KORE Steering Stabilizers
 Here's how it works - when you have stock tires with a small contact patch,
they tend to track straight and true - like skinny skis, they just want to go
straight. The OE steering stabilizer is set on the passenger side. It's charged
with nitrogen and is designed to push left slightly.
This is because the road crown makes big trucks want to drift right -
following gravity. A little left push and heavy damping keep the truck tracking
straight. Now, ad big tires - such as 35" off-road style tires, or 33" p-metric
all-terrain style tires and a few problems can arise. Now you've got more tread,
so your contact patch is greater. This increases the tendency for the truck to
want to follow the road crown and drift right.
Larger tires also increase rolling mass. The solid axle design of the Dodge
means that both front tires are connected by the tie rod (where the stabilizer
mounts). That means that when a you hit a bump with one tire, energy gets
transmitted across to the other. If left unchecked, this can set up an
unpleasant harmonic known as "Death Wobble."
 All solid axle vehicles - such as Range Rovers - are susceptible to Death
Wobble. In any event, to counteract these forces the KORE stabilizer has an
internal reservoir and special valving that was developed for the Baja 1000.
It's pressure is adjustable from 50 to 200 psi., so you can counteract both
the harmonics and the drifting forces created by larger aftermarket tires. The
nitrogen charge gives the left push to keep you steering straight without making
constant corrections. The damping (i.e. valving - piston moving through
hydraulic fluid) "damps" out harmonics that have a negative affect on steering.
Bottom line is the KORE steering stabilizer just makes the truck handle
better.
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