Shakes...Shakes everywhere!

[95six.five]

Okay, so i traded my old truck for this 95 Ext cab Z71, and it has a shake to it between 35-45mph and when you are on the brakes. Anyone got ideas of what to check before buying parts? i'm going to get the tires checked to make sure they're balanced right tomorrow.

 

[94Cheyenne]

Sounds like Horribly warped rotors to me if it's when you are on the brakes only if it happens w/o brakes it's going to be something in the front suspension.

 

[95six.five]

Well its when you're on the brakes but also from about 35-45mph after that it goes away that's why i'm kind of thinking it needs tires balanced.

 

[94Cheyenne]

Yeah look for spots/marks on the front tires like if it's missing a weight..

 

[95six.five]

Alright. The previous owner said it's because the front left tire is a more worn out tire than the rest so its just a little bit different size and thats throwing it off but that seems odd to me...

 

[94Cheyenne]

Could be that the alignment is out too and one tire goes straight and one tire is towed out and drags, and when the brakes are applied the two tires fight over which direction to go if they don't face the same way...

 

[Ruger_556]

Check if they're cupped... Jack up the front and spin each tire while watching the edge of the tire.

 

[great white]

35-45 is a typical ujoint going bad speed. Doesn't explain the braking though. Braking is usually a warped or hard spotted rotor...

 

[IOWNJUNK]

Just replaced the rotors on my 98, night/day difference in the "shakes on the brakes"

 

[95six.five]

35-45 is a typical ujoint going bad speed. Doesn't explain the braking though. Braking is usually a warped or hard spotted rotor...

How do i check the ujoint? I got some work to do on it today and wanna check all that i can while i'm at it.

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