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Just a little update for anyone wondering about the lift and steering fitman issues.
Talked to Casey at Cognito and “can’t remember his name” at Redhead steering.
The redhead gear box output shaft is engineered to have a very very tight fit, because they expect people to be putting an old factory pitman arm on it. And the Moog pitman arms are reverse engineered to also have a very tight fit because they expect people to put those on old factory steering boxes with worn output shafts. So those two combined made for a fitment issue where the pitman arm would barely go on. We got it to the point with the washer and nut only 1 thread was sticking out past the nut, there was no room for the Cognito pitman arm brace at this point, also it pushed my center link down so far it caused the Cognito Heim joint tie rod bracket to hit the diff drop bracket as well as part of the diff mounting tab when turned to full lock on passenger side.
I got a new Ac Delco pitman arm delivered today we will see how that fits. And I will give an update then.
Other fitment issues are more than like due to the wide range of trucks/suvs this kit fits and that I am putting it on a 2000 1500 suburban, only pics Cognito has are from a 2004 2500 suburban and from photos I found of the 2500 trucks with the kit the bolts I will discuss have more room around them then I have. On my vehicle the passenger front shock hoop has a bolt that goes through the frame and comes out right next to the a/c pulley. A little trim of the bolt and clearances it good to go. The driver side compression strut bracket mounts to the transmission cross member right below the transfer case front shaft output. You have to trim these bolt to the point only one thread sticks out to give clearance for the front driveshaft and they can’t be flipped around because the compression strut itself mounts into the bracket right against the bolts.
Note: I will add pictures of the cut bolts and locations soon.
Talked to Casey at Cognito and “can’t remember his name” at Redhead steering.
The redhead gear box output shaft is engineered to have a very very tight fit, because they expect people to be putting an old factory pitman arm on it. And the Moog pitman arms are reverse engineered to also have a very tight fit because they expect people to put those on old factory steering boxes with worn output shafts. So those two combined made for a fitment issue where the pitman arm would barely go on. We got it to the point with the washer and nut only 1 thread was sticking out past the nut, there was no room for the Cognito pitman arm brace at this point, also it pushed my center link down so far it caused the Cognito Heim joint tie rod bracket to hit the diff drop bracket as well as part of the diff mounting tab when turned to full lock on passenger side.
I got a new Ac Delco pitman arm delivered today we will see how that fits. And I will give an update then.
Other fitment issues are more than like due to the wide range of trucks/suvs this kit fits and that I am putting it on a 2000 1500 suburban, only pics Cognito has are from a 2004 2500 suburban and from photos I found of the 2500 trucks with the kit the bolts I will discuss have more room around them then I have. On my vehicle the passenger front shock hoop has a bolt that goes through the frame and comes out right next to the a/c pulley. A little trim of the bolt and clearances it good to go. The driver side compression strut bracket mounts to the transmission cross member right below the transfer case front shaft output. You have to trim these bolt to the point only one thread sticks out to give clearance for the front driveshaft and they can’t be flipped around because the compression strut itself mounts into the bracket right against the bolts.
Note: I will add pictures of the cut bolts and locations soon.
