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Ford Explorer Community - Maintenance - Modifications - Performance Upgrades - Problem Solving - Off-Road - Street
Explorer Forum Covers the Explorer ST, Explorer Sport, Explorer Sport Trac, Lincoln Aviator, Mercury Mountaineer, Mazda Navajo, Ford Ranger, Mazda Pickups, and the Ford Aerostar
My ST handles great on the highway, no vibrations or anything. My 95 Explorer shook like crazy and was a scary death trap on the highway, but it had a bent wheel along with the alignment being completely out of whack. Be sure to verify that your tires are properly balanced and inflated, but don't count the tires out if everything checks out on the tires. I had an '01 Bonneville that shook above 60mph, and though I had the tires balanced several times, it wasn't until they were replaced that the shake disappeared. Also verify your alignment and that all the suspension and steering components aren't worn out or bent. Best of luck.
Many things can cause this problem, bad tire, Stablizer links and bushings, drive shaft, damaged wheel rim, its a tire shop that you need or a good ramp to inspect. I dont think shocks are the issue on this problem you can check them by jacking up the front of the vehicle and looking if any oil has leaked from the shock absorbers, if this is the case you will need to replace asap. General leakage from the shocks on this vehicle would be caused by lower arm bushings require replacement when shocks are replaced as your shocks will not stand the banging around and will fail within six months. As this happened to myself recently, its not a complicated job trust me, I completed the repairs in 8 hrs in the high temperature here, but wheel aligment is a must after completing
I had a very big wheel wobble at low speed and the stablizer link bolt hand broken thus cause many problems later Wheel bearing failure.
Good Luck and please let us what you find wrong with your vehicle.
What kind/size of tires do you have? And how aggressive is the tread on them? All Terrain tires with a more aggressive tread than All Season tires tend to cause more vibration than regular tires even after balancing them. The more aggressive the tread on the tires the worse they tend to ride.
My trucks a 2001 2wd and it's had this shake for as long as I can remember.. I seriously doubt it's the shocks, because I just replaced them a couple months ago.
check the front end components for excessive wear - tie rod ends (inners and outers), balljoints, wheel bearings, steering rack bushings, steering shaft joints, and control arm bushings. Also look for a bent wheel, missing wheel weight, blown/worn out shock, and have tires rebalanced.
