Vehicle vibration

RiverDog

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I'm looking for a little verification. My 98 Windstar has a bad vibration between 50 an 60 mph. I think this is proably a tire out of balance but not 100% sure. If it was an axle I would think it would do it at all speeds. If I get it up to 65-70 mph it is a lot less noticable. Anybody have an idea other than the tire balance?
 

broon

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Don't drive with sheer abandonment. Your tire might shatter and explode.
 

RiverDog

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Checked the inflation and that is OK. I guess I could put the spare on and see if it goes away but that's such a PITA to keep swapping the tires.

response time < 1 minute ... Impressive

Thanks
 

radioouman

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Are your brake rotors OK (not warped)?
If they are warped, that can cause vibration. But it is most likely a tire.

If by some odd chance you have a large amount of mud or ice on your wheels, you need to get that cleaned off because that can throw a tire/wheel out of balance.

Oh, and if your shocks/struts are bad (and I mean that the valving is broken so there is almost no dampening), you can get a nice vibration.
 

d3n

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Got to autozone and see if your ECU is outputting any errors. It could be a cylinder misfiring or not firing.
 

snoopdoug1

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I had that same sort of problemon my honda - if it was alignment I think it would vibrate all the time. Since it's only vibrating part of the time, get it rebalanced.
 

AgentJean

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Just, recalibrate your structural integrity field and inertia dampeners to compensate.
It's not that hard and takes like 5 minutes. :p

Oh and don't forget to vent your warp plasma.
 

RiverDog

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That's what I think the problem is too. I guess I just needed enough balance replys to convince me.