Author Topic: Turning Radius Grew after Installing 3" Suspension lift  (Read 14536 times)

Offline rustymitchell

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Re: Turning Radius Grew after Installing 3" Suspension lift
« Reply #15 on: January 17, 2012, 06:06:38 am »
A raised steering arm gets my vote too. A dropped pitman arm would work as well, but it will give the linkage more leverage on the steering box which isn't good for it or the frame.  That being said guys use them on big lifts and get away with it but I think it increases the chance of cracking the frame around the steering box. 
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Re: Turning Radius Grew after Installing 3" Suspension lift
« Reply #16 on: January 17, 2012, 04:24:14 pm »
For a 3" lift, just do a steering arm. Make sure it comes with new nuts and conical washers, or get them else where. The nuts are one time use only.

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Re: Turning Radius Grew after Installing 3" Suspension lift
« Reply #17 on: January 18, 2012, 12:35:21 pm »
and start soaking it with penetrating oil now!
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Re: Turning Radius Grew after Installing 3" Suspension lift
« Reply #18 on: January 20, 2012, 06:26:10 am »
For a 3" lift, just do a steering arm. Make sure it comes with new nuts and conical washers, or get them else where. The nuts are one time use only.

     Just a little side note.  Does anyone know where to find the nuts and cone inserts for the steering arm ?  I have lucked out locally and not done that great of a job on the internet either.
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Re: Turning Radius Grew after Installing 3" Suspension lift
« Reply #19 on: January 20, 2012, 03:32:54 pm »
I used to have the link where I got mine, til my computer crashed. Ill look for it. It was a reasonable price too.

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Re: Turning Radius Grew after Installing 3" Suspension lift
« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2012, 03:37:04 pm »
I went to the dealership to get them, and they wanted $20 for EACH conical washer.

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Re: Turning Radius Grew after Installing 3" Suspension lift
« Reply #21 on: January 20, 2012, 03:40:44 pm »
This is where I got mine

http://myworld.ebay.com/harshterrain/  $22 for the full kit is a great price

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Re: Turning Radius Grew after Installing 3" Suspension lift
« Reply #22 on: January 20, 2012, 08:52:57 pm »
     Thanks beastie, I gave up for awhile and moved to something else, now I can get them.
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