Howdy friends,

I have a 2000 Explorer XLS w/ the 4.0 SOHC, 4x4, automatic. 120k miles.

Last week I did some work to the truck for a 500 mile round trip drive. I found I had a wicked worn front passenger wheel hub, so I replaced that. I also found I needed a new passenger sway bar link, so I also replaced that.

After replacing those parts, I had a BAD death wobble on the hwy. I immediately ran to the tire shop, as I suspected the worn out wheel hub/bearing caused the tire to wear out. I was right, and ended up with 4 brand new tires.

While having the tires serviced, I took a look around the truck and found my back passenger brake is metal on metal, so I'm planning to replace that this weekend. I also found my back driver axle seal is leaking, and the diff was low. The tire shop topped me off for my trip.

Anyway, the issue now is that I still have a shake at highway speeds of about 65+. I also feel a shake around 45. I feel more in the seat than the steering wheel, but it's still present in the steering wheel. It almost feels like unbalanced tires, but obviously I JUST had those tires installed. That doesn't rule out the issue entirely of course.

Are there other components I should be checking besides the tires?

Sorry for the long post, I just wanted to make sure I had as much up to date info to aid in troubleshooting the issue.

Cheers!

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U joint possibly, or if the brake caliper is stuck and warped the rotor it could transfer

I guess it could be a trans or engine mount, or the engine not running smoothly.

Alot.of.could bes

I bet it's probably in a tire though.

What tires did you get?
How did they balance them?
Did they check the runout on them?

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Tires are a Cooper StarFire 340 I believe. I didn't see exactly how they were balanced/runout check.

I don't expect these are spectacular tires, but I really am a bit concerned that I got taken for $325 on total junk.

The slightly ironic part of all this, is that my plan was to fix a few thigns to make my ride better on my trip. It turns out I actually made the truck *safer* and have ended up with *worse* comfort. Just typical of my luck though, lol

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Gone but not forgotten ~ "Ghetto Blue" my 1994 Mazda B2300 5 Speed Standard Cab 4x2.

I don't know anything about that particular tire but generally cooper's are decent tires but I've noticed that they are never very round and they don't balance that well.

I run cooper lsx on my Mariner, (came with it) and I rebalance them every oil change to keep the ride nice. They are always way out of balance.

I'd take it back and watch them check the balance and watch for a hop in the tires

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Thanks man. I'll be honest, I didn't see them spin the tires on a machine, so I'm wondering if they just used one of those bubble balance things. I'll head back to the tireshop and have them rebalance, and if I still feel something is off, I'll head to discount tire and pay for a balance to see what happens.

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Gone but not forgotten ~ "Ghetto Blue" my 1994 Mazda B2300 5 Speed Standard Cab 4x2.

Are there any weights on them?

Maybe they never balanced

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there's a couple weights, but are they old? who knows. Maybe the left the old weights on, and got it "close enough" or something.

I hate it when people work on my vehicle. I had 2 separate places do work on the truck that day, and so far I've found where the quick lube screwed up (shocker, right?) causing me a lean condition; and now the potential for the tire guys to have screwed up too. It's somewhat maddening paying good money for half ass'd work.

Sure, small things, but if I were less handy, I'd have needed to take the truck in to figure out the lean condition caused by the lube guy.

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Current: 2000 Ford Explorer XLS 4x4 Automatic 4.0L SOHC

Gone but not forgotten ~ "Ghetto Blue" my 1994 Mazda B2300 5 Speed Standard Cab 4x2.

I'm hoping to get some work done this weekend. Rear axle seal, possibly axle bearings depending on how ambitious I get. Also rear brakes (need to fix axle leak before putting new brakes on), and may try and work a spill and fill in on the transfer case since the fluid is looking ick.

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Current: 2000 Ford Explorer XLS 4x4 Automatic 4.0L SOHC

Gone but not forgotten ~ "Ghetto Blue" my 1994 Mazda B2300 5 Speed Standard Cab 4x2.

How about universal in the front drive shaft?

I just had a Nissan Pathfinder in the shop for a vibration and she had also bought the tires from another shop I found a universal joint about to fall apart

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I considered that possibility too. I will give that check next time I get a chance. My front pinion seal is leaking, so there's another breadcrumb. Fluid is up to proper level, but u-joint wear/failure could maybe contribute to seal wear.

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Gone but not forgotten ~ "Ghetto Blue" my 1994 Mazda B2300 5 Speed Standard Cab 4x2.

I had a tire with excessive road force cause a hop between 38-43 mph.
I've also never had a problem with Cooper tires. I have Zeon RS3-As on my Mustang and I had a set of STTs on my first truck. Never a problem.

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Did you get this straightened out

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