BlueBoy said:
Why would installing the drop pitman arm hurt me? Im better off without it? Sorry for all the questions. I am justing looking for a solution becasue it sucks driving a honda accord when a jeep is in the garage.
Because the track-bar you have causes your axle to pivot along it's axis created between the bolt that holds it on the axle, and the bolt on the frame. Geometrically, and ideally, you'll want the drag link to be equal in length to your track bar pivoting piints, and run exactly parallel to them - because in this situation, your steering control link pivots WITH the axle (which is controlled by the track bar). The further you deviate from this (shorter drag links, varying your angle between the drag link and your track bar, etc.) the further away your steering and suspension become from working together. THis means when you hit bumps - the wheels will start steering in one direction or another, bump steer, being the most common phenomenon of this problem.
True - yeah you can steer your Jeep just fine unless you're talking MAJOR differences between the track bar and drag link. But steerable, and perfection (as close as you can get to it anyways), are two different things.
If you want the benefit of less extreme angles (improved steering response, smoother ride, more steering 'strength', better road tracking, less vibrations/shimmies, slower wear and tear, better off-road performance/geometry in re-astablishing proper antisquat values and roll axis' [something that can NOT be done with any short arm sytem once it's lifted], etc.) then you need to adress the steering and suspension at the same time, and treat them as two systems that work as one.