hey guys i just installed my lift
heres the problem, the joint were the two pieces of the drag linkage combine is hitting the sway bar link, would lowering the whole assembly with a drop pitman arm fix this problem. it appears that it would. i also have 7.5"lift on the front. so im sure a drop is needed. any advice welcome asap so i can get one ordered soon

 

ya im sure you need a pitman arm pretty bad. but you may have to look into a crossover steering system. you cant just go get a 7.5" drop pitman arm and its going to steer like crap probably. anything over a 2" drop pitman arm will start wearin out your steering box quickly. with an 8" lift i would personally go to at least a crossover system if not a high steer system.

 

thanks for the input, im pry gunna get the drop arm. and my steering is already pretty vcrappy. i think im gunna upgrade to a new steering box, i dont remember the name of them, but people talked about them on here. they were about 450$. pry would help getting the brace too.

 

ditch the sway bar, i lost mine 5yrs ago and dont notice too much extra play, i have more problems with the crapy steering box than anything

 

as for the sway bar im just gunna use some steel and make the drop brackets like they give you in the lift kits

 

dont just go drop 450 into a new steering box. check out agr steering. i had a brand new custom steering box thats is super nice, a high flow pump, a hydraulic ram and all lines and fitting for 880 bucks shipped. (this is the hydraulic assist) there is 0 play going down the road, i can turn my tires when theyre sunk in a ditch with one finger, it was the best money ive ever spent on anything steering related. if you can afford the extra cash i would do it in a heartbeat. i will never own another lifted truck in my life without hydraulic assist. i like the steering more than i like the damn cummins

 

thanks for the advise

 

i want a nice pump like that. i have a really long pitman arm and the worst steering you have ever seen.

 

hydraulics are your friend

 

i doubt your steering is worse than mine-jrad