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pitman arms

Post by andyrew » Tue Dec 22, 2015 5:42 pm

Is the sj pitman arm needed when fitting the jimny
Steering box?
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Re: pitman arms

Post by Jordi » Tue Dec 22, 2015 6:56 pm

Yeah, i just fitted the Jimny box. Used all SJ parts.
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Post by ScottieJ » Tue Dec 22, 2015 7:15 pm

Don't think the Sj pitman arm fits the Jimny box? Just use the Jimny one
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Re: pitman arms

Post by andyrew » Tue Dec 22, 2015 7:53 pm

Cheers dudes.

My mate cut his jimny arm off then found the sj one doesnt fit.
So welded the slot up on the jomny arm and refitted it. But i could
Swear id read somewhere that the arms get swapped.

Ive got a calmini dropped pitman arm i was keeping around incase
I needed it but if it doesnt fit the jimny box ill sell it.
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Re: pitman arms

Post by Tramp » Tue Dec 22, 2015 9:03 pm

I've got a calmini drop pitman arm fitted to my zook, it's a great bit of kit x100 better than a z link bar!

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Re: pitman arms

Post by ScottieJ » Tue Dec 22, 2015 9:24 pm

Tramp wrote:I've got a calmini drop pitman arm fitted to my zook, it's a great bit of kit x100 better than a z link bar!
You're spua anyway so you would never need to run a z bar ;)
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Re: pitman arms

Post by Tramp » Tue Dec 22, 2015 10:24 pm

ScottieJ wrote:
Tramp wrote:I've got a calmini drop pitman arm fitted to my zook, it's a great bit of kit x100 better than a z link bar!
You're spua anyway so you would never need to run a z bar ;)

Yeah but even with a minor lift its good practice to keep your drag links parallel isn't it?

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Re: pitman arms

Post by ScottieJ » Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:56 am

Up to around 2" lift is fine with stock steering, anything more then it's best to run a drop pitman to reduce the drag link angle.

Z links don't do anything to reduce the angle, only purpose of a Z link is to stop the drag link hitting the springs when spoa, the steep angle caused by running them is why they have such bad handling.
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Re: pitman arms

Post by dan_2k_uk » Thu Dec 24, 2015 12:02 pm

I just drilled the Jimny pitman arm as there's no hole for the SJ steering damper bracket to fit to.
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Re: pitman arms

Post by andyrew » Thu Dec 24, 2015 1:03 pm

Cheers chaps.

Ill bung the arm up of fleabay.
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