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Cognito Steering Support Kit
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Item Number: pisk2008
Manufacturer: Cognito Motorsports
Overview:
**NOW INCLUDES HARDWARE FOR FACTORY OR AFTERMARKET PITMAN AND IDLER
ARMS**
Whether your truck is stock height or lifted and running oversized
tires, Pitman and Idler arms have always been a problem on the steering
systems of the GM and FORD vehicles. The Pitman and Idler arm Support
kit by Cognito Motorsports fixes a wear problem that is present on the
factory and aftermarket steering system. Aftermarket companies have
come out with heavier duty pitman and idler arms that fail the same way
that the factory parts do. The design created by Cognito Motorsports
solves the problem in an innovative way that no one else has been able
to create before. This design works so well that we were able to
establish a PATENT PENDING.
The problem when not using the Cognito Motorsports Pitman and Idler Arm Support kit:
If you are not familiar with how the GM steering system works, here is
a quick lesson. The pitman arm is connected to the output shaft of the
steering gear box. When you turn the steering wheel of your vehicle,
the motion is directed to the steering gear box which then rotates the
pitman arm. The pitman arm has a stud protruding from the end of it
where the center link connects, also called the drag link. To help
control steering motion, the center link is connected to an idler arm
on the passenger side of the vehicle. The idler arm is bolted to the
frame and swings in the same arc as the pitman arm, and is fastened to
the center link the same way the pitman arm is. The two mounting points
for the center link give it support in the motion left and right
relative to the vehicle, but there is not enough support in the
direction of forward to backward relative to the vehicle. This lack of
support is what causes the joints inside of the pitman and idler arms
to wear out, which provide the pivot and connection point for the
center link. The larger the tire on the vehicle, the faster these
joints wear out. Aftermarket companies have come out with beefed up
pitman and idler arms, but still have the same premature wear issue in
the same joint.
What happens if you are not using the Cognito Motorsports solution?
The front alignment toe settings can not be held because of the slop in
the pitman and idler arms allowing the center link to move forward and
backward. No control over the toe setting means that your front tires
will experience irregular and premature wear. When the center link
swings toward the back of the truck, it is also swinging up in an arc.
The center link swinging up increases the tie rod angle and can cause
tie rod breakage. Most tie rod problems actual originate from pitman
and idler arm problems.
The Cognito Motorsports Solution:
The Mechanical Engineer at Cognito Motorsports has come up with a non
traditional design to fix this problem, and it works GREAT! The support
kit can be installed on pitman and idler arms showing a lot of wear,
and actually revive them! If the worn parts have approximately 40,000
miles or less on them with a close to stock size tire, they probably
will not have to be changed. If the worn parts have approximately
20,000 miles or less on them with larger than 33” tires, they probably
will not have to be changed. If the parts have more miles than that on
them, it is recommended to replace the pitman and idler arms with
factory units and add the Cognito Motorsports Pitman and Idler Arm
Support Kit.
This innovative design is so unique that it has a utility patent
pending status right now. The support system works by double capturing
the studs that protrude from the pitman and idler arms which the center
link connects to. At the same time it still allows the studs to pivot
on their own axis which is needed when the steering system is turning.
This Cognito Motorsports system provides the support needed to prevent
the center link from rocking forward and backward in the vehicle.
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