So who out there has built some brackets to drop the a-arms?  I've seen Whitfield's set up, but has any one else done it?  Pictures?  Issues?  How did you deal with the steering linkage?  Any pictures of the steering set up you ended up with?

I'm thinking about designing a set of drop brackets that will be laser cut and bent that will move the a-arms down 2 - 3" and it will incorporate the Hagen widening trick on the rear a-arm drop bracket.  This should push the axles forward 1" IIRC to help make even more room for a larger tire w/o rubbing.

If / when I do this project I will add the 2" screw on strut extensions to help compensate for the drop of the struts with the a-arms.  I will also be fabricating some differential drop brackets.

Any thoughts or help from you guys would be appreciated.

I have the procomp drop brackets sitting on the floor.  I wonder if i reproduce them will anyone buy them?  I bet you can add with other lifts to go a little higher...

Can you take some pictures of the brackets from all angle and post them?  I've heard of the pro-comp lift but never seen any of their components.

Thanks!!

i'll try to get to it.

I would be interested...

i'll try to get to it.

That would be awesome.

So does anyone have any insight into the steering linkage dilema when dropping the a-arms?

Maybe using a drop pitman arm and somehow lowering the idler arm would solve the steering issues?

Does anyone know if a Sammi pitman arm would fit the Sidekick Gearbox?  I've seen dropped pitmans for the Sammi, but not for the sidekick. 

Enjoy!!

The Track/kick power steer has a larger diameter spline, so the Sami drop pitman arm won't fit unless resplined (which I have seen done).  I'm sure that I have seen a drop pitman arm for Track/Kick power steer box when used in a Sami.  I just can't remember where 

I had a drop pitman arm on my first sidekick in Australia (although i didn't know at the time that i didn't need it).  I don't remember what brand it was though.

Here ya go.  pro comp did not address the steering issue as stock angles are not square to begin with.  with this kit it is 2 1/2" off one way while stock is 1 1/2" the other way. I have these brackets to reproduce something close to it, but I may sell them.   These brackets also allow over a 1/2" adjustment for width.

Thanks for the pictures.  I'll be checking them out with great interest.  You might have mentioned it already but how much of a drop does this bracket set provide?

2 3/4"

Those brackets don't look too bad.

What was the story with the ProComp lift anyways?  Did they just not sell enough, or was it not very functional?

I have a Pertersens mag from 1995 when the kit first came out and the price was almost 700.00.  no demand back then.  I came acrossed this one so I could reproduce them but maybe at an even 3".  the hardest part is making the alignment cams... do you think that there is a demand?