Front End Vibration

[rrefx]

I have a new vibration on my '96 Disco. It's between 20 and 50 mph, only when accelerating, and I can feel it in the steering wheel and peddle, so it's the front end, although it's still pretty light.

My first thought was my new tires were'nt balanced correctly, so I went back to teh shop and rebalanced and mounted the with the aid of the road force balancer, they let me cause I use to be a service manager there, but it didn't fix it. Also all the front end components appear to be tight.

My thought is it's finally time to upgrade the front driveline. I did the rear shortly after the 2" lift. I checked it out first and it still apears to be fine though. I hate to go blow Christmas money on a driveline, but unless anyone has any ideas, that's gonna be my next move. Figure I needed one anyways.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
~Ryan

 

[SandMan]

Ryan,

What condition is your stearing stabilizer in?
Check that out first as it helps stop the lighter shakes from about 20-50 MPH.

Had that problem on my R1. Thought it was the tire, then the stearing head, I even suspected the rotors! Turned out it was the stabilizer.


SandMan

 

[rrefx]

I put a new OME steering stablerizer on last January. The nuts are tight on it, and it looks in good shape. Never considered the rotors, but I put on new rotors and bearings when I had it saftey inspected in September. Thanks for the thought!

Ryan

 

[SandMan]

Check out the stabilizer. It may not be tight anymore (worked in rubber gets loose over time). Especially if it is a few months old.

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SandMan