before it would get tight,called the seller no response,called Monroe no problem issue they admitted to! sent new mounting hardware 4 days without truck! got the new parts installed the part. the first couple trips to work about 5 miles everything was ok. my wife had to go the the hospital which required a short trip on the interstate. well my life was about to get interesting! truck shifted into overdrive about 54mph.first expansion joint i thought i hit an IED.TRUCK SHOOK VOILENTLY WHEEL ALMOST CAME OUT OF MY HAND IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO GET IT TO A STOP AND TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN VA BEACH NAVY TRAFFIC!!!!. i took the side roads to the dealership i always go to and Joe Myers put it right on the rack.nothing broken,worn,the only variable this damper. got home called the monroe hotline.they told me to send it back where i bought that it was the only listing they had for my truck? well being a car guy i new no way. did some checking turns out Tenneco is Monroe and Rancho. the later makes a lifetime warranty monster shock why could the help line not tell me this.nice product RS5412. just letting you know before someone gets killed. it was close for me. my local Advance took it right back with no problem and traded me up to a new one. as i had purchased the shocks there.love AMAZON but hate this product. i would have to have paid to ship it back if not for local dealers help.buyer beware.thanks.
Great Product Aug 22, 2011
By Mike Peterson
I was quoted triple the price as I got it on here at a service garage and it is the same product. They gave me the quote sheet I hopped onto Amazon and it was a fraction of the price. You cant go wrong with American made Monroe parts.
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