Topic: Pitman arm rubs on steering arm!!

[ninjasyota]

 :hammerhead:I have a Marlin SAS kit with the high-steer, and on full driver-side compression,the pitman arm rubs on the steering arm, any suggestions?

[crawlerdan]

get a flat pitman arm , skys offroad makes one. or move your box foreward

[TacoRunner]

Take a picture, I gotta see this...

[79coyotefrg]

he doesnt have a lowered bump stop because mine does the same thing

ive thought about flipping the drag link to the top of the arm but a flat or less dropped arm

[ninjasyota [OP]]

I think a flat arm would hit the frame when turned, somebody told me if my leaves go past flat when fully stuffed, it could damage them, so sounds like I need bumpstops

[TacoRunner]

he doesnt have a lowered bump stop because mine does the same thing

ive thought about flipping the drag link to the top of the arm but a flat or less dropped arm

Please post a pic, Im having a hard time visualizing this.

[BoG-ToY]

so am I actually, and I was there when we were first talking about it... lol... unless hes got his axle moved really far forward and has the tie rod and drag link swapped on the passenger side.... Ive been messing round with an fj60 box lately so I am so backwards... literally right now

[ninjasyota [OP]]

See where they rub?

[Joey88RUNR]

Thats rubbing on the drag link.....id reccomend moving your steering box forward, with an hd box mount

[TacoRunner]

on full driver-side compression,the pitman arm rubs on the steering arm, any suggestions?

Thats not the steering arm. Which would explain why I was having a hard time visualizing it. Thats the Tie-Rod, and you would have to move your steering box forward or switch to a flat pitman arm. But since the pitman arm won't work because of the frame, you have only on fix left. Which blows cause moving the box is never fun. Sorry dude. 

[BoG-ToY]

or bumpstops... lol

[ninjasyota [OP]]

 I think I'll try a lesser angled pitman.......can't remember where I saw it..

[ninjasyota [OP]]

Has anyone ever run the drag-link on top of the pitman? seems like it migh :biggthumpup:t solve it.

[BoG-ToY]

taper is wrong though... cants just flip it over

[-Jake-]

Has anyone ever run the drag-link on top of the pitman? seems like it migh :biggthumpup:t solve it.

Could drill it out and run a heim, but will it hit the frame when you passenger side compresses?  Also will it bind when you turn all the way to the right?

[TacoRunner]

Has anyone ever run the drag-link on top of the pitman? seems like it migh :biggthumpup:t solve it.

you can, and Marlin sells an insert to do that, but if you dont have enough room for a flat pitman arm you most likely wont have enough for that idea either.

[79coyotefrg]

See where they rub?

oh DANG   yep youve got to move the box forward

i thought your draglink was touching the spring when at full stuff but you just simply didnt get your steering box far enough forward

if anything you need a shorter pitman but  dont think its a good idea

[NITE KRAWLERS]

Check out "pumpkin toy" and his build thread if ya have not fixed this issue. He notched his frame on his truck and then put a half tube in the frame and it all slides by nice, super sick fab job, also he gotz a new runner and it was doing the same thing and he built his own mounts and moved the box forward and put a flat pitman arm on it! Wish i knew how to post the link up for ya but not that smart i guess. Check boostedrunner build also!

[87pickup]

Moving the box isnt too bad and will give you the clearence you need, After i moved mine my next problem was my rod end would hit the spring when stuffed, so i put a 3/4 less drop pitman arm from skys offroad and that fixed it.

[NITE KRAWLERS]

Moving the box isnt too bad and will give you the clearence you need, After i moved mine my next problem was my rod end would hit the spring when stuffed, so i put a 3/4 less drop pitman arm from skys offroad and that fixed it.

Ya think this would all come in the kit so we don't have to chase stuff around and correct it to fix it! Hey maybe were all doing it wrong! 

[87pickup]

I agree the stuff to move the box should come in the sas but i think it was how i moved the box that caused the pitman to hit the spring.

[NITE KRAWLERS]

ya mine hits the spring now a bit but its fine wit me!

[hammer]

I had the Exact issue after my sas.
I bought the marlin crawler steering box mount bracket and cut about 2 inches off of the front of it so i could slide it farther forward.
I basically put the p/s box as far foreward on the frame as possible and used a steering shaft spacer that comes with a body lift.
this alowed me to use the same pitman arm that came with my highsteer kit.
The only hard part is drilling the holes in the frame straight through.
Has worked just fine eversince

[89sastoyo]

DUDE just move the box as far forwards as you can. You will never regret it yeah its a pain in the ASS but it has to be done honestly there is nothin worse than having your steering bind up how does that make you feel driving home after your steering ahd the beat out of it all day?? It will eventually bend as well my buddies got pretty hammered and was super sketch. I would honestly move it soon and also til the box at an angle so your dropped pitman arm is closer to the frame