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jophish 01-14-2010 05:01 PM

Jeep shakes at 65 mph
 
Pretty self explanatory, it's definitely something with the steering/tires. I know for a fact that my steering stabilizer is blown out and i measured the toe-in last week and found it was about 1/8" toed out. I'll be fixing these things tomorrow, do you guys think that'll solve the problem?

dans01classic 01-14-2010 05:07 PM

Hopefully for your sake it will. If that doesn't work take it too a shop that can speed balance the tires. And also check to see if your driveshaft may be bent. My buddies F-150 had a shake from about 50-65 mph and in the end it ended up being his driveshaft had a slight bend in it. Good Luck

jophish 01-14-2010 06:21 PM

I dunno what woulda bent my driveshaft since i've never really taken the jeep off road. I'm on dirt roads about once a week at school but it's not anything serious. Hopefully it's not that bad.

dans01classic 01-15-2010 01:21 PM

Yeah, prob not, but that would be for a last resort. I would def check every thing else first. If it has done it since you've owned it then it might have been from the previous owner, but it started recently then ists prob not the drive shaft.

x91j 01-15-2010 01:38 PM

same thing with my jeep. but im getting neew tires mine have flat spots in them. if u take it in they will jack it up and let it run. then he will look at your tires telling you if he sees any wobble or wierd wear in them. thats why mine shakes at those speeds. hopefullly getting new tires this weekend. good luck ull need it

RevZeroX 01-15-2010 01:56 PM

get your tires rebalanced.

Donnie_K 01-15-2010 02:08 PM

steering stabilizers are not the source of a shake. They only mask any other problems if there is one. You want to check all your bushings, like your Control Arms, your Track Bar. Check all the tie rod ends. Check ball joints. Check Wheel bearings. Make sure your tires are balanced and true, and get it alligned. There's not much else up there.

Paco182 01-15-2010 02:08 PM

Check the upper track-bar mount. The bolts could wallow out the holes. It can either cause DW (death wobble) or be a result of it and make it worse.
Here's how I fixed mine.

x91j 01-15-2010 02:09 PM

where is yours shaking? mines in the rear so i know its my tires

jophish 01-16-2010 08:45 AM

Mine shakes in the front. The bushings on the sway bar links are pretty rotted, so could that be causing it as well?

dldlittle 01-16-2010 09:31 AM

My 98 and my 94 had the same problem, I replaced the bushings in both and had the tires balanced and rotated. It seem to do the trick. I also would look at your steering damper (looks like a shock tha is mounted sideways. Good luck.

Donnie_K 01-16-2010 10:15 AM

dunno, there's a couple people here who don't run a swaybar at all and don't have any problems. (Though personally I wouldn't recommend that, causes alot of body roll).


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