Hey everyone, I wanted to see if anyone could help me with a problem. I have a 2008 4Runner SR5 and I'm getting some shaking in the steering wheel at around 55-65mph. Nothing really before or after those speeds. It has new toytec/bilstien shocks and I've had the tires rotated and balanced. I was thinking ball joints or tie rods but not sure. Any idea's???
Shaking in the steering?
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mrpurplepenguin
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How long ago did you have the tires balanced?
Shaking at a specific speed is (in my experience) usually a resonant vibration from something being out of balance. 55-65 mph is getting your wheels spinning at just the right frequency for the vibration to build up enough to notice.
Shaking at a specific speed is (in my experience) usually a resonant vibration from something being out of balance. 55-65 mph is getting your wheels spinning at just the right frequency for the vibration to build up enough to notice.
Lolrax
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Seems like the majority of Toyota body on frame trucks and SUVs get that little shimmy around 60MPH. My 5th gen had it, my Lexus GX460 has it and my 4th Gen has it. I have also read about Tacoma guys that get it too. If I am really looking for it I will notice it but it just seems like part of life honestly.
Lineman
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Could be a frozen brake caliper. Does vehicle pull to one side when braking? Start checking your caliper/rotor temp after trips.
Me too.
wyanrard
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I'm glad someone finally agreed! Damn, took 2 years. lmao.
I think that many people write off the wobble as being normal for a Toyota truck. It may be common, but it's not normal. The wobble is a sign that something is either loose or out of balance. I don't expect it to drive like a Camry, but I won't tolerate a wobble like I was getting.
wyanrard
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Same , mine was extremely excessive, actually a pain to drive and sometimes my hands would hurt honestly on a long road trip. (I grip the wheel weird. haha)
@Lurch
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It's definitely not normal. The same problem started for me after I replaced a set of BFG's with a set of Cooper's. The wheel shook like crazy between 55 and 60 mph. Had them rebalanced and that helped a lot but has not disappeared entirely. Before I swapped tires there was no shimmy in the steering wheel.
wnelax04sr5
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x3 on tires. after lifting and aligning my stock tires shook at the same speed. new tires and smooth as glass
riceandpho
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just make sure the hub on the rotor is clean and the wheel is clean before mounting, also check tire pressure.
That was actually the problem! One tire was out of round.
nick_rabbo
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That's why I love these forums. They can always help you figure out the issue :bravo:
Arthur4R
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This is an easy issue to rule out, all you have to do is find a tire shop that has road force balancing. It puts the tire against a rolling circle mimicking tire on road if you will which then identifies if the tire is out of balance. A lot of times tires get flat spots before being mounted or develop flat spots by sitting for a long period of time. There isn't a fix for it you will need to replace the tire. Uneven thread will also cause vibrations. When you have a shake in your steering wheel at speeds it can be variety of issues, control arms, ball joints, rims, balancing, tires, uneven thread, wheel aligment etc etc. But you start at the cheapest option first, get the car lifted and have checked out control arms and ball joints, then go get all wheels road force balanced, etc etc
wyanrard
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Unfortunately, the only place I could find that did road force balance at the time was really expensive. When the tires were finally pulled off the wheel, looking inside it appeared as if a belt had slipped, or that during the manufacturing process had added a huge swelled/heavy spot. It was really damn bad.
