87 Blue Beast
1/2 ton status
who all makes em and where is the best place to buy em? i already have the raised steering arm that came with my kit but it just isnt enough..
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drop pitman arm
- Thread starter 87 Blue Beast
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http://www.partsmike.com/
I gave them the measurements of what I wanted and was delivered as ordered.
I gave them the measurements of what I wanted and was delivered as ordered.
3car
1/2 ton status
ill sell you one
i bought it at summit for $103 plus shipping. $113 total.it will be here wednsday, but im not gonna use it. new...
$90 shipped
3car
1/2 ton status
btw, skyjacker ca50. 2" drop
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SJA%2DCA50&N=700+115&autoview=sku
dont look at that pic, its incorrect but the part is right.
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SJA%2DCA50&N=700+115&autoview=sku
dont look at that pic, its incorrect but the part is right.
87 Blue Beast
1/2 ton status
i may be interested in that 3car.. let me get back to you
87 Blue Beast
1/2 ton status
another related question.. which is better, if either, between a drop pitman arm or a drop drag link? any advantages/disadvantages to either?
I misread - they supplied my draglink.
3car
1/2 ton status
look at it like this, the distance between the pitman arm and the steering arm(height difference) is what it is. a so-called drop drag ling does nothing to that distance. the "s" shape eases the angles, but it will still bind up on droop or compression. The closer the pitman arm is to the steering arm, the better you are.
87 Blue Beast
1/2 ton status
so a drop pitman arm is the "better" solution?
3car
1/2 ton status
I'm just kinda repeating how Stephen at ORD explained it to me when I was deciding what to do. I would personally say its the better idea based on what I have gathered.
bigbadchev84
1/2 ton status
im not totally buying into that, I have had my old shortbox twisted up pretty bad with 9" lift and 39.5s and never lost my steering at all.
3car
1/2 ton status
if thats the case, whats the theory behind x-over?
87 Blue Beast
1/2 ton status
you said the one you have is a 2" drop, correct?
bigbadchev84
1/2 ton status
Not trying to say either is better than the other, Just stating that I never had any problems running my setup, X-over is a totally different ballpark, I was never saying anything about that.
Just not buying the dropped arm is better than a dropped draglink. Im not too sure one is better than the other, Running huge lifts you have to run a combination of steering correction
3car
1/2 ton status
3car
1/2 ton status
I know, but with push-pull steering there are times when you WILL loose steering, period.
bigbadchev84
1/2 ton status
I guess im still not seeing what you are trying to say, Your drop arm is gonna do the exact same thing the dropped draglink will do
3car
1/2 ton status
Ok, one more time and I'm done. A "dropped" drag link does nothing to improve steering geometry. all it does is relieve the angles on the rod ends. if thats all it would take to make a steering correction, a 12" S-drag link would be all you needed for 12" front springs. Try it.
roadnotca
3/4 ton status
Better to use a raised steering arm than a dropped pitman; the pitman rises and falls with turning, the steering arm does not.heres my take on it.excuse my weak paint skills
3car
1/2 ton status
and that fits in this discussion how?
oh, and that's a generalization that doesen't apply to all situations.
