I started to notice a problem which is progressively worsening. When driving at highway speed and i let off the throttle, i will notice what feels to be the rear end of the vehicle "shimmy" back and forth two or three times and then stop.. only to "shimmy" two or three more times when i re-apply the throttle.
I don't notice it as much while driving straight on, but while banking in a turn it is getting very noticeable.. to the point where i have to make steering wheel corrections to keep the car on course.
I got under the car and visually inspected, and did not notice any broken mounts or links. All four tires are brand new, and they were aligned when i had them replaced. Lug nuts are tight. Perhaps im out of alignment still? What shall i check next... its a scary problem to have!
Side-to-side "shake" when letting off/pressing on the throttle at high speeds.
Re: Side-to-side "shake" when letting off/pressing on the thro ... (Fieldy211)
Upon further searching (and replacing the word shake/ shimmy with "sway") it seems like the dreaded "death sway".
Will do the test now to confirm
Any other place i can buy the lower trailing arms from the internet? Or must i go to the dealer?
Will do the test now to confirm
Any other place i can buy the lower trailing arms from the internet? Or must i go to the dealer?
Re: Side-to-side "shake" when letting off/pressing on the thro ... (tmorgan4)
In your link, i find this post:
Those links posted by Pwnin O-Brien are for the FRONT control arm front and rear bushings. Isn't the death sway caused by the REAR lower control arm bushings being bad?Pwnin O’Brien wrote:If the front bushings on your lower control arm are bad, then these are what you're looking for... https://www.4x4parts.com/catal...d=712
If the rear bushings on your lower control arms are bad, then these are what you're looking for... https://www.4x4parts.com/catal...d=711
It's probably recommended that you replace both the front and rear bushings since they are all probably in bad shape.
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Re: Side-to-side "shake" when letting off/pressing on the thro ... (Fieldy211)
Yeah, those are for the front control arms. Here's the link for the lower link (trailing arm) bushings...Fieldy211 wrote:In your link, i find this post:
Those links posted by Pwnin O-Brien are for the FRONT control arm front and rear bushings. Isn't the death sway caused by the REAR lower control arm bushings being bad?
https://www.4x4parts.com/catal...d=713
Re: Side-to-side "shake" when letting off/ ... (Pwnin O'Brien)
Great, thanks Pwnin. Can the front arms be part of/or the cause of the death sway? Or would the front arm bushings being bad yield different symptoms?Pwnin O’Brien wrote:
Yeah, those are for the front control arms. Here's the link for the lower link (trailing arm) bushings...
https://www.4x4parts.com/catal...d=713