Curious. Your bumper might look a little out of place in relation to the grill. Dropped pitman arm would have to lower track bar too which I'm sure your aware. Otherwise I dont see why it wouldn't work?
... Just think about the whole thing for a bit, that's all I'm saying.
Trust me that I have thought this through well enough that I know that lowering things is both not possible and not an option.
Belly up and Gas skid are definitely 2 limiters here. I’d guess the outboard might come into play too.
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So... What kind of things do I screw up by raising up the front foot of frame? Is the possibly of a small front stretch even more difficult? Should this happen after hydro assist to reduce steering box stress from the dropped pitman arm?
I was thinking more than just raising it, what about shortening it?
Steering box. This is a bit vague for me, but shoving the steering box too far backwards makes the same problems as moving the front axle too far forwards. The linkages need more room.
Theoretically it would not be an issue to cut the frame there and lift that front foot. As long as your welder can penetrate enough and you fish plate the steel to a good extent that it can withstand winch loads and steering torque. Honestly at that point you'd be better off removing the savvy BL and welding up raised body mounts all over the Jeep. Why not consider fabricating a 1.25” raised track bar mount to match the raised steering box so you don’t have to buy a pitman arm with the exact amount of drop needed, and also not exert as much torque on the box.
It would certainly look cleaner (at least to my eyes) from the front. I can see the 1.25 inches making a difference on approach angle getting hung up vs not. But unless you’re constantly finding yourself in that situation, which I think you’re not so far, then would this be a distant future idea or something you’d like to get moving on?I seen a few "hidden body lifts" but never the front. I don't know if it is a bad idea or just not worth the trouble.
..., then would this be a distant future idea or something you’d like to get moving on?