2x2 double piston extender
Solution 1:
I found the answer to my prayers. a bit more complex than i imagined but i works none the less
This little new friend of mine does the trick. 2 of them next to each other and another set of 2 on the other side and i had my 4 blocks going down. After that all i needed was a monostable running into another 2x2 single poston extender to make a long enough stairway.