Idler Arm Bracket Pivot Assembly..........again

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That looks like it would definitely cure the problem. Thanks!

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Ordered it up today.

Thanks again for the info!

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UPDATE

Finally got the new Idler Arm Pivot Bracket Assembly and Cognito Motorsports idler/pitman arm support kit on today. Front end shimmy is 100% gone....finally.

Support kit was an easy install, but IMHO Cognito Motorsports' customer service pretty much sucks. Upon initial install, I snapped off one of the special nuts that goes through the heim joints. According to the "Brand Manager" they are tested to 150ft/lbs of torque, but I snapped one off "snugging it up" with a 3/8" ratchet. I'm a big boy, but very improbable that I snapped a nut in half with an 8" long ratchet, while laying on my back....

The "Brand Manager" answered my email promptly, and promptly said it'd cost me $8 for a new nut, plus $5 shipping.

At that point, he had me by the testicles, but I reminded him that their own website states that most every item they sell has a LIFETIME WARRANTY, and what didn't, has a 90 day warranty...So, I had to take pictures of the nut, and finally they agreed to warranty it, and only charge me shipping, which was OK by me.

What irritated me was that when you buy a supposed high quality item, for a high dollar price, then if that new (and potential long term) customer has a problem, he shouldn't have to fight the company over an $8 item. The $260+ support kit is basically a fancy pair of "L" brackets, 2 heim joints, and a couple "special" nuts...probably $30 worth of parts so to replace a defective part of the kit hardly dips into their profit margin...

YES, they warrantied the nut, but only after me crying about it.
NO, I will never deal with them again...

Sorry for the rant...

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yeah that looks like an awkward setup that would be likely to break.

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yeah that looks like an awkward setup that would be likely to break.

Yeah, that nut is pretty thin where the cylinder shaped part joins the actual hex shaped part. The kit, as a whole, seems to work good and is easy to install. The only disassembly needed is removing all of the nuts that hold the arms on, but the arms themselves aren't disturbed.