I wheeled my truck for years with the stock steering. DO NOT WELD ON THE STEERING PARTS. thats the trick to them not breaking.
3 inches of suspension lift is about the max on the stock steering. After that the geometry is pushing limits.
be advised, I always carried spares and tools to install them
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