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Old Dec 4, 2020 | 10:02 AM
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Shaking at 70mph

I had 18s on my car and when I got up to 80 I would have slight shaking you could see the passenger seat shaking pretty bad and feel it in the steering wheel. I just put 19s on my car and the shaking is worse at 70 has anyone else experienced shaking at that speed? All tires have been balanced so would it be a tie rod issue or something else

Old Dec 4, 2020 | 10:35 AM
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Had this issue about a year ago and it was the cv axle. First i replaced the right one and then shortly after that my left one went bad. So mine suggestion is to replace both, left and right, then get a rebalance just for the front tires.
Old Dec 4, 2020 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Texakinz
Had this issue about a year ago and it was the cv axle. First i replaced the right one and then shortly after that my left one went bad. So mine suggestion is to replace both, left and right, then get a rebalance just for the front tires.
What brand did you use for axles?
Old Dec 4, 2020 | 04:30 PM
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Had this issue about a year ago and it was the cv axle. First i replaced the right one and then shortly after that my left one went bad. So mine suggestion is to replace both, left and right, then get a rebalance just for the front tires.
^^^^ A likely culprit as long as you're sure the tires are correctly balanced, the tires are round, and wheels are true. The likelihood of a steering component (inner or outer tie rod) causing a vibration or alignment being off and causing a vibration is quite low. A front hub bearing being shot "could" cause the issue, but usually there'll be an associated noise with it.

One other possibility could be an issue with one or both of the front brake rotors. A quick check for this would be to apply very slight brake pedal pressure at the speed where you feel it, and see if the magnitude of the shaking is amplified.

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Old Dec 4, 2020 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Captive8
^^^^ A likely culprit as long as you're sure the tires are correctly balanced, the tires are round, and wheels are true. The likelihood of a steering component (inner or outer tie rod) causing a vibration or alignment being off and causing a vibration is quite low. A front hub bearing being shot "could" cause the issue, but usually there'll be an associated noise with it.

One other possibility could be an issue with one or both of the front brake rotors. A quick check for this would be to apply very slight brake pedal pressure at the speed where you feel it, and see if the magnitude of the shaking is amplified.
Thank you, so the front and rear brakes and rotors are all less than two months old all oem also and the 18s have brand new Toyo Proxes sports all seasons and the rears are at 80% tread and had all of them balanced at the same time. There is no noise at all and you can’t even feel any of the shake at all until I get to 70mph





Old Dec 4, 2020 | 11:00 PM
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Put new axles in it. And I hope to god that's not where you put the jack when you lift the front end.

Edit: Sorry, wrong forum. Jack location looks good. Definitely axles though.

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Old Dec 4, 2020 | 11:52 PM
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I hope no one took my comment above that I meant in some way it's "not" drive axles.

While I admit I know NOTHING about your brand and model of tire, I also knew nothing about Yokohamas either. Bought a new set for my Civic and they weren't round, sent 'em back, bought Michelins and have never bought a different brand since....the one time I strayed. The Yokos produced a vibe that started at a similar speed as yours and continued as I went faster. Used to install/balance all different types and sizes of tires and troubleshoot vibration complaints of customers at all types of shops. That was a day or two ago.

But I digress....keep us posted as to your progress.
Old Dec 5, 2020 | 10:04 AM
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What brand did you use for axles?
I got these Surtrack/TrakMotive
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