Description
The FOX® 983-02-148 is a Factory Race Series 2.0 ATS (Adjustable Through Shaft) steering stabilizer with an axle-mount top mount and eyelet bottom mount, fitting 2018–2026 Jeep Wrangler (JL) and 2020–2026 Jeep Gladiator (JT).
IMPORTANT: This stabilizer is built specifically for axle-mount steering stabilizer applications, as confirmed on the FOX® spec sheet (Top Mount: Axle Mount / Bottom Mount: Eyelet). Confirm your Wrangler or Gladiator uses an axle-mount stabilizer configuration before ordering, as FOX® offers separate stabilizer part numbers for different mounting configurations on the same platform.
Conventional steering stabilizers create a push-or-pull steering force as the shaft occupies more volume in the body during a turn, displacing oil and building pressure in one direction. The FOX® 2.0 ATS Stabilizer eliminates this unidirectional force in a single, bolt-on unit rather than requiring dual opposing stabilizers and their added mounting hardware.
The Adjustable Through Shaft (ATS) architecture eliminates shaft fluid displacement throughout the stabilizer’s entire travel in both directions. An external piggyback reservoir adds fluid capacity and uses an Internal Floating Piston (IFP) to separate fluid from the nitrogen gas charge, eliminating cavitation.
An external adjuster provides 24 clicks of compression adjustment, allowing the damping feel to be tailored to driving style and vehicle setup for consistent control of unwanted steering feedback.
The body is 2.0″ impact-extruded and CNC-machined 6061-T6 clear-anodized aluminum with a hard-anodized finish for corrosion resistance. Components are black-anodized, CNC-machined 6061-T6 billet aluminum, and the shaft is 5/8″ hard chrome-plated, heat-treated alloy steel. A redundant sealing pack — main seal, wiper seal, and scraper seal — protects internal components. This stabilizer is backed by FOX’s Truck & Motorsports suspension product warranty.
- Axle-mount 2.0 ATS steering stabilizer fits 2018–2026 Jeep Wrangler (JL) and 2020–2026 Jeep Gladiator (JT)
- Adjustable Through Shaft (ATS) architecture eliminates unidirectional steering push/pull in both directions of travel
- External piggyback reservoir with Internal Floating Piston (IFP) separates fluid from nitrogen charge to eliminate cavitation
- 24-click external compression adjuster for tunable damping feel
- 2.0″ impact-extruded, CNC-machined 6061-T6 clear-anodized aluminum body with hard-anodized finish
- 5/8″ hard chrome-plated, heat-treated alloy steel shaft
- Redundant sealing pack: main seal, wiper seal, and scraper seal
- Backed by FOX’s Truck & Motorsports suspension product warranty
- Sold individually
| Part Number | 983-02-148 |
| Series | Factory Race |
| Travel | 8.12″ |
| Body | 2.0″ impact extruded and CNC machined 6061-T6 clear anodized aluminum |
| Body Plating | Hard-anodized |
| Components | Black-anodized, CNC-machined 6061-T6 billet aluminum |
| Shaft | 5/8″ hard chrome plated heat-treated alloy steel |
| Piston | Race-developed high-flow piston design |
| Valving | Application specific valving |
| Seals | Redundant sealing pack: main seal, wiper seal, scraper seal |
| Extended Length | 23.19″ |
| Compressed Length | 15.07″ |
| Top Mount | Axle Mount |
| Bottom Mount | Eyelet |
| What’s Included | (1) FOX® 2.0 ATS Steering Stabilizer, part number 983-02-148 |
This is an axle-mount 2.0 ATS steering stabilizer with an eyelet bottom mount, fitting 2018–2026 Jeep Wrangler (JL) and 2020–2026 Jeep Gladiator (JT). Confirm your vehicle uses an axle-mount stabilizer configuration before ordering — FOX® offers separate part numbers for other stabilizer mount configurations on the same JL/JT platform, and installing the wrong mount configuration will not fit.