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Old Jan 21, 2021 | 01:41 AM
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I am putting together a list for my front suspension/steering on my prerunner build. (4x4)
Im dropping in some king coilovers, long arms, crossover steering, ect... Im looking to get 14"-16" of travel out of the front (4-5 up/10-12 down), with a 4-6 inch "lift" over stock ride height. Ill be running all heims no ball joints. The drag link is going to be a custom length to accout for the new ride height, but due to the travel i want, would a drop pitman arm help the steering to not bind on full droop or would it just make my drag link length shorter and not make a difference?
 
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Old Jan 21, 2021 | 02:10 AM
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Definitely will help it. Not only will it cause it not to bind it will also give you a little more travel out of the setup. Is this truck going to be driven on the road?
 
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Definitely will help it. Not only will it cause it not to bind it will also give you a little more travel out of the setup. Is this truck going to be driven on the road?
yes, its going to be a daily driver/full blown prerunner race truck.
what inch drop would be recommended for the travel i want to have out of the suspension?
 
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yes, its going to be a daily driver/full blown prerunner race truck.
what inch drop would be recommended for the travel i want to have out of the suspension?
To my knowledge there is only one arm available. Just know horns heims will cause a lot of road noise and vibration to be transferred to the wheel and you
 
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yes, its going to be a daily driver/full blown prerunner race truck.
what inch drop would be recommended for the travel i want to have out of the suspension?
Skyjacker has 3 different options.
Drop for 3-6 lift
Drop for 5-8 lift
Drop for 6-8 lift
I'm looking to run 4-6 above ride height in the front, with the 14-16 total travel, which drop arm would be best for this situation?
 
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Originally Posted by FiveNine Motorsports
Skyjacker has 3 different options.
Drop for 3-6 lift
Drop for 5-8 lift
Drop for 6-8 lift
I'm looking to run 4-6 above ride height in the front, with the 14-16 total travel, which drop arm would be best for this situation?
I would go for the 5-8 but I wouldn't be surprised if they are all the same length just want to charge you more. When I first designed a prerunner suspension for a customer at my shop I compared all available pitman arms and they were all the same just different tapers for the years
 
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