bad shacking in steering

[evilhighway]

LMFAO

It had a slight wobble to begin with b4 it got worse and the shock itself can move side to side and up and down because of how worn the shock bushes are so maybe its more of a shwobdle! LOL Its definately on the passenger side and that's the side of the problem so it stands to reason that new shocks are in order to begin with seeing as they are due anyway! I will see how I go after that and if not any better then I will move onto other things. Radius arm bushes is next. 1 step at a time to see the differences they each do or do not make!

If you can still wobble on the dance floor then I takes my hat off too you!
With all the suspension out of my back now If I attempted it, it would be a shudder and definately not a wobble or shuffle! Lmao

[madchris]

well i can already tell this one is going to cost a small packet we get the death wobbles around the same speed but like some of the other posts at 70 80 and then disappears but then only some times mind of its own lol and other times at 110 highway speed over a pot hole its like its on twisty rails this has caught me out a few time to Nealy the point of pulling over to have a smoke and calm down any way ill be watching to to see if there is a solution to this though i have an 89 gq with the a frame coil suspension

[evilhighway]

well i can already tell this one is going to cost a small packet we get the death wobbles around the same speed but like some of the other posts at 70 80 and then disappears but then only some times mind of its own lol and other times at 110 highway speed over a pot hole its like its on twisty rails this has caught me out a few time to Nealy the point of pulling over to have a smoke and calm down any way ill be watching to to see if there is a solution to this though i have an 89 gq with the a frame coil suspension

Mines also 89 with coils and not leaf

[evilhighway]

Well I thought i better give an update on how mine is going with this problem! I got a set of heavier duty shocks for a steal off ebay. They had done 27,000kms for all four and they are almost like brand new for under $50 to my door. I then tried the steering damper which I got a new was a grabiel brand and also a Heavy Duty compared to stock! That was $50 for that to the door. All of this still made no difference so I ordered radius arm bushes which i bought the rear ones by mistakes but I tried them anyway. They cost $41 to the door 5 mins later I found the same only $10 cheaper DOH! I have now just got the 4 front radius arm bushes. I got them for $69 to the door. I will be taking the radius arms out again tomorrow and taking them to a shop to get them pressed in. When I have finished doing this I will post my results here so others can see what I have done and when things have got better. I did right at the star get the wheels balanced and it made no difference.
So far the shocks feel much better and stiffer as well with the damper but the actual sterring wobble/ shacking has become worse and I think it is due to everything being stiffer and the radius arm buses being RS it is causing a sharper/harder thud than when all the old gear was softened.
All the parts I for this I have sourced from ebay so I hope it helps to give people some ideas on pricing too.


I am putting this in my car thread also so I have a record on what I have done.

[pattersd]

DO you have a lift on the car? This change in suspension geometry can cause the issue. Need to get corrective casstor bushes fitted

[evilhighway]

all stock no lift

[ckh]

I got my GQ 89 model less than a month ago, didn’t notice any wobble or shake when I took it for a test drive , but didn’t do any speeding either, the next day however on the motorway it shook that bad it scared me, Called the yard I got it from and he said it was a Nissan thing...called a few tyre places and they wanted a fortune to diagnose the problem, finally got referred by a friend who has a late model Nissan to Tyre power at Rocklea, took it there and the guy new exactly what the problem was, said he had fixed hundreds of Nissans and even Nissan bring cars there, he won’t tell anyone what he does to fix the problem, he told me my alignment was out, he said everything was fine the only faulty he said that didn’t need an immediate fix was a tear in one of the caster bushes. And the front end was an inch lower than stock, so recommended a new set of springs down the track. He reassured me he as 100% fixed these problems bar one which he could only 98% fix, job done, even says Nissan thing on his invoice. Driving home didn’t drive it hard but could still feel a shake, he said I was welcome to bring it back as he stood 100% behind his work, but suggested I drive it around for the rest of the week. Didn’t get to do too much driving during the week, but going to a mates place on the motor way, it shook like hell, I called the tyre guy up and told him if I didn’t know better, I wouldn’t never have guessed he had done anything to it, he said it had to be the crook caster bush causing the problem as he said all the other components were fine. A mate of mine told me today to get new springs, new shockies, and a new steering dampener and that would fix the problem. When I told the tyre guy that he said all that would do is change the "ride" I'm on a disability pension so don’t have the money to throw at this, he has quoted me 396 fitted for the offset caser bushes he said the bushes needed to be pressed off and new ones press on, but what if that doesn’t fix it?
This is the first Nissan 4X4 I've owned, owned near every other make of some description at some stage, Toyota’s, Mitsubishi’s, Suzuki’s, a lada niva, even a V8 discovery, and have never had this much drama with a 4X4 before...
Anyone’s advice or suggestions would be appreciated.

[taslucas]

Anyone’s advice or suggestions would be appreciated.

Have you read through this thread?
It is full if advice and suggestions to fix your problem. Also try the search function, there are a few other threads talking about this problem. It seems to be a different solution for each vehicle or just a combination of things that are slightly out and together they cause the shaking. Goodluck with mate.


Tap, crackle, pop

[ckh]

Have you read through this thread?
It is full if advice and suggestions to fix your problem. Also try the search function, there are a few other threads talking about this problem. It seems to be a different solution for each vehicle or just a combination of things that are slightly out and together they cause the shaking. Goodluck with mate.


Tap, crackle, pop

yes I have read through this thread, like I said the guy could only find a tear in one of the offset caster bushes.. he said everthing else in the front end was fine, would a crook offset castor buush cash all this dramas?

[taslucas]

If everything else is fine, id try the changing the caster bush. But theres no garantees it will fix it. As youve read above it seems to be a different reason for each vehicle. A mates 98 GU started doing it a few weeks ago and so far he'a changed the wheel bearings, removed the shims from the king pin bearing and rotated his wheels. It has helped a lot but is still there faintly.
Id suggest swapping your front and rear tyres to see if it makes any difference. That will hopefully rule out a wheel balance.