Re: [AMC-list] 71 Gremlin shakes at 60...also look at ball; joints; tie rod ends;

[tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

Might be a dumb question, but were the tires and wheels spun balanced? Did
you let 'em put weights on the front side of the wheel, visible?

In my experience, the #1 cause for shaky cars at speed is tires and wheels.
I've had: bad driveshafts, bad brake drums, bad suspension parts, bad
shocks,...-- most of those are easily isolated.

Driveshaft vibration for me was really at one speed, and it "changed" when I
accellerated vs. decellerated. Didn't go away, or get "worse" exactly, just
"different". Tires won't care about accel/decel.

Bum front end parts -- not your case -- you can shake, or drive over a mild
pothole and hear/feel all the parts rattle!

All my old cars now get either brand new wheels or wheels trued. I had to go
through a pile of 14" steelies to get five good ones for my Hornet.



-- 
All of your arguments are invalid.
Enjoy your unstable system.
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