Hunt or be Hunted Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Yep rough ride. We have a Work jeep. It's a Jeep Liberty. We were going to a job. And we got on the highway. Got up to about 45 MPH, and starting shaking the heck out of us! It's hard to steer too. You always got to steer to the left. So we were like well maybe it needs new tires. Because we go everywhere in it. So we got all new tires on it. Steers perfect now. But still shaking like crazy! The faster you go the worse it gets. We don't know what the heck's going on. I mean it shakes bad!! Any ideas? I don't like a rough ride on the home when I poured Concrete all day. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhunter39 Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 i had a 1994 cad. that did that i think it started shaking around 45 -55 and after it hit a certain speed it stopped , the cars problem was it needed brakes and rotors and after those were changed it ran great again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 I've experienced what they call "death wobble" on a few older 4X4 trucks I've had, but it would only happen at certain speeds. Since it has new tires, you may want check the tie rods and ball joints to see if there is any slop in them. My original thought was a slipped belt in a tire or a bent wheel( we all know the kind of abuse most work vehicles take:turned:) , but with new tires I'm sure a bent wheel would have been notice in the balancing. You may try swapping the front tires with the back ones just to see if it goes away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Sounds like a trip to the alignment shop. Brakes, ball joints, or even traction control could be to blame I would think. With new tires, I'd guess you have a worn steering/suspension component somewhere. Jack it up and pry the wheels up and down. You should have no slack at all when doing this, same with twisting the wheel side to side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted September 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Ill let the guys know at work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Sounds like a driveline vibration to me, if it's shaking the vehicle when you're driving down the road. Either a bad u-joint or driveshaft that's out of balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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