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Boston Mangler
03-29-2001, 05:43 AM
ok
i just pulled off my stock pitman arm to install my dropped one and they dont look that much different. i ordered the one for a Skyjacker 4" lift but this pitman arm looks like it is only 1-2" lower than the stock one.

Is this right? is there some weird geomeotry thing that i dont know about?

here are some pics
http://www.yankeetoys.org/mangler/pitmanarm2.jpg

http://www.yankeetoys.org/mangler/pitmanarm3.jpg


This is what the steering geomotory looks like AFTER the dropped pitman arm

http://www.yankeetoys.org/mangler/pitmanarm1.jpg


This is BEFORE

http://www.yankeetoys.org/mangler/superlift3.jpg
RYJAY
03-29-2001, 11:50 AM
How's the steering...
If it's fine - no biggie
if it sucks - send it back!

I really couldnt give you an answer but i'll send you back to the top!

:D
ELK
03-29-2001, 05:17 PM
I put on the dropped pitman (also from Skyjacker) about a week after I installed the lift. I didn't notice any difference in the way it drove. I recently put the stock pitman back on per the instruction with the JKS Telescoping Track Bar. I still don't notice any difference in the way it handles. In any case, the angle shown in your pictures is about what I saw with mine.
I agree with RYJAY.
Redeye
03-30-2001, 06:08 AM
I recently put the stock pitman back on per the instruction with the JKS Telescoping Track Bar

I just put my Jks Telescoping Track bar on this week, and while reading the instruction I didnt see that part of it, stating that you had to put the factory pitman arm on. If you could email me that part. I apprieate it.
ELK
03-30-2001, 08:34 AM
I just put my Jks Telescoping Track bar on this week, and while reading the instruction I didnt see that part of it, stating that you had to put the factory pitman arm on. If you could email me that part. I apprieate it.

Redeye,
I wasn't complete (sorry). I'll dig out the instructions this weekend, but they basically said if you had a Track Bar relo bracket you needed the dropped pitman arm. If you didn't have the relo, you needed a stock pitman. The instructions said no relo and a stock pitman was best so I removed the relo and put the stock pitman back on. I still don't understand what one has to do with the other, but I intended to remove the relo anyway so I opted to follow the instructions.
BTW, I am very pleased with the TTB.