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Originally Posted by mobetta
could also be worn bushings. worn tie rod. worn ball joint, etc.
get the front end up on good jackstands and push,pry,pull the front steering/ suspension bits. look at the stay rod bushings that are on the bottom of the firewall. they have a rod going out to the lower control arm.
there are many things that will give a shimmy while braking. dont just start throwing parts at it, your brakes could be fine.
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While worn suspension components can possibly cause a shimmy on braking, it would be more likely to observe such a shimmy at higher speeds when not braking. The act of braking loads the components on the front end and prevents oscillation in most cases. However, when the disc is loaded, it will immediately display a vibration at most speeds above 40 mph if it's got any runout in it's faces.