I had the Daystar lift installed and I have noticed that it seems to need to downshift more to maintain cruising speed, is this normal?
Is it safe to assume you also installed bigger and/or more aggressive tires with your lift? The lift itself will not effect your transmission or power or at least, it shouldn't but bigger tires and ones that have more rolling resistance will.
Not yet, I ordered the B F G TKO2s They will be in this week. I would expected it if I had. So many tranny related problems to start out with on my Trailhawk , I kind of look for problems
I agree with wayoflife. With my bigger tires I rarely get to 9th speed. I don't think my lift has anything to do with it. I thought it might be my rack and the wind jammer but I removed it and it was the same. My new tires are 46 pounds each. But these are the sacrifices we make. I'm sure stock jk's without and different gears that run big tires have the same issues.
You can switch to manual shifting and it shows what gear you are in. Before the lift it would drop 1 gear on the overpass, now it's 2, sometimes going back and forth between 8th and 9th on pretty much level parts of the road.
235 65 17. I have spacers and the daystar lift. It rubs the plastic well when I am at full lock. Nothing major. Only when parking.
That was with stock tires. I have got new ones since, BFG 225/65R17 with a 1" spacer, no rubbing. A mechanic at work has suggested fuel filter, that I might have got a bad batch or fuel. I only have 9500 miles. With tires I expected something, but it started before I got the tires.
those are 1". that's what I have on. the lift kit goes on Mon. Tires after that. Thanks, comments and replies have been very helpful.. I'm considerinfg a 235/65-17 tire too but a 31 lb winter tire. I might get away without rubbing.
