Real bad shaking/wobbling

[mrowley1]

Hey everybody,
I recently bought my 01 XLT and I am finding some problems with it. When I get up to 70-75 it shakes/wobbles real bad in the steering wheel. I already started replacing a bunch of stuff to get it updated in the parts. Any suggestions? Thanks.

 

[BrianDye]

alignment?

 

[bryanhbre]

if it's an awd, could be the front hubs. They go bad, caused my wife's mountaineer to wobble like that. Could also be ball joints which are a common failure point, also check tie-rod ends.

 

[robertoa1a]

I agree with the alignment idea first. Ballance the tires too with no mud in there. If you ever put a tire plug in then guess what? It's out of ballance. Missing a lug nut?...

You need a baseline for trouble shooting. If it's rough riding in someones truck too then maybe it's the highway in your area. Otherwise, you may have one of a number of a host of issues revolving around high speed vibration. If you went 95mph and the problem went away that may explain an unballance somewhere. That will get you a big fat speeding ticket though.

 

[my98nnj]

Check for worn or lose suspension components first.
If everything is nice and tight, have the wheels balanced and the tires checked for excessive runout. A roadforce balance would be the best. Google it to find a shop near you that has a roadforce machine.

Alignment issues don't cause wobbles or vibrations, it wears out rubber quickly, unevenly.

 

[robertoa1a]

I will agree on that too. It takes two people to check it out real good. One to shake the wheel and steering wheel. Another to inspect. I went out to change a wheel bering today and found out I need a upper ball joint. It's hard check alone.

 

[ornithology]

After allignment perhaps over-inflated tires?