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Old 04-05-2013, 09:13 AM
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My 08' XL 2.3 2wd has a shake on the highway once you get to 60 or more. The wheel shacks left to right in very quickly causing the steering wheel to vibrate. I did change the rotors and pads not long ago. What could cause this? my truck is out of alignment too, it pulls left a little.
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Old 04-05-2013, 10:08 AM
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Same as mine
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Old 04-05-2013, 10:14 AM
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well an alignment and tire balance would be a good start.
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Old 04-05-2013, 08:02 PM
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I had the same problem went and got my tires balanced and problem solved
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Old 04-05-2013, 08:06 PM
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My 08' XL 2.3 2wd has a shake on the highway once you get to 60 or more. The wheel shacks left to right in very quickly causing the steering wheel to vibrate. I did change the rotors and pads not long ago. What could cause this? my truck is out of alignment too, it pulls left a little.
This explains my whole situation. I had my tires "balanced" a few weeks ago. I don't know how well they balanced them
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Old 04-05-2013, 08:46 PM
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I always ha my vibration when I got up to 65 and up I got my wheels balanced its like the front end shakes
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Old 04-06-2013, 05:53 AM
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Mine starts at 70 & vibrates very little and my alignment is off as well
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Old 04-06-2013, 05:56 AM
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ok first things first alignment being off will not cause a vibration only a steady pull to one side...but go to a tire shop that has a roadforce balancer...they can check to see if a belt is slipped in a tire or any other issues
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Old 04-06-2013, 06:17 AM
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ok first things first alignment being off will not cause a vibration only a steady pull to one side...but go to a tire shop that has a roadforce balancer...they can check to see if a belt is slipped in a tire or any other issues
My shop has roadforce for $19.99. I don't know if thats per tire or not but I've thought about doing it.
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Old 04-06-2013, 06:17 AM
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My shop has roadforce for $19.99. I don't know if thats per tire or not but I've thought about doing it.
thats probably for all 4
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Old 04-06-2013, 06:20 AM
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thats probably for all 4
Sweet. I'm gonna go see if they're open when I go to work. If a belts slipped I'm gonna be fuckin pissed. The tires have 9k on them....Only warranty is 2/32nds or 1 year
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Old 04-09-2013, 05:29 PM
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Got them balanced again and all is well.

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