Wheel/Car Wobble

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timmay556
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Wheel/Car Wobble

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Driving along at speed - around 85-100kph I some times get bad wheel wobble in the hilux that ends up shaking the whole vehicle.
I have replaced front springs and shocks along with bushes and all, I run 31" Bridgestone MT's on 15x7 rims.

I have also just replaced the parts in my steering drag link and I'm 99% sure there is no play in them now. Where else can I start to look?
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Re: Wheel/Car Wobble

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I dont want to sound like a muppet, but have you had a decent wheel balance alignment done lately? Also does it shake after you've been playin inthe mud? if so could just be crap in the back of the wheel.

If not the above I would start with swivels, and check wheel bearings, could need tightening or replacing. Also unlikely to give you a death wobble but check the torque rod bushes too. All that is assuming its a live front axle.
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Re: Wheel/Car Wobble

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Nope, thats good help.

I had the wheels balanced only a month or 2 ago. But might look into an alignment/balance.

Yes its a live front axel. Just got a wof so I ass-u-me that they are tight enough. I will look into those bushes you are talking about.
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Re: Wheel/Car Wobble

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King pin bearings can cause wobbles when they're fucked. :wink:
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Re: Wheel/Car Wobble

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I tightened the steering screw in the engine bay and that has removed heaps of the wobble, I think there is a bee's dick of play in the rear draglink cup which I need a bigger screwdriver to tighten but other then that I'm pretty much a happy camper.
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