Chadster777

Ok, so I feel like I have done everything, but still, no luck. From 50-70mph I have an annoying, somewhat violent wheel shake/shimmy. Only when Im going straight, when I take a bend going those speeds it goes away then once straight immdiately back. Even my bed of my truck shakes from it when straight, but no bed shake when going around a bend. Things I have done to my truck, 1.5 level kit, 33" terra graplers on 18x9 rockstars with 4.5" backspacing. Since having them on the first 8000 miles no problems, then went offroading a bit and started getting this. So i took it to my local shop and they said I had slop in my front end and changed out my inner and outer tie rod ends and had an alignment done. then had all my wheels re balanced, then had them load tested and rebalanced again! Im sort of believing my truck is still out of alignment even tho it goes straight, based on the feeling. 0-50 smooth as a whistle, and braking. But when 50-70 and when braking out of those speeds it does it during brake to. I dont have any more slop in my front end, but could be ball joints or wheel bearings? Lastly, I ordered fabtech steering stabilizers, which supposedly will help the shimmy, but I feel thats just masking the main problem. Could my steering box have slop in it? I need help, so frustrated. thank you

06F150CFCT

Could be rotors or hubs/bearings. Check and see if when the front end is off the ground if you can move the wheel by hand in or out. So grab the top and bottom of the wheel and push in and out. This is one way to tell you have bad hub that need to be replaced. I went through this about a month ago. Good luck!

twittyaustin

take a drive. look out the window an see if you can see your wheel moving back and forth. if you can its your wheel bearings. i just replaced mine and wow the old ones shook badd!

1fifty

Since it started after you went off roading, I think you bent something. Tie rod or wheel maybe?

Does it appen all the time at those speeds?

Chadster777

Ok I will try that out. Im curious tho, how do warped rotors effect my truck when moving with throttle and no brakes applied? How would they make my steering wheel shake when not applied? Thanks

Chadster777

I think I have starred at my front tires for a few hundred miles now lol. I cant see nothing shaking or moving. Thank you

Chadster777

It only happens from 50-70 ALLLLLLL THE TIME, no matter what road, smooth or rough. I just really noticed this vibration after going through some trails with had packed clay, and with my stiff front end from the leveling kit, it wasnt a very pleasant ride. I have had the wheels checked and tires balanced and load tested to check them out. I just had the tie rods changed, after and nothing got better so I dont think I bent them. That where I think maybe its out of align? IDK, so many things, bearing, hubs, tie rods, wheels, tires, driveshaft u joints, ball joints upper and lower, alignment, steering box slop, you name it, ive contemplated it and had many of these checked. Im not a noob but about to be a noob to a chevy as this truck is baffeling me and starting to cost a lot to "hopefully" fix the problem. GRRRRRRRR

bassmaster96

I have had that happen on a yota but it was 98% of the time no matter what speed. It wound up being the rim was warped some which threw the tire off as well making for a rough ride.. Then changed the wheels out and problem solved

Chadster777

Well if I lived in the city and didnt go above 50 mph I probably wouldnt ever notice this problem, but I drive the highway to work every single day and its annoying. I will say at about 80-85 it gets better, but the hwy patrol guy didnt seem to understand that last night