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Old Feb 22, 2015 | 10:37 AM
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Exclamation Do i need a drop Pitman arm?

i have recently changed my mind on the lift i want to get for my 1977 f150 from my previous post. i found a tuff country 4 inch lift but in the notes it says that the pitman arm included only works with 78-79 f150s. so do i need to order a seperate pitman arm? or will my truck be fine with the stock one?
 
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Old Feb 22, 2015 | 10:46 AM
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I would recommend changing your front steering setup to a 78-79 style.

Drop your trac-bar bracket as needed.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2015 | 02:52 PM
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Inverted Y to T style steering, is what he means.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...m5kiQutyNc6frQ
 
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