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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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60-70mph vibration?

Hi guys.

Just bought a 94 f-150 short wheelbase f-150. Has 4x4 and the 300 6. drove it from saratoga to oswego today 160miles, and was experiancing some sort of vibration out of the front end between 60-70mph. Wheels are balanced, and checked the unversals and they all seem fine. any ideas were to look?

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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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U-joints can sometimes be very hard to diagnose unless they're removed from the vehicle. Could also be an out-of-round tire, an unbalanced driveshaft, or a bad alignment.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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Check your ball joints
 
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by dragonslayer
Check your ball joints
One tell-tale sign of bad ball joints (that I've heard of) is if your steering doesn't return to center by itself after turning.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 01:33 AM
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definately when running 35`s
 
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 08:37 AM
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I wouldn't put a lot of faith in the tires being balanced correctly. If it's not too much trouble, rotate them and try again (see if you get the same feel).
 
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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ball joints are good, tires are near new, did the balance myself. checked the alignment and thats good also. The u joints didnt have any play in them when i had it in the air. Just changed the left front outer because it was shot. will change the other ones as soon as i get some time, that must be the problem.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 01:22 PM
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only way i could tell my u-joints were bad was i pullled them off finally and found broken needle bearings inside
 
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