Correct Pitman Arm for 4" Lift?

[broncc]

My Bronco II came with a 4" Rough Country lift. Looking at my current suspension it seems my tie rods are at severe angles. I'm getting bad toe wear which I would not contribute to alignment. I am getting an alignment soon anyway. My guess for the origin of the wear is bump steer. The Rough Country kit looks like it came with its own pitman arm. It appears to be a re-cast of the highrider arm for the factory 2" lift which is obviously not enough.

I have been looking around the internet for a proper 4" drop arm. Many look similar to the highrider arm. My question, since I'm pretty new to offroad suspension, is what is an acutal trusworty brand for 4" drop pitmans?

View attachment 52908 Attached is the funky geometry.

 

[broncc]

I would like to add that the pitman arm should be cheaper than the cost of casting one myself. (skyjacker #FA600 from the wiki is out of the question)

 

[ericbphoto]

I don't think they are cast. They are more likely forged. So, if you can do that cheaper, please share the details with us. Not many companies making pitman arms. So the selection is limited. I don't like the price either. But I'm running the Skyjacker you listed above. You might be able to scour junk yards and eventually find something that would work. But that will require a lot of time and effort, too.

Another option is to adapt an electric steering system like @PetroleumJunkie412 and a few others are doing or working on. Then you don't need the pitman arm at all.

 

[4x4junkie]

Yup, the #FA600 arm is your only option that bolts on.

It's $230 one time for a pitman arm, or $300-400 every 7-10K miles for two new front tires (along with the poor handling the bumpsteer causes).
$230 is still fairly cheap in the grand scheme of things... I've got probably at least $2500 tied up in just the suspension & steering on mine (and that's with plenty of home-built parts such as the extended radius arms).