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Old 09-14-2009, 11:05 PM
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1961 F-100 pitman arm

Hey everyone, just curious to see if anyone makes a aftermarket pitman arm for these trucks. I put the drop beam on my truck and drop springs and now my pitman arm is too high up and putting my drag link at a bad angle so it gets awful bump steer. Any solutions or aftermarket parts?? Thanks!
 
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The steering arm is sometimes heated and bent until the drag link is straight again. Some companies that make dropped axles also make dropped steering arms as well. Classic Trucks has a story that might be helpful:

http://www.classictrucks.com/tech/09.../photo_22.html
http://www.classictrucks.com/tech/09.../photo_23.html
http://www.classictrucks.com/tech/09.../photo_24.html



 
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Thanks for the helpful info! I will check out my steering arm and see how much space i got to work with until I het the beam horn. Searched the web quite a bit and couldn't find a drop steering arm for my truck.
 
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