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Old 10-19-2010, 09:46 PM
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when do you need to install a drop pitman arm? how tall of a lift?
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4 inch or above
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haha, that was one of the easiest/shortest threads ever.... nice work guys!
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I'm over 6" and I still have stock pitman arm.
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Originally Posted by _StationWagon_
I'm over 6" and I still have stock pitman arm.
This is possible... But when you start to notice that something ain't right then its the time to replace it...
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What type of symptoms are there?
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I'm at 5" and putting one on, no symptoms but I did new TREs and a couple do sit at an almost locked limit d/t the angles so a drop pitman will improve that.
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I'm all for the if it ain't broke don't fix it thing...but if ur particular like me...the 60 bucks for the drop pitman arm on our oh so fantastic inverted y steering setup is worth the piece of mind to me!
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Symptoms! Symptoms! How do you know when you need one???
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Originally Posted by _StationWagon_
Symptoms! Symptoms! How do you know when you need one???
bump steer i think, not sure, someone chime in here!!!
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I don't have bump steer, my XJ runs & steers pretty well, but I expect it to because I have a Durango steering box & Currie steering ... with a stock pitman arm.

I guess no-one knows what symptoms determine when you need a new drop pitman arm. My XJ feels kind of floatie, but I attribute that to having drop brackets. It rides so smooth, I get worried, LOL.

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