Violent shaking @ 60+ MPH on FWY
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Violent shaking @ 60+ MPH on FWY
i have an unsual problem in my 96 civic hatch. it drives fine until i go on the fwy. if i accelerate past 60, the whole front end feels like it's shaking violently - dash, steering wheel, left/right tires, but if the speed drops under 50mph, it's fine. WTF?! i checked to see if my lugnuts are loose, but they're on tight. it's too dark to take a look underneath my car, but what's likely the problem so i get an idea? any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks!
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Re: Violent shaking @ 60+ MPH on FWY
i have the same problem if i hit 80 and drop to 70 lol, i think it might be a shot axle, i know for a fact that my passanger side axle is done for, and the bushings are bad. thats just my 2 cents, i could be completly wrong though.
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Re: Violent shaking @ 60+ MPH on FWY
axles you usually feel when u accelerate and not at specific speeds. I had this problem and my motor mounts were bad, and i also had some bad ball joints
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Re: Violent shaking @ 60+ MPH on FWY
i have an unsual problem in my 96 civic hatch. it drives fine until i go on the fwy. if i accelerate past 60, the whole front end feels like it's shaking violently - dash, steering wheel, left/right tires, but if the speed drops under 50mph, it's fine. WTF?! i checked to see if my lugnuts are loose, but they're on tight. it's too dark to take a look underneath my car, but what's likely the problem so i get an idea? any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks!
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Re: Violent shaking @ 60+ MPH on FWY
yeah check the wear pattern on your tires for alignment issues and see if your tires need balancing. i have the same problem at 70 but 60 is fine.
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