Qwest4air
Active Member
The only time I have a clearance issue is when the front suspension is compressed evenly in the upper direction, the limiting factor in the travel is the gap between the tie rod and the Pitman arm tie rod.
That being said on articulation the 40s are hard into the fender before I come close to the frame on the passenger side or the drag link on the driver side.
I was flirting with the idea of changing the angle on the Pitman arm, and I also spoke to the manufacturer and they said that they might be making new tire rod ends that offset the tire rod a little bit more to help with this clearance issue, but again I’m getting all the way up into the fenders on articulation, so it would really only help at speed if you hit a dip straight on when the actual cycles up evenly.
It does tuck the Hydro assist Ram up high and out-of-the-way in its current position but it wouldn’t hurt to drop it down an inch either.
That also being said, we just took it out the first time to Moab and I have some adjustments to make.
The other thing you need to do is grind the steering stops on the knuckles down to suit or match your steering gearbox and or a hydraulic assist set up.
I had my factory gearbox drilled and tapped and threw a PSC rim on the axle and it’s working great, if you’re whipping in and out of a parking spot the steering can get a little delayed but I think that’s to be expected.
That being said on articulation the 40s are hard into the fender before I come close to the frame on the passenger side or the drag link on the driver side.
I was flirting with the idea of changing the angle on the Pitman arm, and I also spoke to the manufacturer and they said that they might be making new tire rod ends that offset the tire rod a little bit more to help with this clearance issue, but again I’m getting all the way up into the fenders on articulation, so it would really only help at speed if you hit a dip straight on when the actual cycles up evenly.
It does tuck the Hydro assist Ram up high and out-of-the-way in its current position but it wouldn’t hurt to drop it down an inch either.
That also being said, we just took it out the first time to Moab and I have some adjustments to make.
The other thing you need to do is grind the steering stops on the knuckles down to suit or match your steering gearbox and or a hydraulic assist set up.
I had my factory gearbox drilled and tapped and threw a PSC rim on the axle and it’s working great, if you’re whipping in and out of a parking spot the steering can get a little delayed but I think that’s to be expected.
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