Need help

swathdiver said:

Are these factory 22s? What size and brand of tire? Saying the vibration ceases as you let off the gas makes me think it might be drive line related... hmm...

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No they aren't factory rims and the tires cooper 305/40r22. It just seems like this is going to be a rabbit hole it could be so many thing and I've already spent 1700 trying to get it fix and I'm sorry but I don't trust the shops out there

Mechanic421 said:

Ok so block the tires and put the transmission in neutral and see if unjoints are loose. Look for rust at caps. Sometimes you need to remove the driveshaft to find a stiff one. And is the vibration in the steering wheel or your butt?

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Vibration is in steering wheel. Ok I'll have to take it in to check that I'm disabled and can't get on the ground to check. I joined this form to try and get an idea of what might be going on. And you have all been helpful thank you. It's hard to keep throwing money at it if the shop is just guessing at it

Bryan97471 said:

No they aren't factory rims and the tires cooper 305/40r22. It just seems like this is going to be a rabbit hole it could be so many thing and I've already spent 1700 trying to get it fix and I'm sorry but I don't trust the shops out there

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Since the vibration is in the steering wheel, start with the front, tires, wheels, steering and suspension. Easy thing to look at since your mobility impaired is to turn a wheel all the way over and check the tie rods for movement and check the end links on the sway bar when you turn the wheel the other way. Also, as best you can, look at the inside of the wheels for caked on mud, hornet's nests and dents. Those wide tires are going to chase ruts in the road.

I would still recommend that you swap out the spare tire with each of the two front tires, since you feel the vibration in the steering wheel rather than the seat. This won't cost you anything to do, other than some time. Get someone to help you with this test, and if the issue is rim/tire related, you should be able to isolate it to a specific rim/tire combination. If not, you can effectively take the rim/tire cause out of the equation, and you can start to focus on other potential causes.

swathdiver said:

Since the vibration is in the steering wheel, start with the front, tires, wheels, steering and suspension. Easy thing to look at since your mobility impaired is to turn a wheel all the way over and check the tie rods for movement and check the end links on the sway bar when you turn the wheel the other way. Also, as best you can, look at the inside of the wheels for caked on mud, hornet's nests and dents. Those wide tires are going to chase ruts in the road.

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Ok thank you for the suggestions I will definitely check those

Definitely old Universal binding because us and driveshaft out of balance what's happened to me. Take it to a shop that has special equipment for checking the drive shaft. They can rebalance a driveshaft and check it to make sure that it's not been slightly

Mark Shipley said:

Definitely old Universal binding because us and driveshaft out of balance what's happened to me. Take it to a shop that has special equipment for checking the drive shaft. They can rebalance a driveshaft and check it to make sure that it's not been slightly

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It feels like one of the tires are just bouncing up and down

i went thru the same thing with a 2015 suburban. if its above 60 mph, its not your drive shaft or front end. its the crooked tire shops taking your money because they dont have a road force balance machine..i finally took it to a shop with a road force balance machine..it will show your out of round tires or bad wheels are the problem. had to replace all my new nitto tires with another brand and it fixed it..by the way if your front end is totally wore out, the tires should still not bounce if they are round and balanced..the bigger the wheel the harder to balance