[Richard in NC]

This question has been answered over and over. Here is what I KNOW about it. I shortened my Pitman arm years ago by 1.5 inches. It is simple to understand that you get an increased leverage factor that helps by decreasing effort but increases the amount you turn the steering wheel. My car is a 31 with a 2 tooth box. It has alot more rotational travel than was originally used with a std pitman arm. The splindles still hit the stops so the turn radius is not in any way decreased. This may not be the case with a 7 tooth box. To me, the A and T models steering is way too fast (like a go-kart steering) so it helps to slow the ratio a bit. Drive most any 30's or 40's car and see what a really slow steering ratio feels like. Anyway, I like mine and will probably leave it that way.