Gents, you probably are wondering why Bill created only the Idler arm as the first priority. I wanted you to know the reason and once you know, you will understand why a matching pitman arm is not really needed to benefit from the overall strength gains. The Pitman arm arm is designed by both GM and aftermarket suppliers to have lateral play in it to allow for movement or flex in the steering assembly. I know it's hard to see it with a new pitman arm but trust me, it is there. You can go back and review the threads over there to gather more info. Basically what this means is that all of the strength and tightness exists in the Idler arm assembly. If the pitman arm didn't allow for flex, the arm would be more vulnerable to breakage and risk while driving. There have been many reports of pitman arms breaking with the Cognito PISK on pitman arms. However, the PISK is very flexible and poorly designed IMHO. The moral of the story is that it's not that important to wait for him to produce a Pitman. However, when he does it will be a huge improvement over OEM or Moog. That doesn't mean you won't gain lots of strength from this new idler. I hope this sheds some light on why only the idler is the primary focus.
