Nitro sun, yeah an adjustable drag link would be beneficial.
I recommend the raised arm because of the angle the steering box mounts at. As you drop the pitman the angle forces the drag link end rearward rather than straight down. I've reclocked the pitman a spline or two to things closer to center. If you don't, the extra rearward push is going to throw off the turning angles. Not to mention the steering box won't be centered when driving straight.
The raised arm doesn't do that, it goes straight up.
I agree on most of what you are saying. You can not re-clock the pitman arm unless you are removing all the master splines. Not something I would normally do. That's where the adjustable drag link is desirable. Dodge was always screwed up on this style. Only got better when the 94 trucks went to a crossover design. The older trucks needed a link to tune the alignment. In reality the gear box should be held centered. Then the toe set along with adjusting the drag link to put the wheels driving straight forward. On stock trucks if the wheel was crooked you could pull the wheel and center it. That was only on fixed columns. Tilt was master splined and there were also issues if you tried to modify it with turn signal cam and horn contact ring. Most Dodge 4wd trucks 72-93 were never 100 percent correct.
