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NismoWI

Posts: 127 Join date: 2009-11-21 Age: 24
 | Subject: front end shaking/shimmy/vibration at highway speed Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:02 pm | |
| So far me and my buddy have searched sr20forum and the dash. The car shakes violently from the front end around 60mph and up. So far these are the things we checked. Wheel bearings tie rods tires/wheels new control arm and checked the other all bushings brakes motor mounts and checked all the front end/subframe/crossmember hardware new suspension/strut mounts He took it to a shop and had an alignment done. The dude said that one of the outer tie rods was a little bad-but there is no front to back movement. The rack seems to be leaking ps fluid by the inner tie rod boot. Also the camber on the right side -1.9, left side -0.6 for some reason? The previous owner obviously hit something as one the pass. side the fender weas replaced, the inner tie rob is bent slightly. We really dont want to have to buy a rack or new axles if that is not the problem you know? |
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Big Ben Admin

Posts: 729 Join date: 2009-09-23 Age: 30 Location: Madison, WI
 | Subject: Re: front end shaking/shimmy/vibration at highway speed Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:16 pm | |
| Did you have the tires balanced? It sounds like a tire issue. What does the tread of all the tires look like? If you look at it and it is all straight and then you have a wavy/different looking tread pattern in a section it could be a broken belt. |
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NismoWI

Posts: 127 Join date: 2009-11-21 Age: 24
 | Subject: Re: front end shaking/shimmy/vibration at highway speed Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:29 pm | |
| We swapped the rims from my buddys nx with good tread and are balenced right for sure and don't shake on his car at all but mine still shook. |
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Big Ben Admin

Posts: 729 Join date: 2009-09-23 Age: 30 Location: Madison, WI
 | Subject: Re: front end shaking/shimmy/vibration at highway speed Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:55 pm | |
| Well the only thing that hasn't been replaced is the inner tie rods, change them or the rack. |
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200sx se-r kid

Posts: 178 Join date: 2009-12-13 Age: 21 Location: Fond du Lac WI
 | Subject: Re: front end shaking/shimmy/vibration at highway speed Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:03 pm | |
| what did you find out bro |
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NismoWI

Posts: 127 Join date: 2009-11-21 Age: 24
 | Subject: Re: front end shaking/shimmy/vibration at highway speed Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:25 pm | |
| Still workig on it cuz I am a bit broke but realized that one of my axles had a weight And the other didn't so I think that's my problem. Ordered remanufactured one which I'll get tomorrow and I'll decently post what the final result is |
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200sx se-r kid

Posts: 178 Join date: 2009-12-13 Age: 21 Location: Fond du Lac WI
 | Subject: Re: front end shaking/shimmy/vibration at highway speed Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:18 pm | |
| an axle had a weight on it hmmm. u gget some pics? |
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nismos13silvia
Posts: 321 Join date: 2009-11-21 Location: Madison, WI
 | Subject: Re: front end shaking/shimmy/vibration at highway speed Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:57 am | |
| Axle(s) is what I was leaning towards. My co-work once had a problem kind of like that. He said the inner joints of the axle were bad. Boot is self wasn't ripped. So, you couldn't see it. But, after he replaced the axle. Problem went away.
Not sure of axle having a weight on it???
Let us know what it is? |
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NismoWI

Posts: 127 Join date: 2009-11-21 Age: 24
 | Subject: Re: front end shaking/shimmy/vibration at highway speed Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:27 am | |
| yea It feels like an unbalanced tire but isn't. I have replace almost every thing. I have read on the forum that people have problems with axles that don't have the counter weight in them. my driver side doesn't but my pass. does. I know you can get them form O' reilly auto parts for $60. I had to order them. I will most likely putting it in tonight and will let you know the out come. |
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insane imports
Posts: 274 Join date: 2009-11-29 Age: 29 Location: kimberly, WI
 | Subject: Re: front end shaking/shimmy/vibration at highway speed Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:03 pm | |
| Your tires arent too worn out are they? One of them could have a broken cord or belt which causes all kinds of vibrations. |
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NismoWI

Posts: 127 Join date: 2009-11-21 Age: 24
 | Subject: Re: front end shaking/shimmy/vibration at highway speed Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:15 pm | |
| I put different rims tires off my friends car that are band new and just balenced 1hr before and it still shook. My tires are fine. |
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BORNGEARHEAD

Posts: 246 Join date: 2009-11-18 Location: Madison, WI
 | Subject: Re: front end shaking/shimmy/vibration at highway speed Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:04 pm | |
| I had a B13 that had a vibration under hard accel and it ended up being the inner joint on the axle. I replaced both axles and problem was gone. |
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NismoWI

Posts: 127 Join date: 2009-11-21 Age: 24
 | Subject: Re: front end shaking/shimmy/vibration at highway speed Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:18 pm | |
| It virbrates when u hit higher speeds. It shakes 60+ I got 2 new referb. Axles with counter weights |
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nismos13silvia
Posts: 321 Join date: 2009-11-21 Location: Madison, WI
 | Subject: Re: front end shaking/shimmy/vibration at highway speed Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:57 pm | |
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NismoWI

Posts: 127 Join date: 2009-11-21 Age: 24
 | Subject: Re: front end shaking/shimmy/vibration at highway speed Sat Dec 19, 2009 4:43 pm | |
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