Frontera Steering Damper

First thing most peeps are going to say is What steering damper?  Frontera’s don’t have them and there is no specific kit available for the Frontera range.  So I did a bit of searching on the Internet and ended up ordering a universal kit from Llama 4×4.

So what came in the box?  It came with a Rough Country steering damper plus a selection of brackets to suit various applications

I ended up selecting the smallest bracket set and then painted the damper. 

Fitting was a easy, attach the smallest bracket to the steering arm as close to the steering box as possible and the axle bracket as far away from the steering box as possible.  The damper has 200mm of travel whereas the Frontera only requires 150mm so it is definitely long enough.

So what is it like to drive?

At first it was a little strange, steering wasn’t noticeably heavier but it didn’t self centre as nicely as it did without the damper.  This might have been to do with the newness as after a few days use it has improved.  Off road yes it has made a difference and it is staying on the vehicle.