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Highway speed vibration ('57 Thunderbird)

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Getting a bad vibration starting around 55 mph that gets worse up to 65 then gets less intense at 70+, but still there. Very annoying. Feel it in the seat, steering wheel — whole car. Tires are 4 yr old B.F. Goodrich Silvertown bias-plys. Just had all 4 rebalanced. Rims are true. Tires didn't show any signs of trouble on the machine. Run the exact same tire on the '57 Fairlane with no issues, so doubting that's the trouble.

Replaced:
— shocks
— universal joints
— trans mount
 — engine steady rests

Driveshaft does not have any weights. Would y'all have that checked next? Being so short I didn't think that would be an issue, but I want to get this thing cruising smooth. Car has not been on an alignment rack in over 40 years, but nothing has been changed/messed with in the front end. Could use A-arm bushings. Wheel is off center but doesn't pull. Very few miles put on it until recently. 

Thoughts?

Kent — Round Rock, TX
'56 F-100  | '56 Crown Vic  |  '57 Fairlaine 500  |  '57 Thunderbird


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Forum Post Highway speed vibration ('57 Thunderbird) By yblock57 ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post Did this vibration start a little and has got progressively worse?... By 1/8cavman ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]1/8cavman (6/21/2021)[/b][hr] Did this vibration... By yblock57 ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post Your problem is wheel balance. Myself and 2 of my friends had the same... By Lou ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post Is the driveshaft yoke tight in the rear of the transmission? Either... By Ted ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]Ted (6/22/2021)[/b][hr] Is the driveshaft yoke tight in... By yblock57 ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post I chased a similar high speed vibration in my 55 Tbird for a long... By Florida_Phil ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]Florida_Phil (6/23/2021)[/b][hr] I chased a similar high... By yblock57 ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post Before you go crazy replacing your rims, take the tires off the car... By Lou ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post I ran the car on stands up to 70 and didn’t feel what I feel on the... By yblock57 ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post Swap front tires to back and spin it up again on jack stands and watch... By Joe-JDC ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post Does anyone have a road force balancer in your area? There was a post... By 62bigwindow ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post Good points. I'll get the wheels rotated and report back results.... By yblock57 ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]yblock57 (6/28/2021)[/b][hr] Good points. I'll get the... By Dobie ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post Back when I changed thousands of tires for Sears we always rotated the... By DryLakesRacer ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post Eye-yi-yi … so much for wheels/tires. Upon checking for axle run out,... By yblock57 ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post WOW! Something is severely askew there. Since you mentioned driveshaft... By Dobie ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]Dobie (6/30/2021)[/b][hr] WOW! Something is severely... By yblock57 ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post When that was happening; did you happen to reach in the car and put it... By DryLakesRacer ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]DryLakesRacer (6/30/2021)[/b][hr] When that was... By yblock57 ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post Update — driveshaft balanced with new universal joints and slip-yoke.... By yblock57 ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post I don't know what I'm talking about but... One time when I was having... By charliemccraney ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]charliemccraney (8/20/2021)[/b][hr] I don't know what... By yblock57 ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote]I think pulling the drum and mounting the wheel without it... By KULTULZ ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]KULTULZ (8/21/2021)[/b][hr] [quote]I think pulling the... By yblock57 ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post By noting the frequency of the vibration you should be able to narrow... By RB ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post With the tire/wheel removed does the drum center fit tight on the axle... By DryLakesRacer ( 3 Years Ago )
Forum Post Just to update this; the tires were the issue. New ones completely... By yblock57 ( 3 Years Ago )


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