Steering wobble at around 65-70mph

[96RedRunner]

I’m going to look around for a sh that specializes in alignment and possibly off-road shops that might be more savvy in this area..

Never fun looking for new shops to do business with. Word of mouth is very good way to find them.
Road Force machines been out 30 yr not all shops have them still, I ask shop do you have R/F machine.
Then you have the guys doing the work, ha. most don't give a chit how they torque lugs in pattern or not.
I've asked folks that are rollin on 22's 24's 26's all high dollar where they go, they're hard to get right.
Same with alignment shops equipment, you have lastest and greatest. Same with guy's doing work.

If things are not right after they do work, be a pain in their ass till it's right.

 

[eddielasvegas]

Just a data point for this thread: My T4R had noticeable SW vibration at 65+MPH since I bought it in Oct.

Finally got tired of it so took it to DT last Friday for a rotate and balance (RF). $40 later and it fixed the problem so it is now smooth as can be.


Eddie

 

[jeech]

I'm having the same issue on my Elantra. Put new winter tires on in December hoping it would fix the issue but it did not. I know the rotors on the Elantra are warped slightly (loud vibration braking downhill on the pass to Dillon), but whats weird is the brakes on the Runner are far more warped and I don't get the high-speed vibration--only the vibration when braking. I'll take the Elantra back to DT to see if they can re-balance using road force machine. Intend to do the TBU in the next month or so on the Runner.

 

[phattyduck]

unless they got totally lucky, which is hard to believe

I have gotten lucky on car tires (~24" rolling diameter, 45 profile) with good wheels and tires. One of the wheels on my Alltrac has 0 weights on it right now!

But for 30"+ tires, no way. Too much rubber to deal with.

-Charlie

 

[muellernautique]

Unless they are unbelievably incompetent, I can't imagine them screw it up.

you'd be surprised. makes you wonder why most of us won't let somebody else touch our vehicles.

discount tire here in nw houston took 4 attempts at my limited 5stars and KO2s and still couldn't get it right. try your local toyota dealership, mine offered road force balancing and they told me that it's really difficult to get them in balance esp with big tires and most shops are incapable. it was a bit more expensive but it fixed my wobble.

also: ask for them to put as many stick on weights inside vs outside as they can, if possible with your setup. hammering outside weights on there tears up the rim, looks bad, and they come off while wheeling.

 

[J.cole13]

My apologies in advance if this has been posted (i'm sure it has), but when I tried doing a search, there were various causes in various scenarios, so it was hard to filter it down.

My 2001 SR5 with about 184k miles has had a steering wobble since I got the truck at 180k. When the truck is going around 65 to 70 on the freeway, the steering wheel wobbles noticeably. Not to the point of the well-known F150 "death wobble," but enough to be annoying, and I'm sure it's not normal. I've had new Cooper Adventurers for about two weeks, and an alignment was done when I got the tires. BUT, the wobble was happening even before I got new tires. Weird thing is, the wobble is more pronounced sometimes than others. And, at times, the wobble goes away for a bit.

What are some of the common causes for this type of wobble, especially when it's not consistent? The road is nice and flat around where I live, and the tire pressure is equal. No bent wheels were reported by the shop.

Thanks in advance for your help and advice!

I Just had an alignment done and it seemed to solve the wobble for me! hope that helps.

 

[pauldub]

Road force balancing helped mine but the real fix was replacing the LCA bushings. YMMV