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jperakis
October 6th, 2003, 04:43 PM
i was on the freeway yesterday going about 80 and when i took my foot off the gas my truck made this horrible grinding noise and started shaking pretty harshly. this happened 6-7 times and only seems to happen when im going that fast. im thinkin it has something to do with the lift that i just had put on, b/c this never happend before.
rover4x4
October 6th, 2003, 04:52 PM
and I thought going 65 was a task :eek:
ELCIDd90
October 6th, 2003, 04:58 PM
Are you running the stock gears or 4.11's? IF 4.11's, it sounds like the governor is kicking in(at maybe 80-85?). That's normally when you re-gear, at least to my knowledge.
jperakis
October 6th, 2003, 06:16 PM
im just running the stock gears. could this have anything to do with the drivelines?
chrisvonc
October 6th, 2003, 06:31 PM
I would first stab aguess at the driveshafts/joints. Vibrations after a lift are common in those if they need replacing after a lift on Discos.
Buckon37s
October 6th, 2003, 07:01 PM
The least expensive fix to this problem is going 75 :grin :grin
dante18
October 6th, 2003, 07:14 PM
James,
How much lift? What Mfg? I did an OME 764-f 781-r and had to replace both driveshafts. I agree with Chris u-joints/driveshaft. The front went first with very a similar reaction to what you are describing.

Dante
jperakis
October 9th, 2003, 12:16 AM
well problem solved...damn driveshafts. well there goes another grand :(
i think im gonna go with the great basin ones...


Oh and buckon, the truck has never been able to run over 70 before but for somereason it was real kind to me, so you know i had to take advantage of the speed i had... but i do love your problem solving! haha, anyways i really hope we can meet up soon
dante18
October 9th, 2003, 08:58 AM
James check out Tom Woods driveshafts. I put two of his double cardan shafts on my 90. I think the web site is www.4xshaft.com.
A really great product and a really good guy. Best of luck.

Dante
Buckon37s
October 9th, 2003, 11:58 AM
Hey,

Good fix. We are going to get everybody together in SoCal soon for a run, should be tons of fun. I will pm you soon to talk about it!
newfD90
October 9th, 2003, 02:17 PM
Originally posted by rover4x4
and I thought going 65 was a task :eek:

Heck, I regularly get mine up to 90 on I-25.

Matter of fact, it does real good at speed on the open prairie as well. :grin Was hunting antelope last weekend and in order to herd them, you gotta outrun them.....