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Just installed a 4" Lift

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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 06:32 PM
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Default Just installed a 4" Lift

After about 8 hrs of work by mtyself, a couple of friends came to help out and closed out a 10hr day of installing a lift. Whew!!! As i was driving i noticed that the "ESP/BAS and Traction Control were comming on when i make left turns or there's any kind of left curve. What could cause that? this was my first time ever doing something like this, and although people say it's fairly easy to install.....That was hard as hell?? Any Idea what my problem is guys/Ladies?Click image for larger version

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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 06:34 PM
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From other posts - no direct experience - seems like you need to recenter the steering wheel.
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 06:40 PM
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center up the steering wheel and the rig is looking good
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 06:41 PM
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so I'll be installing a four inch lift very soon....how do you make sure the steering wheel is centered when installing? And what does it require to re-center it?
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 06:49 PM
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Adjustable trac bars for a 4" lift. The axles will be way out. Then use the project jk write up to fine tune the wheel.
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 06:49 PM
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I'll get it aligned and the wheel centered tomorrow, Plus I take some better pics of everything I installed. Thanks!
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 06:57 PM
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http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-...-end-alignment

And as a lot of other threads have talked about recently, there can be a big difference between what the computer thinks is centered, and what you think it is based solely on the wheel position.
If you have bent steering components, the steering wheel could very well 'need' to be offcenter.

Here is one the other threads from today talking about it...
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...rol-after-lift
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