I feel stupid for never picking this up along the way after all the years of building and reading build threads but...
Im sasing my trooper. Theres no options for a pitman arm for the stock steering box. Seeing as how Im using a 7in balljoint center to TRE crossover arm and the stock pitman arm is 5inches that wont work.
So I started looking for alternative steering box options. Following the independent4x ultimate RS build I noted that the FJ80 box they used had the same power steering line fittings and had a wide variety of pitman arms available for it (toyota der) all while also being a forward facing pitman arm.
Sounds tits now whats the problem?
Im concerned that my pitman arm will wind up to far forward leaving me with the tie rod angled back toward the axle due to the fact that Im only moving the axle forward a couple inches (this is a street worthy but trail ready kinda expo build on 33s).
So is the draglink not being perpendicular to the frame and parallel to the axle detrimental to steering feel? In other words if my draglink is angled back from the steering box being so far forward is that bad?
Am I over thinking this shit?
Im sasing my trooper. Theres no options for a pitman arm for the stock steering box. Seeing as how Im using a 7in balljoint center to TRE crossover arm and the stock pitman arm is 5inches that wont work.
So I started looking for alternative steering box options. Following the independent4x ultimate RS build I noted that the FJ80 box they used had the same power steering line fittings and had a wide variety of pitman arms available for it (toyota der) all while also being a forward facing pitman arm.
Sounds tits now whats the problem?
Im concerned that my pitman arm will wind up to far forward leaving me with the tie rod angled back toward the axle due to the fact that Im only moving the axle forward a couple inches (this is a street worthy but trail ready kinda expo build on 33s).
So is the draglink not being perpendicular to the frame and parallel to the axle detrimental to steering feel? In other words if my draglink is angled back from the steering box being so far forward is that bad?
Am I over thinking this shit?