new pitman arm for RE 4.5"???

I'm half way through the install of my RE lift on my 94 xj. I finished the rear and will be moving onto the front tomorrow. Will i need a new pitman arm since the kit doesnt come with one? or will the components included in the lift be all i need reguarding the steering...thanks in advance
-billy

im running the same lift, and u wont need a new pitman, just extend ur draglink when its done to straighten out ur steering wheel or better yet get an alignment.

You can get by without it, but the ball joint on the end of your arm that meets the pitman will fail quickly being at that great of an angle. Also will need to be getting a adjustable track bar too.

Also alignments should always be done right after a lift install

Yeah i just did a 4.5 on my 98 and it didn't come with a pitman arm but looked like alot of stress on it so i put in a drop pitman and an adjustable track bar

billyjp2 said:

I'm half way through the install of my RE lift on my 94 xj. I finished the rear and will be moving onto the front tomorrow. Will i need a new pitman arm since the kit doesnt come with one? or will the components included in the lift be all i need reguarding the steering...thanks in advance
-billy

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You don't need a drop pitman arm. I have the RE 5.5 and it works fine with the stock pitman arm. The 4Wheelparts store where I bought the lift kit from told me I would need one. They sold me a Skyjacker drop pitman arm. When I installed it, I had fairly bad bumpsteer, I put the stock one back one and all was well. The only thing that matters is that the draglink and trackbar are parrallel.

See pics on page 3.
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=397243&page=3