Car shakes after 65 mph do I need an Alignment?
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Car shakes after 65 mph do I need an Alignment?Any Hints?
My car starts to shake after about 65mph, I was wondering if its time for an alignment or what? I just slapped on some new tires about 3 months ago and it didnt used to do it with my other tires. I got rebalanced after i put the new tires on and it was running cool, but now i feel that it starts to vibrate a bit on the freeways. Whats wrong alignment or balancing?!?!?!?
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could be the U-Joints in the driveshaft, and not the shaft itself. Take it to a trans shop and have them inspect the U-joints 1st before you play the "Replace this part & that part" game.
Check your wheels and make sure the weights from the balancing of the wheels didnt come off..
Check your wheels and make sure the weights from the balancing of the wheels didnt come off..
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check the simple things first, most likely to be out of balance tires or slipped belt
alignment isnt going to cause a vibration, it will cause excessive tire wear, the car will pull in one direction, or you have to have the steering wheel turned to go straight
alignment isnt going to cause a vibration, it will cause excessive tire wear, the car will pull in one direction, or you have to have the steering wheel turned to go straight
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If you get your tires rebalanced, insist on a "road force" ballance. It costs more but the balance machine presses a roller against the tire to simulate "road force" for a more accurate ballance and to determine defects in the tire.
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Originally Posted by VIP1
If you get your tires rebalanced, insist on a "road force" ballance. It costs more but the balance machine presses a roller against the tire to simulate "road force" for a more accurate ballance and to determine defects in the tire.
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Check your tires/wheels first and make sure there are balanced. Also check your drive shaft. An out of alignment car will not cause a vibration, which is a common mistake people think.
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Were your wheels torqued the proper way? Are all the lugs tight. I was having a viberation problem from 55+. It was because my wheel were not torqued correctly and locking lug was not tight(thank you tire shop). I would check that take the wheels off and just retorque them if that does't help the shop that installed the tires should be able to check if there balanced at no charge. Rule out the easy/obvious stuff first.
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Its not any of the stuff...check this thread.... its a sad sad issue and im getting rid of my car because of it.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/436736-vibration-highway-come-inside.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/436736-vibration-highway-come-inside.html