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Old 07-03-2010, 05:46 PM
johna7200 johna7200 is offline
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Default Death shake at 45+!!!!

i have a 97 xl reg cab,step side 2wd-2.3-5 speed. i recently put some new rims and tires on it. with the old 14" stock rims i dident have any shake at all. i have a set of 17x9 with 245/45/17 that i put on and they are new tires and i personaly balanced them on the new balancer and they are dead nuts on.the front end is tight/i put new ball joints in it and went over the whole thing.the truck has manual steering also. i cant figure out what the shake is and the guys at the shop cant also. they feel that the tires are to wide and the manual steering aint helping. the shake is all thru the truck but it dosent allways happen but when it does it wants to rip the wheel out of my hand.anyone have the same prob or know that it could be??

went from 14s to 17s
new tires
new ball joints
front end is all tight
has manual steering
has a death shake over 45 mph
does it 90 percent of the time
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Old 07-03-2010, 10:11 PM
Coleosis Coleosis is offline
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Default Re: Death shake at 45+!!!!

Then your alignment is probably off....If you are 110% sure its not a balancing issue.
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Old 07-04-2010, 12:41 AM
jutautodesign jutautodesign is offline
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Default Re: Death shake at 45+!!!!

COULD be a problem with your driveshaft even. If that thing gets bent out of shape, weird things have been known to happen.
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Old 07-04-2010, 07:22 AM
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Default Re: Death shake at 45+!!!!

we got a new alingment machine at the shop. i think it will be going on it on my lunch. yeah tires are dead on.the tranny mount is a lil weak.ill post up a pic of my ranger a lil later
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