New from AZ

[bravo1616]

I just bought this GMC truck as a project for me & my son, we have 3 years until he can drive it...good thing.

[zieg85]

Welcome to the site from NW Indiana

[fitz]

Welcome from Mass. Looks like a solid start to a father & son project.
Good luck with it.

[bravo1616]

Welcome from Mass. Looks like a solid start to a father & son project.
Good luck with it.

Thanks but, I had to laugh, it's mother & son!

[fitz]

Thanks but, I had to laugh, it's mother & son!
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I'm impressed, hopefully this site can help you along the way.

[bravo1616]

Thanks but, I had to laugh, it's mother & son!

I'm impressed, hopefully this site can help you along the way.
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I hope so too. So far we just started with making the truck safe to drive with seat belts & brakes, next is front end stuff.

[bravo1616]

oh, and we installed speakers - gotta have music. nothing great, just modified the 4x10 speaker plates and put in 5x7s that I had from my 82 S10 Blazer.

[Layne]

Welcome from Illinois

[bravo1616]

Hey, can anyone tell me the difference between a drop-down steering arm and a lowering pitman arm? would you use both or one or the other? thanks.

[Old77]

Welcome to the site and good luck on the father/son project! I hope to do something similar as my boys get older:) My 77 was a father/son project that we started back in 2003 but i was 26 rather than 13! It still meant a lot, though, and I will never get rid of that truck:)

[jaredts]

http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=15817.msg123676#msg123676

That post will identify the parts for you, but I'm not sure of the drop down or lowering part.  Sounds like parts for lowering or body lifts.  I've never had a 73-87 4x4 so I'm pretty weak on the front ends.

Old77--Mother/son.

[Old77]

http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=15817.msg123676#msg123676

That post will identify the parts for you, but I'm not sure of the drop down or lowering part.  Sounds like parts for lowering or body lifts.  I've never had a 73-87 4x4 so I'm pretty weak on the front ends.

Old77--Mother/son.

My bad!! My point remains the same. He's going to have a blast working on that truck with you and it'll bond the two of you for life and bring your relationship even closer!

[bravo1616]

hey jaredts, thanks for the link.
the parts I'm asking about are for steering, there is a 4 inch lift and the steering bumps and doesn't turn all the way to the right, which I read is common when there is a lift, but I've been getting mixed info as to which to change out, the lowering pitman arm or the drop down steering arm or is it both.

and thanks to everyone for the welcome posts.

[Grim 82]

Theoretically, you can use one piece, or a combination of pieces to correct the angle. They make a drop pitman arm, a raised steering arm, or adjustable S-drag links. They also make spacers which lift the factory steering arm. So, if you need say 4" of correction, you could get a pitman with a 4" drop, a steering arm with 4" rise, or split the difference 2" each but then you would be buying two parts. I would probably get the corrected steering arm from any reputable suspension lift company that specifies for the amount of lift that you have. Welcome to the site.

http://www.jackit.com/steering/chevy_steering_corrections.htm

[bravo1616]

Thanks Grim 82!