Whether you need one varies. It's best to look at you steering shaft, where it comes out of the firewall.Thank you for the info - this is the first I have heard about needing to raise the steering shaft, how did you do that? also did you need to put a lowering braket on the transfer case shifter?
Before the riser and after
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Doing this also gives you a chance to check the stock steering pillow block and grease it.