strange vibrations...

blazeshaska · 06-26-2008, 11:58 PM

well ive had my truck lowered for a while, and i just never noticed it before until i drove my mom's honda civic around... my truck has serious vibrations when i drive.

i thought it might be the tires stiff in the morning, but now i think its more serious. whenever i drive straight, my steering wheel shakes. whenever i brake, the entire truck shakes, like an up and down feeling, kind of like a hump in the tires! its getting pretty serious, and i had it aligned recently, but it seemed to just make it worse.

~~SH-60B~~ · 06-27-2008, 06:58 AM

I would look for a wheel balance or bent, then look at the driveline angle. Can you rotate the wheels from back to front? If you do that and the steering wheel stops shaking when you drive straight, then one or both of those wheels are out of balance.

terryl · 06-27-2008, 08:00 AM

Could be an out of round tire. Just jack it up and spin it. Place a stationary object as near the tread as posible and watch for a variance when it spins. Under braking an out of round tire will tind to hop a little. But could be a lot of things. Check your suspension and steering joints.

blazeshaska · 06-28-2008, 12:58 PM

well those can be cancelled out. i just got new tires 2 weeks ago, and they balanced them. these vibrations have been goin on forever, i just thought it was normal really... but its worse now that i have smaller tires. so it could be something more serious? also when i brake sometimes it shakes, and the brake like... lets go i guess. its scarry if i had to brake hard. i really need to figure this out

terryl · 06-28-2008, 01:33 PM

Whens the last time you changed rotors? It's sounding more and more like a bad out of balance rotor.

blazeshaska · 06-28-2008, 11:20 PM

yea but it vibrates even when i dont brake. it just intensifies when i step on the brake. then when i reach speeds of 50+ it goes away...

terryl · 06-29-2008, 01:23 AM

If it's bad enough, you could get a shake without applying the brakes. Just a possiblity. You didn't say when the last time you changed or turned your rotors.

blazeshaska · 06-30-2008, 11:10 AM

hm ive never changed the rotors... only the pads. ill look into that next thanks man

mqdff22 · 06-30-2008, 01:25 PM

I had a similiar problem, except mine would only vibrate when I was moving not braking and it turned out to be a u-joint that was going bad not really sure but you might want to check.

Jayston1 · 07-17-2008, 04:37 PM

my truck did the wheel hump when i was going 15mph or slower and it was the u-joint

KILLBOY POWERHEAD · 07-18-2008, 04:22 PM

yup cut the rotors or replace em

06-26-2008, 11:58 PM	#1
blazeshaska stayin static Age: 20 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 453 Location: Fayetteville, NC User is: OffLine	strange vibrations... well ive had my truck lowered for a while, and i just never noticed it before until i drove my mom's honda civic around... my truck has serious vibrations when i drive. i thought it might be the tires stiff in the morning, but now i think its more serious. whenever i drive straight, my steering wheel shakes. whenever i brake, the entire truck shakes, like an up and down feeling, kind of like a hump in the tires! its getting pretty serious, and i had it aligned recently, but it seemed to just make it worse.
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06-27-2008, 06:58 AM	#2
~~SH-60B~~ Sucking dick while being Banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,034 Location: Meriden/CT/USA User is: OffLine	Re: strange vibrations... I would look for a wheel balance or bent, then look at the driveline angle. Can you rotate the wheels from back to front? If you do that and the steering wheel stops shaking when you drive straight, then one or both of those wheels are out of balance.
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06-27-2008, 08:00 AM	#3
terryl I'll do it tomorrow maybe Age: 51 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,964 Location: Kingston Springs, TN. User is: OffLine	Re: strange vibrations... Could be an out of round tire. Just jack it up and spin it. Place a stationary object as near the tread as posible and watch for a variance when it spins. Under braking an out of round tire will tind to hop a little. But could be a lot of things. Check your suspension and steering joints.
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06-28-2008, 12:58 PM	#4
blazeshaska stayin static Age: 20 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 453 Location: Fayetteville, NC User is: OffLine	Re: strange vibrations... well those can be cancelled out. i just got new tires 2 weeks ago, and they balanced them. these vibrations have been goin on forever, i just thought it was normal really... but its worse now that i have smaller tires. so it could be something more serious? also when i brake sometimes it shakes, and the brake like... lets go i guess. its scarry if i had to brake hard. i really need to figure this out
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06-28-2008, 01:33 PM	#5
terryl I'll do it tomorrow maybe Age: 51 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,964 Location: Kingston Springs, TN. User is: OffLine	Re: strange vibrations... Whens the last time you changed rotors? It's sounding more and more like a bad out of balance rotor. Last edited by terryl : 06-28-2008 at 01:35 PM.
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06-28-2008, 11:20 PM	#6
blazeshaska stayin static Age: 20 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 453 Location: Fayetteville, NC User is: OffLine	Re: strange vibrations... yea but it vibrates even when i dont brake. it just intensifies when i step on the brake. then when i reach speeds of 50+ it goes away...
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06-29-2008, 01:23 AM	#7
terryl I'll do it tomorrow maybe Age: 51 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,964 Location: Kingston Springs, TN. User is: OffLine	Re: strange vibrations... If it's bad enough, you could get a shake without applying the brakes. Just a possiblity. You didn't say when the last time you changed or turned your rotors.
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06-30-2008, 11:10 AM	#8
blazeshaska stayin static Age: 20 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 453 Location: Fayetteville, NC User is: OffLine	Re: strange vibrations... hm ive never changed the rotors... only the pads. ill look into that next thanks man
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06-30-2008, 01:25 PM	#9
mqdff22 Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 42 Location: New Castle, DE User is: OffLine	Re: strange vibrations... I had a similiar problem, except mine would only vibrate when I was moving not braking and it turned out to be a u-joint that was going bad not really sure but you might want to check.
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07-17-2008, 04:37 PM	#10
Jayston1 Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: strange vibrations... my truck did the wheel hump when i was going 15mph or slower and it was the u-joint
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07-18-2008, 04:22 PM	#11
KILLBOY POWERHEAD Registered User Age: 37 Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 555 Location: Maryland User is: OffLine	Re: strange vibrations... yup cut the rotors or replace em
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