Installed 2.5" lift and now getting warning lights
JK Freak
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Everett, WA
Hopefully it's just ur steering. This also happened to me and it turned out to be a bad wheel sensor. When I installed the lift somehow when the axle dropped to fit the new springs the rear sensor came loose. Check that if centering your steering doesn't correct the lights.
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JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Denver, Colorado
I put a 2.5 inch lift on my 2 door. I got an adjustable front track bar. You will see that your front axle is now not centered. The left tire probably sticks out to the left and the right tire, by comparison, is slightly inboard.
Lifting it scoots the axle over a bit and puts the steering wheel out of center. Which I discovered is where the esp wants the steering wheel to be as it compares where your tires are. When they are not lined up the sensors think you are sliding. I got mine out of whack after a fairly modest day of wheeling and when I went from dirt road to pavement had the esp going off when I would turn to the right! Quick roadside recenter got me going again.
Not the end of the world but you probably got a bracket to lower the body mount of your rear track bar that kept the rear axle centered. Getting an adjustable track bar will let you re center the front axle too.
You know how the mods go, once you start its just a matter of where you decide to stop.
I stopped after beefing up the front axle track bar mount by having three gussets welded on it. I also beefed up the rear axle track bar mount by having a serious formed piece welded on to totally beef up the track bar mount. This year I will get an adjustable rear track bar because bolting that piece into the frame mount to lower your rear track bar mount puts a longer moment arm on the stock bracket and makes it easier to break.
Lifting it scoots the axle over a bit and puts the steering wheel out of center. Which I discovered is where the esp wants the steering wheel to be as it compares where your tires are. When they are not lined up the sensors think you are sliding. I got mine out of whack after a fairly modest day of wheeling and when I went from dirt road to pavement had the esp going off when I would turn to the right! Quick roadside recenter got me going again.
Not the end of the world but you probably got a bracket to lower the body mount of your rear track bar that kept the rear axle centered. Getting an adjustable track bar will let you re center the front axle too.
You know how the mods go, once you start its just a matter of where you decide to stop.
I stopped after beefing up the front axle track bar mount by having three gussets welded on it. I also beefed up the rear axle track bar mount by having a serious formed piece welded on to totally beef up the track bar mount. This year I will get an adjustable rear track bar because bolting that piece into the frame mount to lower your rear track bar mount puts a longer moment arm on the stock bracket and makes it easier to break.
