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Old Nov 8, 2019 | 01:21 PM
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Omg what is up with this thing, I have been having these crazy vibration's when low speed or high although high speed is worse at 70mph my backseat looks like a nasa space shuttle about to take off, recently in the past couple months I have got new springs and shocks, wheel bearings, steering damper and steering rod and drag link, anyone have any idea as to what is up?
 
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Old Nov 8, 2019 | 01:30 PM
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Driveshafts are common to fail and take out your transmission

stop driving it

specifically u joints
 
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Old Nov 8, 2019 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by User
Driveshafts are common to fail and take out your transmission

stop driving it

specifically u joints
Well actually I just replaced the front driveshaft with a heavy duty one from great basin rovers, although the back one is still stock I kinda thought that would be a problem,oh boy it is isn't it?
 
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Old Nov 8, 2019 | 01:34 PM
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Could be as simple as a wheel weight got thrown off.
Have you had your tires balanced?
 
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Old Nov 8, 2019 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Sixpack577
Could be as simple as a wheel weight got thrown off.
Have you had your tires balanced?
Not recently maybe like 3 months ago.
 
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Old Nov 8, 2019 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by landroverdude
Not recently maybe like 3 months ago.
It is very possible that's all it is.
I'm not saying 100%, but definately enough to have them checked.
I have seen Many an unbalanced tire cause bad vibrations, including at low and high speeds on the same vehicle.
And, the bigger and heavier the tire, the more noticeable it is.
I would start there assuming you find nothing loose in the driveline or suspension.
 
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Old Nov 8, 2019 | 02:15 PM
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Also just a bad tire can cause awful vibrations if the belt inside the tire itself has an issue.
 
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Old Nov 8, 2019 | 02:16 PM
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Alrighty thanks I'll definitely look into that and check my tire pressure as well.
 
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Old Nov 8, 2019 | 02:30 PM
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Check your Rotoflex too.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2019 | 12:55 PM
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After reading this post, I went to my tire shop and they did a re-balance ( an ounce off on each tire) and then rotated them. As of now, no vibrations on freeway, and when I brake there is no wobbling, either.
 
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