No surprise.
Good ones don't add more steering effort for normal driving, not even for racing, because you can't turn fast enough to activate the valve(s) in them.
But hit a pot hole etc and the impact is controlled by same valve(s).
Nearly all saying "Steering stabilizer are crap" has bad units causing problems or just echoing same crap.
Many think 88 doesn't have this but GM deleted this and other items to save GM money not to help you in most cases.
While not as "bad" as worn shocks/struts, they do wear out over time and need replacement. How often depend how bad your roads are.
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