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Traction light came on today--

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Old 01-04-2011 | 07:54 AM
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Default Traction light came on today--

was driving to work this morning and my traction light pinged on--

here's the skinny:
about a week ago another member & I installed 35" tires & OME LT shocks/HD springs and front & rear track bars. we did an alignment in his garage and everything looked good(Toe-in and camber). My steering wheel is a little off tho(to get it to track straight, the steering wheel needs to appx 10 & 4 o"clock instead of 9 & 3 o'clock). but i figured i can adjust over the weekend.

the jeep drives fine(aside from the wonky steering). it's been great since last monday when we did the install. i don't feel any signs of DW at all. it was windy today got pushed around a little.

i'm waiting to get a few bucks saved up before i invest in some LCAs.

could the un-centered steering wheel cause the traction light to come on? or does the traction light know the i need LCAs?

should i take it in to a shop and have a laser alignment?

i did an initial look around the jeep when i got to work today and nothing LOOKS odd..

any ideas?
Old 01-04-2011 | 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by stevedolce
could the un-centered steering wheel cause the traction light to come on?

any ideas?
Yes. Give this a look:

http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-...-end-alignment
Old 01-04-2011 | 08:08 AM
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doh!

right at the very top of the write up--

i need to lay off the glue..

thanks
Old 01-04-2011 | 08:20 AM
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yep, an off centered steering wheel is the number one cause of your ESP light coming on. too much air in your tires can cause it as well especially when driving on long curved on-ramps. with 35's, you should be running around 30 psi. the write-up posted should help you out




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