: Just purchased a steering stabilizer. This one needs a hole drilled : in the axle.I wonder if anyone has done this? Does this weaken the : structure??Before I install It, is it worth drilling a hole?? Or should I send it back.. : Thanks : George george, here's my 2 cts worth---please dont even consider drilling an axle--tampering with the design of a stressed part is risky at best---about "steering stabilisers"--if everything is in good order you shouldn't need one--i put many miles on a model a as my everyday-use car back in the 60's with the standard equipment--it worked just fine--- there are reasons for hard steering, shimmy, and other nuisances which are easily found on careful inspection-- in fact, quite a number of things--for example--tires out of round or out of balance, lost motion in any of the king- pins, tie rod ends, etc.--another offender might be the sector-bushes in the steering box or the steering box adjustment--forgive me for belabouring the obvious, but there is no substitute for thorough inspection and refit.
hope this helps--carla
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