Yeah I'll give it a go, thanks mate.
Yeah I'll give it a go, thanks mate.
2008 CRD Auto Wagon
Changing my Coopers off road tyres to the original road tyres made a big difference.
Does removing the swivel hub shims do any damage long term?
They were put in there for a reason. I've looked at everything over the past month, had bushes replaced and still got the shakes. They come and go. One morning they were so bad I almost pulled over. Next morning, same stretch of road, same speed and barely noticeable.
Are the lower swivel hub bearings hard to remove and reinsert??
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Yep...with my suspension lift...basically BIG WHEELS Truck Alignment specialist, plus a wheel balance plus 2 new custom off set trunions and kingpin bearing sets finally got perfect wheel alignment, no wobbles, no steering pulse and drives beautifully.
Cost me 1900 bucks, saved me thrown tools, shinned Knuckles, high blood pressure and muscle and joint aches that go for days...and I got long warranty on the repairs!
Anyone near central coast..I recommend Big Wheels truck align at Gosford as they do lots of modified Nissan work and do good work.
growler2058 (12th February 2021), mudski (11th February 2021)
Have recently started getting the death wobbles... can be pretty scary when you're doing 80-100 and the car starts jumping all over the road.
I've noticed it's not as bad when the shocks are at their firmest setting (I have Tough Dog adjustable).
I initially thought it was bad front shocks, so changed them out, but still no luck.
Took the car in for a wheel balance and alignment and they found two of my steel rims were buckled, so I had those replaced, still no luck with the wobbles.
Will try a few suggestions in this thread
If the wheels have been balanced by a shop that knows what they are doing wth 4wds, then check the easy stuff first. Check the wheel bearings and nip them up if needed. Then check the panhard bushes by using a crowbar to lever the panhard rod. If all good do the same with all the other bushes.
If all good, disconnect the steering damper and force it in and out. It should have considerable resistance to movement.
If good, then play around with the shims.
Last edited by mudnut; 1st December 2021 at 02:35 PM.
My advice is: not to follow my advice.
So, i started off with the easy stuff - the Panhard rod bushes. They looked ok from the ground, but I decided to remove the rod anyway, and sure enough they were pretty flogged out.
Had the standard rubber ones in there and they were warped, replaced them with the polyurethane ones and since then it's been driving like a dream.
$55 for a set from Repco
MB (20th December 2021)
Glad you’ve been able to safely fix your dreaded death wobbles too Dave Mate and
honestly well done for sharing
Please do keep a routine eye/check if off-road on your new polyurethane bushes, they are definitely a tighter by nature fit for all bushes but unfortunately when they decide to let go/crack/pieces, there isn’t a great deal of time left to replace versus OEM/rubber bushes but they are definitely a shipload more affordable than Mr Nissan
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