How might that be?
I could see large tires or uncorrected alignment increasing the force on the gearbox, but the drop should be parallel to the sector shaft, and therefore shouldn't change the force on its own.
A correct drop will also not change the steering linkage angles from stock; that's the point of dropping it.
You have a good point. I actually can't think of why the force on the frame rail would be increased from a Physics standpoint.
It does seem however, from practical experience, that it is increased. I know someone above said they noticed the rail twisting much more after the install and built a brace. Todd had his longer arm in for no more than a month before the bolts tore right through the rail. After I installed mine, my gearbox sprung a leak in the lower sector shaft seal.
Now, you could reasonably say that this is caused by running large tires, locked axles, and abuse on the trail, but the timing is suspicious.
Maybe the longer shaft causes the box to want to rotate more on a perpendicular plane around the frame rail rather than on a parallel plane which is more the norm, and what the bolt pattern is designed for.
A vector diagram would be hepful here, as I have a lot of trouble visualizing all the forces on a TTB.