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Old 12-16-2012, 10:47 AM
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Default Vibration from rear when traveling at highway speeds

Trying to diagnose a rear end vibration when driving and need to advice on where to continue the search. When traveling 50 mph and above there is a vibration coming from the rear of the vehicle that is identical to a wheel/tire being out of balance. I’ve had the rear tire/wheel combination balanced and indexed 3 times at 3 different locations; Firestone, Indy, Discount Tire which all used the Road Force Balance to look for a the vibration. In addition, I swapped wheels and tires with another set and the vibration is still present, so I am at a lost on what/where to look next.

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Old 12-16-2012, 11:17 AM
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What gear are you in? Have you thought about the shocks? Broken drop link? Wheel bearing? Just WAG'S.
Old 12-16-2012, 11:20 AM
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have a good tire shop look at your rear tires (removed from the car) - start with the point of contact and work towards the transmission

lots of things all the way to motor mounts can cause this

if you have a close friend who can lend you a set of rear wheels for 20 minutes you can just swap and see if it goes away - really simple first step
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Have you done any work on the car, or had any work done on the car recently? I've heard of vibrations coming from the engine compartment around that speed/rpm, if the air intake was not properly reinstalled.
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Hi Chuck,

I have the same problem over 60 miles per hour. This is an old thread....I will send a PM to see if you solved it.

Ray



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