Steering Dampener Replacement

[AdrianL]

Thanks for the info Glencof. I find some of the pricing on the rovers.net is outdated and no longer accurate. I have checked numerous sites for the exact models and found that OEM Woodhand damper is $77.00, OME(Old Man Emu) is $65.00 and Bilstein is $85.00 average. Maybe sometimes it might be cheaper at ebay or someone can find better pricing than above average.

[AdrianL]

I replaced my steering damper last night with Bilstein from Rovers North.
Took me half hour to replace.
After replacing, took it for a test drive and boy, what a difference. Steering is tight, no more bouncing and vibrating over bumps.
The original damper was totally shot. Case was ALL rusted out, inner piston lost all the gas/fluid and it was freely moving.
I highly recommend Bilstein as a replacement over OEM.

[azpaquin]

Lucky lucky.. could have been the panhards, tie rods, trailing arms.. not to forget all those little bushings.

When the front end loosens up again.. panhard

I did the steering dampner a couple of years ago and the front end loosened up in other areas.

Get ready this is only the beginning for ya.

[AdrianL]

PO maintained the vehicle pretty well and my mechanic checked to see if I needed any front sttering components and it looks good so far. Also, my car is covered under warranty, so replacement won't be an issue.

[NJRover]

Just put on an Old Man Emu damper (15 minutes of labor) and got an alignment done. Considerable improvement - no more steering wheel vibrations over bumps at high speeds. The OME was recommended to me over the Bilstein. So far, so good.....

[ryanc8514]

im considering getting an OME steering damper http://www.roverparts.com/Parts/9387.cfm
when i see pictures of this it looks like it is in front of the steering rods but my factory steering damper is behind the steering rods...

[Funrover]

Here is what I did.... parts from ROCKWARE. www.rockware.net
I love it... I had to relocate my damp. because of the style tie rod i got!!! There is a bend in it for more clearence and it is a lot thicker to take abuse...I bent up the old one bad as well has the dampener

[ryanc8514]

would i have to relocate mine if i replaced it?

[ryanc8514]

nevermind i jus found out i dont have to relocate if i get the OME but it is recommended because the factory steering damper is in a bad position

[Muddy Oval]

Originally Posted by AdrianL

Thanks for the info Glencof. I find some of the pricing on the rovers.net is outdated and no longer accurate. I have checked numerous sites for the exact models and found that OEM Woodhand damper is $77.00, OME(Old Man Emu) is $65.00 and Bilstein is $85.00 average. Maybe sometimes it might be cheaper at ebay or someone can find better pricing than above average.

Woodhead- OEM $49.95
Boge- OEM $49.95
OME- $64.95
ProComp- $55.00
Bilstein- $79.95

Out of all of them, the Boge or ProComp have had the best reports...

[ryanc8514]

is the steering damper any better or worse when using the relocation kit?

[Funrover]

Originally Posted by ryanc8514

is the steering damper any better or worse when using the relocation kit?

The reason I did it was for clearence...... The ride is about the same....The down side to the relocate kit is that is uses a D-90 stabilizer...More $$$ But i think it was well worth it!!

[sven]

Sorry 'bout the hijack...Im selling this: http://landroversonly.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9053

[ryanc8514]

im wondering how much of a difference a steering damper makes? i still have my factor one and my tires are a little bigger than stock