Question about pitman arm/ draglink

RageKage · Feb 14, 2018

So my question is how far is the drag link sleeve supposed to be adjusted? I feel like mine might be adjusted way to far out but my steering wheel is still centered and where should the pitman arm sit in relation to the center line of the jeep? Mine seems like it points slightly to the drivers side. Being that I have an aftermarket drop arm it doesn’t have the curve in it like the stock one does. Here’s a pic for reference

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JKbrick · Feb 15, 2018

Looking at your picture, your drag link looks flipped and your track bar looks raised so you need to put your stock pitman arm back on

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RageKage · Feb 15, 2018

JKbrick said:
Looking at your picture, your drag link looks flipped and your track bar looks raised so you need to put your stock pitman arm back on

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Yes, yes and I plan on going back to the stock arm soon. But how do I know if the drag link adjuster sleeve is adjusted out too far?

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jknikos · Feb 15, 2018

Get a closer pic of the sleeve in order to able to see the threads more clearly.

RageKage · Feb 15, 2018

jknikos said:
Get a closer pic of the sleeve in order to able to see the threads more clearly.

Not sure if you can see into the slot on the sleeve, but you can at least see how many threads are out of it

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jknikos · Feb 15, 2018

In my eye it seems that there are a lot of threads out of the sleeve

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RageKage · Feb 15, 2018

jknikos said:
In my eye it seems that there are a lot of threads out of the sleeve

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That was I was thinking too. Just trying to see if anyone knows a rough estimate of how much should be in or out.

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BaddestCross · Feb 15, 2018

I don't have a stock one to compare it to, but I will say that the clamps need to be rotated up so that they squeeze the collar closed instead of just applying pressure on it like they are now.

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JKbrick · Feb 15, 2018

Did you install the dropped pitman arm? I know the TJ ones are indexed but if the JK isn’t you could turn it back a couple splines. I never looked quite honestly at the stock one

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BaddestCross · Feb 15, 2018

I'm pretty sure the JK pitman arm is keyed.

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JKDream · Feb 15, 2018

BaddestCross said:
I'm pretty sure the JK pitman arm is keyed.

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It is. IIRC it's keyed four ways, so you can still install it wrong, but you can't move it over by a couple of splines.

RageKage · Feb 16, 2018

BaddestCross said:
I don't have a stock one to compare it to, but I will say that the clamps need to be rotated up so that they squeeze the collar closed instead of just applying pressure on it like they are now.

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What do you mean by that? Like have the bolts pointing towards the rear?

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RageKage · Feb 16, 2018

JKbrick said:
Did you install the dropped pitman arm? I know the TJ ones are indexed but if the JK isn’t you could turn it back a couple splines. I never looked quite honestly at the stock one

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No the shop that installed the lift did. I haven’t anything off unless I was replacing it. (Drag link, tie rod, etc.)

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JKbrick · Feb 16, 2018

RageKage said:
What do you mean by that? Like have the bolts pointing towards the rear?

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The seam in the sleeve should be going through the opening in the clamps so it pinches it shut when you tighten the bolts

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RageKage · Feb 16, 2018

JKbrick said:
The seam in the sleeve should be going through the opening in the clamps so it pinches it shut when you tighten the bolts

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Ah ok I get what you’re saying now.

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JKbrick · Feb 16, 2018

RageKage said:
Ah ok I get what you’re saying now.

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And I assume as long as the threads in the sleeve go past the clamps a bit you should be good but I’m not a mechanic

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RageKage · Feb 16, 2018

JKbrick said:
And I assume as long as the threads in the sleeve go past the clamps a bit you should be good but I’m not a mechanic

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Yea I figured as long as the clamps are clamping onto something then it should be good. Just don’t know if having that many threads out affects steering feel or alignment.

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jjlong · Feb 16, 2018

Center the steering wheel and count how many revolutions you have to the left and to the the right. If they're equal, you should be very close to centered. If you have more revolutions to one side than the other, your drag link is not adjusted properly

boardsurfer · Feb 16, 2018

That seems like a lot of threads to me too. Is your axle centered?

RageKage · Feb 16, 2018

jjlong said:
Center the steering wheel and count how many revolutions you have to the left and to the the right. If they're equal, you should be very close to centered. If you have more revolutions to one side than the other, your drag link is not adjusted properly

Didn’t think about that will do! Thanks

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