Talon,
Your almost there.
I would bring the box down a little, and tip the top forward, (or bottom rearward),so your pitman end will be higher up, but still clear the frame rail. That's how I did mine. Also, you can't mount the rod end on the drag ling on top. You'll notice that the new pitman is tapered larger on the bottom, smaller on top, to snugly fit the drag link rod end.

Well, I think this is my last adjustment, doesn't look like much, but I tried.


The pitman arm will clear, and it's as far forward as I can get it without cutting into the body mount. It is touching in the pic.

These are the best clearances I can seem to get. 1" from the jam nut to the spring if it were compressed flat, and 3" from the center of the the new tie rod to the tip of the pitman.

Better to measure 20 times and drill once?

Hopefully someone can sign off on this for me <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />, because I don't know how I can get it any farther forward, or any higher without modifying the body mount.

Thanks for putting up with all my questions <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />.