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Old Aug 6, 2003 | 09:45 PM
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Can't Stop Car Shaking!!!

argh, guys i need ur help badly...my car shakes HARD in the 68-80 mph range...it has been doing this ever since i hit a curb by accident TWO YEARS ago!! I have balanced numerous times, aligned, gotten a BRAND NEW RIM, and it still shakes like hell on the highway. What can be wrong? the damn nissan FOOLS tell me some BS every time, then i spend $$$ and it STILL SHAKES...im talking shake ur whole body type roughness in the 68-80mph range...it makes the car a PAIN to drive
Any suggestions on what to have them check now? sigh i hope this goes away, im sorry to whine like this, but TWO YEARS of BS and $500 later, i still feel like im driving a army tank at times, and im sick of it, so any help would be GREAT! thanks guys
Old Aug 6, 2003 | 10:59 PM
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There's a front member that connects the two sides of the chassis I think. I believe it holds the control arms. On my friends CRX, that's bent and his car shakes a little on the highway. What about the wheel studs? One of those could be bent.
Old Aug 7, 2003 | 12:06 AM
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Have you tried rotating the wheels to see if the shaking comes from a different area of the car? That will give you a lead on what to look for.

If the area of shaking moves then it's the wheel and/or tire. If it doesn't move them you have something that is bent in the suspension, most likely a control arm.
Old Aug 7, 2003 | 12:34 AM
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how about ur axle?
Old Aug 7, 2003 | 10:57 AM
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Axel problem
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Bent hub
Old Aug 7, 2003 | 02:10 PM
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i have rotated the tires yes, still shakes the same. so i guess ill look into the axle/control arm...sigh, sounds like an expensive fix : thanks for the advice, any other ideas are welcome!
Old Aug 7, 2003 | 02:19 PM
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tranny maybe ?
Old Aug 7, 2003 | 11:06 PM
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how much to replace a hub by the way?
Old Aug 9, 2003 | 12:57 AM
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Originally posted by Stillen_I30
how much to replace a hub by the way?
don't know what the dealer charces but i replaced y passenger side hub and bearing myself a few months ago. bought it from salvage for 1 bill. took a few hours but relatively easy.
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