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PMF Suspension Heavy Duty Single Piece Draglink 05-25 Ford SuperDuty

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Tie Rod Option
Description
Do you have a loose feeling in the steering wheel of your SuperDuty, or maybe even a clunk when you hit small bumps in the road? Have you checked out the tie rods on your draglink (bar that connects your pitman arm to the passenger side steering knuckle) for excessive play? More times than not, this is the cause.  The factory draglink on the 2005+ trucks is a known weak link in the steering system. There are a few causes for the weakness, but the majority lies within the design of the split collar adjusting sleeve. This allows the rod to flex when put under a load caused by road variations or steering input. Larger than stock tires and lift kits add even more stress to this part. Upgrading to this single piece unit will eliminate ALL flex and tighten up the feel of your steering wheel. This is an upgrade that you can notice a night and day difference in the second you open the box and lay the two side by side. PMF uses a heavy wall, single piece DOM tube and CNC single point thread the bar for the strongest possible threads.  You won't find any welded-in tube adapters on this bar, so no concern of a weld failing, resulting in a loss of control of your vehicle. INCLUDED TIE ROD OPTIONS: This draglink will include an upper tie rod to connect to the pitman arm, but its available in two variations: Direct Replacement: This version includes an XRF Platinum Series tie rod that is of similar design to the original factory tie rod. Offroad Version: This uses a much stronger and MUCH more durable 1" FK heim.  PMF custom machines these from high strength 17-4 stainless steel to fit the OEM taper of the pitman arm with a built in safety washer on the opposite side.  Also included is a custom High Strength Grade 9 bolt for even more security. Because this uses a heim and not all states allow a heim to be used in your steering system, this option is listed as an offroad only item.  If you live in a state that allows heims to be used, the offroad version is PMF's recommended option.  One thing to note, the heims slightly larger diameter may create clearance problems with some aftermarket drop track bar brackets when turning all the way to steering stop. OPTIONAL PASSENGER SIDE LOWER TIE ROD: The draglink does not include the passenger side lower tie rod that connects to the steering knuckle because you can transfer your existing tie rod to the new draglink. However, if your tie rod is worn, we'd recommend adding the optional XRF Platinum HD tie rod so you have a completely new draglink. OPTIONAL STEERING STABILIZER MOUNTING CLAMP: The factory steering stabilizer mounts to the factory draglink via a hole in your draglink that this bar does not include as it would be impossible to align the hole since the entire bar spins to be adjusted for length. Because of this, in order to utilize a steering stabilizer, you have a couple of options to consider. First, if you're running an aftermarket dual steering stabilizer kit that does not utilize this mounting provision, you have nothing to worry about. Otherwise, you can reconnect your existing stabilizer by adding the optional FOX Universal Mounting Clamp that has a 1.5" inside diameter and clamps into place anywhere on the bar, sandwiching it in place.

Do you have a loose feeling in the steering wheel of your SuperDuty, or maybe even a clunk when you hit small bumps in the road? Have you checked out the tie rods on your draglink (bar that connects your pitman arm to the passenger side steering knuckle) for excessive play? More times than not, this is the cause. 

The factory draglink on the 2005+ trucks is a known weak link in the steering system. There are a few causes for the weakness, but the majority lies within the design of the split collar adjusting sleeve. This allows the rod to flex when put under a load caused by road variations or steering input. Larger than stock tires and lift kits add even more stress to this part. Upgrading to this single piece unit will eliminate ALL flex and tighten up the feel of your steering wheel. This is an upgrade that you can notice a night and day difference in the second you open the box and lay the two side by side. PMF uses a heavy wall, single piece DOM tube and CNC single point thread the bar for the strongest possible threads.  You won't find any welded-in tube adapters on this bar, so no concern of a weld failing, resulting in a loss of control of your vehicle.

INCLUDED TIE ROD OPTIONS:
This draglink will include an upper tie rod to connect to the pitman arm, but its available in two variations:
  • Direct Replacement: This version includes an XRF Platinum Series tie rod that is of similar design to the original factory tie rod.
  • Offroad Version: This uses a much stronger and MUCH more durable 1" FK heim.  PMF custom machines these from high strength 17-4 stainless steel to fit the OEM taper of the pitman arm with a built in safety washer on the opposite side.  Also included is a custom High Strength Grade 9 bolt for even more security. Because this uses a heim and not all states allow a heim to be used in your steering system, this option is listed as an offroad only item.  If you live in a state that allows heims to be used, the offroad version is PMF's recommended option.  One thing to note, the heims slightly larger diameter may create clearance problems with some aftermarket drop track bar brackets when turning all the way to steering stop.
OPTIONAL PASSENGER SIDE LOWER TIE ROD:
The draglink does not include the passenger side lower tie rod that connects to the steering knuckle because you can transfer your existing tie rod to the new draglink. However, if your tie rod is worn, we'd recommend adding the optional XRF Platinum HD tie rod so you have a completely new draglink.

OPTIONAL STEERING STABILIZER MOUNTING CLAMP:
The factory steering stabilizer mounts to the factory draglink via a hole in your draglink that this bar does not include as it would be impossible to align the hole since the entire bar spins to be adjusted for length. Because of this, in order to utilize a steering stabilizer, you have a couple of options to consider. First, if you're running an aftermarket dual steering stabilizer kit that does not utilize this mounting provision, you have nothing to worry about. Otherwise, you can reconnect your existing stabilizer by adding the optional FOX Universal Mounting Clamp that has a 1.5" inside diameter and clamps into place anywhere on the bar, sandwiching it in place.
IMPORTANT FITMENT NOTES:
  • Will not fit trucks with 8.5" or more of front end suspension lift.
  • Will not fit "Widetrack" Dana Super 60 Front Axles found on the F-450 and F-550 trucks, and some Dual Rear Wheel (DRW) F-350's when equipped.
About PMF Suspension
PRECISION METAL FABRICATION

PMF (Precision Metal Fab) Suspension is not your typical suspension company. Based out of Tucson, Arizona, they are a small, family based manufacturing facility that specializes in building quality replacement components to bulletproof the steering and suspension of your HD Ford, Ram, or Chevy.

WHY PMF SUSPENSIONS?

With PMF, you will never find corners being cut only in an effort to save money. Great pride in complete customer satisfaction is at the heart of their business, delivering products that deliver a real, tangible result in improved steering respponse and suspension performance, whether that's a simple replacement drag link or a complete four link conversion, you're in good hands when you choose PMF.

We at Diesel Power Products first had personal experience with PMF when the drag link on our 2020 F-350 failed with only 15k miles on it. After research, it proved that PMF was the best option to upgrade, and to say that we're impressed with the result, and even the original packaging of the product when it arrived to us would be an understatement! As with most products, we prefer to test them before offering them to our customer base, and this was no different. We know you'll be happy with any of PMF's upgraded components and kits. As always, if you have any questions about what parts are right for you and your truck, don't hesitate to give us a call or shoot an e-mail to cs@dieselpowerproducts.com and we would be happy to assist.

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