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Old May 1, 2013 | 07:31 AM
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I have the same issue your having. Mine is one of my tires is cupping on the inside edge. It is hard to see with the eye. I rotated my tires which helped a little, but can still feel it.
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Old May 1, 2013 | 02:22 PM
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Yeah I rotated them when I lifted . So when troubleshooting I rotated back. Issue remains. I'm going to try swapping my spare in to find which one. Another thought was with the lift , the angle of the skid plates (evo 2012 auto) but I don't see rubbing or hitting
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Old May 1, 2013 | 02:33 PM
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Could be worn steering components. My drag link is worn out and is causing vibrations through the steering wheel. Not full blown DW, but similar vibrations to when my tie rod wore out. I'd check the drag link, tie rod, and BJs. All three have plastic inserts from mopar that wear out very quickly. There are guys on here that have stories about having to replace their BJs after only 5 or 6k from purchase. Any play in the steering system will lead to vibrations and eventually death wobble.
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Old May 1, 2013 | 03:10 PM
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Thanks guys! More to look at.
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Old May 4, 2013 | 11:07 AM
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So I swapped my spare in for every tire. Still no luck. Check the tire/wheel box.
I don't believe it's a rotor cus it doesn't do it when I'm braking. Rear track bar seemed loose so I cranked her down. Her bushings look hard and dry. Still getting the vibrations. Pulled both driveshafts, still no luck. Vibration persists through any test. Up front my drag link and tie rod can rotate, not sure how much is acceptable but they look tight at the bushing/joints. I checked everything is right control arms, trackbars.
I'm out of ideas.
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Old May 8, 2013 | 06:34 PM
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So I removed my skids. Seemed better then nope , vibrations back. Wonder could I be torquing my transfer case mounts to tight? Compressing them and causing stiffness?
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Old May 8, 2013 | 06:55 PM
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subscribed.. hope you get this sorted out!
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Old May 8, 2013 | 06:59 PM
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Honestly at this point about to give up. I've even HAd mechanics look who point me more towArds engine driveline vibration. Can't figure it out. Just spent 5 hours playing with the skids to see if it was any of those. Feeling like I wasted time haha.
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Old May 9, 2013 | 05:06 AM
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just throwing out ideas here.. do you have a set of stockers you can throw on so you can rule out that it's not two bad tires? Also, did you change out your front drive shaft or just your rear one?
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Old May 9, 2013 | 12:07 PM
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Changed both shafts. I did notice there's not as much vibration in 4 wheel drive. Maybe cus the car isn't lurching back? As for tires i was told its def not a tire issue. Plus I swapped in my spare. Ill be picking up tires soon anyways so ill get that to try to rule it out. But idk what else would cause this except maybe the new angle of the motor/trans?
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