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Old 07-08-2013, 02:46 PM
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biggest lift with stock pitman arm?

I am looking at buying a 4" zone offroad lift kit. Like most 4" or 4.5" lifts, it does not include a drop pitman arm. I would like to add a 1" coil spacer to it for a total of 5 inches of lift and am wondering if this would be too far on the stock pitman arm? I don't want to have bump steer or anything like that, but I'm also on a tight budget and really dont want to buy a drop pitman arm unless it's necessary.
 
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My friend has that same kit and had to get a drop pitman arm because the angle between track bar and drag link were so far off
 
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For an 05-07? I haven't read any reviews of people with that problem. I guess it could be since they use a longer track bar instead of a drop bracket
 
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I had a 4.5" Rough Country on my 06 and it didn't come with a drop pitman arm and it still aligned well.
 
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I would honestly contact the company that makes the lift and discuss it with them.
 
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I have an ICON 4.5 lift on my 2013. No pitman arm.
 
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Old 07-08-2013, 07:20 PM
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I have the Zone 4" lift.....I didn't need a drop pitman arm.....My truck is a 2005.
 
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Originally Posted by mudfuel06
I had a 4.5" Rough Country on my 06 and it didn't come with a drop pitman arm and it still aligned well.
That's the other lift I'm looking at getting. Only problem with theirs is the angled blocks, I've heard those aren't supposed to be used on trucks with a 2 piece driveshaft
 
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Old 07-08-2013, 07:26 PM
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The problem is that my tires rub pretty bad with my 2.5" leveling kit. I'm running a 33x13.50 tire on a 20x12 rim and I'm afraid the 4" lift won't be enough. That's why I want to add the 1" spacer, but I'm thinking the extra half inch lift from the RC kit might be enough
 
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That's the other lift I'm looking at getting. Only problem with theirs is the angled blocks, I've heard those aren't supposed to be used on trucks with a 2 piece driveshaft
I never had an issue with mine on driveline vibration. It was a good lift, I bought the same thing for my current truck. I thought it was pretty easy to install as well.
 
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