'13 OEM stabilizer

[RyanD]

Mine has 65k- I notice a shimmy when I brake hard. Thinking of replacing the shock itself - ultimate goals are 2.5 level, so I'll stick with stock placement of stabilizer...what have you guys had success with? Looking between Fox and Carli, price difference isn't awful, but saw a Bilstein 5100 for significantly less. What are the mild guys running in place of stock?

 

[UNBROKEN]

Look at your brakes, not your stabilizer, as the root cause of that issue.

 

[sootie]

Look at your brakes, not your stabilizer, as the root cause of that issue.

usually the case-yes.

however; i am fighting the identical issue on my 2012. Brand new brakes all the way around, new drag link and lower tie-rod end. still the same shudder/shimmy when brakes are applied. My next step is track rod joint, then steering stabilizer.

 

[RyanD]

Look at your brakes, not your stabilizer, as the root cause of that issue.

I will, thanks. Last time I looked the pads were fine, even wear and all. Given the way I drive it, they appear to be lasting forever. Really just wondering what the life span of the stabilizer is, because mine is definitely OEM and looking a little crusty.

 

[UNBROKEN]

9 times out of 10 last shimmy under braking is caused by pad build up on the rotor.
That's what's most times mistaken as a warped rotor...which rarely actually happens these days.

 

[RyanD]

Pardon my ignorance - on all the cars I've had I've never had pad buildup - the pads never lasted long enough and I either let the car go before it needed rotors or just swapped them - is the buildup just a matter of cleaning them up with some brake cleaner and steel wool or fine sandpaper?

 

[UNBROKEN]

Google removing brake pad deposits or friction material deposits. You'll find plenty of info. If it works then you save a few bucks, if not you have really clean rotors. LOL