60mph shimmy/vibration

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Oct 18, 2009 | 05:39 PM

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Turbo X_J

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Originally Posted by october

i have a similar problem, and cannot figure it out... it does feel like the vehicle is wagging in the 5 to 10 range...

it feels like a wheel out of balance, however wheels have been balanced, new tires, u joints, steering damper....

the vibration/wobble is there at all speeds, but is the worst at 55 mph...

thanks,

oct

The wheel is not mating true to the hub (clean both surfaces w/ wire brush, torque in a cris-cross pattern to specs, etc.) or the wheel has excessive runout.

Oct 19, 2009 | 11:15 AM

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UserID6095

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Originally Posted by Turbo X_J

The wheel is not mating true to the hub (clean both surfaces w/ wire brush, torque in a cris-cross pattern to specs, etc.) or the wheel has excessive runout.

I will check this, but I just put a brand new hub on my passenger side front. Before and after it has a bad wobble/vibration only 55-65mph. The vibration only comes from the passenger front. I had the wheels and tires balanced thinking that would take care of it but to no avail. I need to check the ball joints as they might be bad as well. The steering appears to be tight but with 180,xxx your guess is as good as mine.

Oct 19, 2009 | 10:00 PM

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october

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Originally Posted by Turbo X_J

The wheel is not mating true to the hub (clean both surfaces w/ wire brush, torque in a cris-cross pattern to specs, etc.)

I did this to both the front wheels...
i cleaned the inside of the wheel, inside and outside the rotor, and the hub surface... it didnt change anything... it's very frustrating... i've been trying to figure this out since april...

oct.

Oct 20, 2009 | 12:09 AM

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Have you replaced any parts?

Oct 20, 2009 | 06:38 PM

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october

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Originally Posted by trs80

Have you replaced any parts?

hi,

yes, new tires, one new wheel, both u-joints, and steering damper,
brake pads and new rotors... wheels have been balanced and re balanced...

thanks,

oct.

Oct 20, 2009 | 06:43 PM

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UserID6095

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hi,

yes, new tires, one new wheel, both u-joints, and steering damper,
brake pads and new rotors... wheels have been balanced and re balanced...

thanks,

oct.

Thank you. I leaning toward ball joints at this point. Guess thats my next thing to replace.

Jan 30, 2022 | 04:23 PM

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mgf2014gcl

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Shaking over 60mph

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Originally Posted by 97XJMopar

Just tryin to get a few opinons. Got a 97 XJ 4X$, I've been running retreads for quite some time, the other day I swapped em out for sum all-season 225-70's to help out with all the highway driving.

Now at 60mph I get a pretty bad vibration, I can feel it throught he steering wheel, you can watch the passenger seat move left to right bad. All the wheels/tires balanced out good so I know it's not that. Just wonderin if anyone else has ran into something similar, maybe wheels bearing/hub, stabilizer, bushings or tie rods? I'm gonna get it jacked up tomorrow and check to see if anythings loose. Any suggestions?

same thing just started today after jockeying 2014 GC out of snow pile. Thinking it might be a broken or slipped belt in tire. How likely is that? Can yours be same problem? Got 44,000 miles on original Goodyear Futera tires. No shaking under 50mph or so.