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Old 06-14-2008, 01:20 PM   #16
matrix11229
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Originally Posted by hermtm2 View Post
Hi.

I have a 96 i30 which is 138k on it. The entire car ( not only streeling wheel) is vibrated while it drives over 70 mph. I've been an alignment shop about 4 times. They showed me the alinment is perfect now but the car still makes a vibraiton at the highway. The tire was replace a years ago so I don't think it should be replaced. What else could make the vibration?

Thanks.
I had the same issue as you (only front half of the car vibrated) so I ended up replacing control arms, tie rods, sway bar end links, sway bar bushings + high speed balance + alignment.

Go back to the alignment shop and tell them to do a high speed balance on all 4 wheels and alignment again. Regular balancing machine will not detect vibration over 70mph and not every shop has this machine.

If it doesn't solve the problem completely and your rims/tires are good, then get a complete kit of control arms, tie rods, sway bar end links on Ebay (It's very cheap there, just make sure you get it from a good seller check his feedback that people leave on control arms).
I also bought tokico blue struts +springs on ebay (not related to vibration) and strut mounts to save money on installation.
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