legmanxj
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Billings, MT
Hi all, I hope to hear from who ever the genius is because my wallet is getting as thin as my emotions from the vibration.
I have a 1998, 4 door xj lifted around 6 inches, short arm (32 inch kelly tires) that begins vibrating at about 65 mph and progresses as speed picks up. It started after 4/88 gears were installed with electronic lockers. I bought custom Tom Wood drivelines with slip yoke eliminator and cv front and rear. Didn't help, made it worse... took them to get balanced,,, that helped,, vibrates less but still vibrates still at 65 mph. Got special balancing beads for the tires which helped some but still vibrates at 65 mph. Tried various tire pressures. The front pinion angle seems to me like the culprit but when it's been raised my tires start wearing immediately, already went through three sets in as many years, and the alignment gets so poor I'm too scared to go more than 65 mph. Scared to buy nice tires any more, but now the pinion angle is stock and the tires are looking good after 6mo. Other mods are as follows; over the knuckle steering, racing shocks, and all the armor and winch etc. I actually bought a transfer case lowering kit but with the custom measured drivelines I'm pretty sure if I lower it now it will make the drivelines too long. Maybe 35 inch tires will lower the rpm's back to where it ran fine. It runs at 3000 rpm's straight up at 65.
I have a 1998, 4 door xj lifted around 6 inches, short arm (32 inch kelly tires) that begins vibrating at about 65 mph and progresses as speed picks up. It started after 4/88 gears were installed with electronic lockers. I bought custom Tom Wood drivelines with slip yoke eliminator and cv front and rear. Didn't help, made it worse... took them to get balanced,,, that helped,, vibrates less but still vibrates still at 65 mph. Got special balancing beads for the tires which helped some but still vibrates at 65 mph. Tried various tire pressures. The front pinion angle seems to me like the culprit but when it's been raised my tires start wearing immediately, already went through three sets in as many years, and the alignment gets so poor I'm too scared to go more than 65 mph. Scared to buy nice tires any more, but now the pinion angle is stock and the tires are looking good after 6mo. Other mods are as follows; over the knuckle steering, racing shocks, and all the armor and winch etc. I actually bought a transfer case lowering kit but with the custom measured drivelines I'm pretty sure if I lower it now it will make the drivelines too long. Maybe 35 inch tires will lower the rpm's back to where it ran fine. It runs at 3000 rpm's straight up at 65.