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I have been running my drag link under the pitman arm (see below):
You can see the stock (cast) "arm" of the pitman arm as well as the steel brace I added to make it double sheer. Up to this point, I have been running the drag link between these two points (so again, "under" the pitman arm). For this mockup, I moved the drag link under the brace (2" down from where it has been running). I want to drop it another 2" from where it currently sits (so a total of 4" drop from "under" the pitman arm).
I see. Sorry I didn't notice it was like that from the straight on picture.
I see. Sorry I didn't notice it was like that from the straight on picture.
No worries. Glad you were paying attention enough to ask the question (in case I was missing something).
Originally Posted by SatiricalHen
Also, what do you plan to do with the 2" drop pitman arm when you get the new one?
The current pitman arm it's actually a "drop", it's a factory XJ pitman arm with a brace welded on to make it double sheer (takes a 3/4" bolt). Once I locate a drop pitman, I won't have much use for this one anymore. Why, you want it? I'd need to weld some side bracing on it before I'd be willing to sell it (just to make sure I don't sell someone something that failed down the road).
Here's a shot of how the drag link was in the pitman arm:
It works fine (strength wise) and has held up to a lot of wheeling. I intended to go back and brace up the sides but never found the motivation (since I knew long term I was going to go with a drop pitman).
So it's a stock pitman arm that you mounted the drag link under instead of over? The way I was reading it I thought it was a 2" drop pitman arm. I have a stock pitman arm with the drag link mounted under it, but like I said a few posts ago that I'd like to try a different pitman arm or two to either get the angles perfect in the bottom hole of my ota track bar mount, or to move to the top hole.
Also, just looked at the picture again and didn't see a sway bar. A sway bar would greatly improve onroad handling. Another thing, do you have high misalignment spacers on the pitman arm? I see them at the knuckle, but can't tell at the pitman arm.
I don't know of you ever got the angles you were going for, but I saw this and thought of your thread instead of lowering it more at the pitman arm, raise it higher at the axle side.
I don't know of you ever got the angles you were going for, but I saw this and thought of your thread Attachment 404057 instead of lowering it more at the pitman arm, raise it higher at the axle side.
It's all good. I managed to get the pitman arm somewhat lower, which did improve my angle quite a bit. Long term I was already thinking of getting another WJ knuckle and doing some fab work to do similar to what you posted.
12-30-2018, 11:09 PM
instead of lowering it more at the pitman arm, raise it higher at the axle side.
instead of lowering it more at the pitman arm, raise it higher at the axle side.
