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Vibration at highway speeds

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Old Jun 11, 2011 | 10:05 PM
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Well tonight I decided to do a little mudding with some friends. Everything went great until the other jeep got stuck... I took a tow strap and hooked up to the other jeep and attempted to pull him out. Unfortunately the jeep is still stuck and we are going to have to retry in the morning... Anyways on my way home to night I noticed that when I reached highway speeds (60 mph+) I could feel a wobble in the jeep. What did I do, based on the on symptom of a wobble with no abnormal noises? I was reading through some previous posts that stated that its a balancing issue. Does that seem to fit?
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Old Jun 11, 2011 | 10:12 PM
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Mud, caked in the wheels, is the most likely cause. (If you, too, were in the mud.)
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Old Jun 12, 2011 | 04:15 AM
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Wheels are clean now and there is still some vibrations... should I go have my tires balanced?
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Old Jun 12, 2011 | 04:19 AM
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I've had some balancing weights come of the wheels after being off road, easy to spot as you can see where they use to sit...
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Old Jun 12, 2011 | 05:16 AM
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Ditto on the wheel balance. Most likely culprit (after thoroughly cleaning wheels of course)
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Old Jun 12, 2011 | 07:33 AM
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Make sure you didn't throw any weights.
Remove tires to thoroughly clean them and hose off brake assembly as well.
Check bolts on trac bar, draglink and tierod.
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