Car vibrates at highway speeds.
09-06-2017, 05:27 PM
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Good to hear that you finally got it fixed. It's sad that the original people did not balance the tires correctly there fore giving you an additional issue making it harder to troubleshoot. If the thrust arms were done right (suspension under load before tightening the rear bolt) then you will not need an alignment. If not then you will need one. Only he can tell you how he completed the job. It is definitely something you could of did with an hour of spare time maybe two with a couple of spirit beverages. LoL
Thanks for coming back and posting the fix.
Thanks for coming back and posting the fix.
09-06-2017, 07:09 PM
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If they were lemforder then that was definitely a great deal but if they were just after market then ok. But for $360 for the job including parts was a steal. The important part is that your issue was fixed and if you weren't misdiagnosed then you would have made out great. I personally do things myself so if I do misdiagnosis then I'm only out for what I paid for the part. I learned my lesson a long time ago taking my car to the dealership because they are the worst at troubleshooting on the customer dime. Since then I refuse to take my car further than the garage unless I'm stranded to far away from home and even then I try to find the issue before I call a tow truck.
09-06-2017, 07:24 PM
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If they were lemforder then that was definitely a great deal but if they were just after market then ok. But for $360 for the job including parts was a steal. The important part is that your issue was fixed and if you weren't misdiagnosed then you would have made out great. I personally do things myself so if I do misdiagnosis then I'm only out for what I paid for the part. I learned my lesson a long time ago taking my car to the dealership because they are the worst at troubleshooting on the customer dime. Since then I refuse to take my car further than the garage unless I'm stranded to far away from home and even then I try to find the issue before I call a tow truck.
09-14-2017, 10:52 AM
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yes, all struts and Shocks along with the mounts were replaced. He told me that the bushings were bad when I picked it up. I told him about my trip and he said it shouldn't be an issue so I don't know. He also said the lower control arms would fix the vibration but it didn't. :
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08-31-2018, 03:33 AM
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I ended up getting the Thrust Arms done yesterday. The vibration is gone, thankfully! I don't think the lower control arms and sway bar links did anything...there was no noticeable difference. The only thing that really changed the vibration were the installation of the new Thrust Arms and the Wheel Balancing. Wish I did that first instead of the other stuff...would've saved money in parts and labor, along with that alignment because now I'm sure I'll need another one sine the Thrust Arms were installed.
09-11-2018, 04:55 PM
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I have similar issue currently with a new to me E60 540i. vibration kicks in at about 90km/hr and is annoying. Started after I got new wheels actually, so I'm booked in for a re-balance. If that doesnt solve it, I'll try this next. But when you say you "did the thrust arms", do you mean the bushes, or a complete new part?
Wheel balance did wonders but there was still a vibration that didn’t go away until the parts were changed. It seems like the ball joints/bushings did it. I replaced a few parts down there but now it drives amazing.
09-16-2018, 03:06 AM
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Thanks,
After my re-balance things are 80% better, so clearly they didn't quite get it right the first time. I'll look into front end bushings etc in the near future. So surprised that a wheel balance could have such a big affect on things. I've own plenty of cars over the last 20 years, never seen this before.
After my re-balance things are 80% better, so clearly they didn't quite get it right the first time. I'll look into front end bushings etc in the near future. So surprised that a wheel balance could have such a big affect on things. I've own plenty of cars over the last 20 years, never seen this before.