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Drop Pittman arm/Trac bar question

Yokalryder

NAXJA Forum User
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Reno, NV
So I have recently acquired a buddies take off 4.5" lift. He gave me everything but drop Pittman arm, trac bar and shocks. I have picked up an adjustable trac bar. I'm currently running a 3" spacer up front and a 2.5" add a leaf in the rear. I am trying to piece together everything I need to do the lift. My main question is do I really need the drop Pittman arm? Or could I get away with running one off a ZJ? I know generally the trac bar, drag link and tie rod all need to be as close to parallel as possible. I work on a super tight budget, hence the hand me down parts lol. So I'm just trying to the best route to go on a budget, I definitely don't mind digging around at pick n pull for parts. So if I do go look for a ZJ Pittman arm is there a specific model I should be looking at? Thank you
 
No drop pitman necessary until you lift about 6 - 8 inches.
 
Just removed my drop pitman (installed it when I couldn't get the OEM one off my old steering gear thinking it'd help with articulation)... I don't miss the bump steer.
 
stock will work. I put a dropped arm on mine as I plan to go to 6" eventually and had the steering gear out working on it
 
Here's a little primer on what you're looking for to determine if you even need a drop pitman arm or track bar brackets. It's all about the angles, and not necessarily the amount of lift.

 
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