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Old 01-25-2020, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Diseasel300 View Post
It could be time for a suspension rebuild. My 350SD shook starting around 60mph and got worse the faster you went. Tires were checked, rims were checked, tires rebalanced, alignment checked, shocks were already new. Lower control arm bushings were the ultimate culprit, they'd collapsed completely. After rebuilding and replacing, the car drives like it's on rails. Totally smooth.
+1. Made a major difference on ours, but I did upper inners and subframe and sway bar too. With each new rubber bit, it seemed another vibration at some random speed was eliminated. Sway bars made a surprising difference; the old ones weren't even cracked, just not quite as tight as they could have been. All new rubber bits now and everything aligned. Had valves adjusted this week. It's like riding on air.

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