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Old 11-28-2017, 12:09 AM
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98 ram 1500 and it shakes when I drive 60 mph only and goes away when I speed up .. I have new ball joints and tie rods
 
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Is this truck 2wd or 4wd? Have the new ball joints and tie rods been installed on the truck? What about your wheel bearings? Any other work been performed on the front end?
 
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Old 11-28-2017, 03:15 AM
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Supply more evidence for us. That's a pretty generic claim. Could be anything at this point.
 
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Ok it’s a 2wd and also replaced both wheel bearings ,and got 4 new tires ,pressure is fine in the tires , and new upper and lower ball joints . What else can it be ? Sorry I’m not a mechanic , I just try and save money doing the easier stuff .
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Sorry also new stabilizer rods and tie rods ,inner and outer , new gear box and I think that’s it .. Truckhas 280,000 miles on it when I got it and I’m finding all original parts everywhere .. but I got it for next to nothing .its just that everything is fine u til like precicely 55-60 and starts to shutter feels like it’s behind me almost , hard to really tell . I just know that if I get it up to 70 mob it’s done ... until I slow down back to 60 and starts a Suttle shutter but it’s really annoying and noticeable.. can’t tell if it’s worse or better since all the work has been done (actually think it’s the same )
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Could be a wheel balance issue. Try swapping the rear wheels to the front and see if that changes anything.
 
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Could be brakes, wheels, or trans?

I chased a vibe for over a year and finally found it in the tires. But does yours actually go away at 70 or just gets so fast you can't feel it?

Another vibe I had years ago was after getting new tires, the old ujoint in driveshaft didn't like it. New ujoint= vibe gone.
 
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It actually goes away as soon I get past 60mph and is smooth sailing ... I’ll check the tires and swap them around like you said and I’ll get back to you on the result ... I did notice when I had the truck jacked up :i spun the wheels by hand and noticed that the passenger side wheel spins but I can hear the brake kinda rubbing on it and it doesn’t spin very long (maybe one complete rotation ) and the drivers side with the same amount of force exerted spins about 2 -3 complete revelations before coming to a stop while not hearing anything on the brake pad .. I’m not sure how to adjust this . Can you point me in the right direction . Oh and the rotors are new (both sides )
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The issue you described with the wheel drag sounds like a possible dragging/sticking brake caliper. Check to see that the caliper mount/pivot points are properly greased with high temp brake grease and aren't seizing/sticking. If they are, this can cause the rotor to overheat and cause a vibration, especially when braking.
 



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