vibration over 75 :(

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lylasohc
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I've been getting vibration going past 75
I've hit a hole and the next day its been happen. It was on the right side. I'm thinking its the balljoint on the right knowing that it's been ripped open forever. Ever since I've had the car I've hear a clunking noise when I steer all the way to the left or right when im parked and when I brake sometimes under my pedles.

I've done all the tie rods. Rack bushing. Ten mil spacers. Sway bar links links on the front and coilovers all round. I know it's not the tires or the rims for sure. I'm starting to think it's the ball joint. Its a s13 hatch
Any help will be great thanks
oh when im steering at 75+ it kind stops vibrating


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then check ball joints and bent wheel.

lylasohc
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ok so i noticed my sway bar links on the front were toooo tight on so i loosen them up. took a couple of days and now all i have is a little vibration past 70. it doesnt shake anymore just vibrates. weird i know but hey i guess thats what did it

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Check the play in your wheel bearings. Once those go, it's all sorts of weird noises and crap.

lylasohc
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ok. so its been a couple of months now. still have the shake. i tightn all the bolts on my front suspension. changed the front right ball joint. nothing has change. my sway links bushings are good but the left link is bent and the right one is stript and wont thread on anymore. so i had to use a junkyard one. so now its still the same. its weird. if i go straight it wont shake. but when i hit a bump it starts to shake but wait a little and it leave. or when it shakes and i make a turn it dissapear. weird. anyhelp on this would be nice

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Vibration at certain speeds only is always indicative of bad wheel balance. How sure are you that the wheels and tires are not the culprit? Cause I've gone through this before, balancing and rebalancing the same set of wheels just to find out that replacing them with a different (good) set cured the issue. Don't overlook the most simple things they are most often the cause of your problems.

lylasohc
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well my friend used my wheels and said it was fine. Used his wheels and I still had the same problem

lylasohc
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it was the wheel hubs. i had some spare front wheel hubs laying around and put them on. went for a drive and bam. no more wheel shake. which is weird cuz my wheels didnt give any hints that it could of been the hub and/or bearings. but there you go. thats what fixed it


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