Pitman Arm touches Lower Control Arm?

[Turbo85GMC]

I've been replacing the entire front suspension and steering linkages over the past few weekends. Well today I got the steering all connected up. I was turning it from lock to lock and checking that nothing touched. Well it did. When I turn the wheel all the way to the right, the pitman arm threads touch the lower control arm slightly before the right spindle hits the stop. The spindles are 2.5" dropped spindles (Chassis Tech), the lower control arm is from LMC, and the pitman arm is store brand from the parts store. The truck is off the ground with jackstands on the frame rails, so the suspension is at full droop. Could this be the problem, and it'll work itself out when I get the wheel back on and the truck on the ground? Or could it just be that the stops on the spindles are a little short? (I have heard that Chassis Tech spindles are kind of cheap.) I'll try to post a pic tomorrow. Darn daylight-saving-time stole my last hour of sunlight!

[Turbo85GMC]

I took some pics this morning. Hopefully these will illustrate better what I was trying to explain.

This is the pitman arm touching the left lower control arm, looking from the front towards the rear:


This is the pitman arm touching the left lower control arm, but this time looking from the driver's side towards the passenger's side:


This is the steering stop on the passenger's side, looking from the rear towards the front. You can see the gap, it's about 1/8" or 3/16":

[N2TRUX]

Have you compared the old arm to the new one? It looks like the shaft is rather long.

[N2TRUX]

Anyone else?