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Old Jul 29, 2013 | 06:58 PM
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Holy bat-stories Batman (HIO)! With a complete list like this I hope you saved this in your computor! This kind of thread pops up often.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2013 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by aidandj
I'm getting a little lost in the whole steering configurations.

So there were 2 pitman arm setups? a "Y" and a "T" setup? One of them works with the skyjacker lift kit and the other doesn't?

Im having trouble finding a picture of a "Y" type setup, and am not able to determine whether I need the extra parts, or just the dropped pitman arm.

Thanks,

Aidan
Not two pitman arm setups. Two linkage styles... the Y style came on 76-77s and the T-style steering links were on 78-79s. You already have the latter so you're good to go.

Inverted Y:


T-style::
 
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Old Jul 30, 2013 | 10:53 AM
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Thanks HIO, those pictures are what I needed.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2013 | 11:39 PM
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The T system is far superior, the y style changes the toe as the suspension moves.
 
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