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Cause of Steering Vibration/Normal for ford cars of this era?

Reply #15
Side to side movement is definitely a wheel balance/bent wheel/alignment issue. If the wheel was vibrating up and down and you could feel it in the seats then it would be a driveshaft/rear end issue.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Cause of Steering Vibration/Normal for ford cars of this era?

Reply #16
If nothing else it sure looks good sittin' there!!!

I really don't know if I like 87 or 88 XR7's better....so much winning everywhere.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Cause of Steering Vibration/Normal for ford cars of this era?

Reply #17
Try rotating your wheels from front to back and see if that changes anything. That would show up a bent wheel.

 

Cause of Steering Vibration/Normal for ford cars of this era?

Reply #18
Quote from: Herbsbird;452633
Try rotating your wheels from front to back and see if that changes anything. That would show up a bent wheel.

+1. Try this first.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Cause of Steering Vibration/Normal for ford cars of this era?

Reply #19
I'll have my mechanic try rotating the wheels around to find the culprit/s; he suggested rotating the rims the day I had the G/T's put on. I think the ride is defenately a result from both the front end and an old ujoint. Thanks for the advice.

However, none of this stuff prevents me from treating every stop sign and red light as a staging lane...

Cause of Steering Vibration/Normal for ford cars of this era?

Reply #20
Post when you find out what fixed it, mine does the same thing.
Mike

Cause of Steering Vibration/Normal for ford cars of this era?

Reply #21
I'll give an update after they inspect.

Cause of Steering Vibration/Normal for ford cars of this era?

Reply #22
Quote from: whippersnapper;452651
However, none of this stuff prevents me from treating every stop sign and red light as a staging lane...

Tree the you-know-what outta them!! :burnout:
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Cause of Steering Vibration/Normal for ford cars of this era?

Reply #23
Cause: Bent right rear Rim.

How do I intelligently go about picking up a new 10-hole mustang rim without being fooled into getting another bent rim? Should I get it checked by a garage the day of?

Cause of Steering Vibration/Normal for ford cars of this era?

Reply #24
I got 4 10 holes off Craigslist for $50 and another 4 for $75 with good tires a few years later.

Check local ads, Craigslist, online classifieds ect. If there is slight rash its usually okay, and one of the four should be good if ya end up with 4.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Cause of Steering Vibration/Normal for ford cars of this era?

Reply #25
Quote from: Haystack;452853
I got 4 10 holes off Craigslist for $50 and another 4 for $75 with good tires a few years later.

Check local ads, Craigslist, online classifieds ect. If there is slight rash its usually okay, and one of the four should be good if ya end up with 4.

+1

Buy a set local for cheap and use the best one. Keep the rest as spares.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.


Cause of Steering Vibration/Normal for ford cars of this era?

Reply #27
Sounds good, Thanks