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Old 11-16-2018, 07:22 PM   #8
MARTINSR
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Re: Shortening the pitman arm for a dropped axle?

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Originally Posted by mr48chev View Post
After I had time to think about it, shortening the pitman arm would seriously affect your turning radius. Meaning it would be quite a bit larger.
Yes it does, but having the drag link going up hill from the pitman arm is NOT a good thing either as it will create bump steer.

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