AlaskaBoy----You have the ball joint version so you still have "options" if you find the rod rubs the pack...you just have to put more work into it.....you could grind/torch off the pads and re-weld them such that the pinion points at a better angle to the transfer case(good) and the spring pack, at the same time, moves farther away from the rod(good).......of course, then your castor is almost all gone(bad) but that could be fixed by breaking the end welds and rotating the knuckles.(good) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" />
Now I have the heims (happen to get them from AllPro) and the Dana44 Hi-Steer arms(AllPro) and am quite happy with the 'flexibility' that I have with the heim option....My packs,in the beginning, did rub the packs real hard due to using those dam aluminum shims so I easily cured that by using a 1" spacer under the heims. By the way, I keep reading all this crapola about the heims being bad and they wear and they are dangerous....hahaha, just glad I don't believe everything I read cause they are the ticket. Anyways, then at a later point, I did a "shackle to the front" mod and the shims went away and the pumpkin was pointed at a much better angle to the transfer case and the 1" heim spacers were removed. My heims are still in ok shape after more than 2 years......and it's not a trail only rig....I sometimes drive it around town and have highway driven it at least 6 times out of state. FYI