[jollyroger]

Can anyone offer advice on using a dropped pitman arm with a Spring over setup? I was going to go this route, but someone told me bumpsteer and handling were awful. They said the only way to drive it on road comfortably was with high steer. Any thoughts? High steer is way more $$ than a dropped pitman arm., but i want it to still drive well on the road.

[Bard]

Originally Posted by jollyroger

Can anyone offer advice on using a dropped pitman arm with a Spring over setup? I was going to go this route, but someone told me bumpsteer and handling were awful. They said the only way to drive it on road comfortably was with high steer. Any thoughts? High steer is way more $$ than a dropped pitman arm., but i want it to still drive well on the road.

I run a 4" drop arm on mine with stock tierod and drag link. The key is to have your swaybar hooked up or it will wander and make it hairy to drive, I run boggers and TSL's and do not have issues with bump steer. I also have shackle reverse which helps. New bushings also help.I run highway and trails with this set up.

[jollyroger]

Mine is a 76 so it doesn't have swaybars. I will be running fresh(er) 5 leaf wrangler springs in front which will hopefully be a little stiffer than the worn out ones I was using. Bushing will be new as well.

[Happy Joe]

I have run dropped pitmans for years; they typically improve (reduce/eliminate) bump steer.
Bump steer happens when the drag link is at an angle instead of parallel to the tie rod. When you drive over a bump with one tire the angled linkage casues the tires to turn slightly; this is bump steer. The dropped pitman reduces this angle, thus reducing bump steer.

High steer has the advantage of moving your linkage to the top of the knuckles where it is much less likely to get bent from a close encounter with rocks.

Enjoy!