bad vibration problem

[cjg253]

I have a stock 98 on new allterrain tires. I just recently noticed that when i would take it up to 60 mph I get a bad vibration problem, im not sure if it is mostly on the drivers side or all throughout vehicle, if anyone has some ideas please let me know, thanks

 

[explorerfriend]

U-joints maybe? How many miles? Does the steering wheel shake?

 

[cjg253]

uhh almost 150,000 miles on it and ya the wheel shakes and vibrates

 

[explorerfriend]

Do you ever get unusual clunks when driving over speed bumps and such? If so I would look at the upper and lower ball joints. Jack up a corner and see if there is a lot of play in that tire. sideways (horizontal or radial play) or vertically (axial or up-and-down play). But I would bet its a U-joint. Its pretty common that these go bad at your mileage. Try putting it in nuetral on the highway to see if the wobble persists or changes.
If it drops out, then it could very well be the engine or transmission.

 

[cjg253]

Thanks a lot I will give it a try tomorow and leave an update