Steering damper??

[Scotts96sploder]

i was just fooling around online and I found a steering damper that supposedly fits the front of my 2wd, or 4wd. I’m really confused because where would it go? Looks like a shock you would find on a straight axel, like a Jeep or 1st gen.
I found them in several different places but I don’t see where that would fit in a rack and pinion system.

 

[974X4BLACKSPORT]

Those are for solid axle front suspension? I had one on my 1988 Dodge Ramcharger with front solid axle Dana. I'm not aware of one for IFS and r&p like the Explorer.

 

[Scotts96sploder]

Yeah that’s why I’m confused. I’ll look it up again and post the link

 

[masospaghetti]

Maybe they are mislabeling the axle damper or "5th shock"? Probably the same type of damper.

 

[2TimingTom]

I have a steering damper on my 1st gen Expedition- which has IFS similar to a 2nd gen Explorer. The big difference is the Explorer has a rack an pinion steering and the Expedition has a steering box with a pitman arm- which looks like the steering you’d see with a solid axle.

I don’t think you can do a steering damper on a 2nd gen. Sometimes companies don’t always know everything about the products they offer and which models they fit.