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Post by BurntOrngeLonghorn on Apr 29, 2004 14:28:30 GMT -5
Is it possible for the stock toyota roters to become out of balance? Lately i've noticed a shake in my stearing wheel at about 60 mph, and then goes away when I get to about 65+. I had first put the blame on the sorry tires that were on there, but now that I have 4 new blanced shoes, I'm thinking it's not that. It also shakes pretty good if I'm above 60 and start breaking. I can't think of anything else that could make that happen. I know the shocks are 120,000 miles old, but I won't replace those until i get my lift.
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doperunner
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Post by doperunner on Apr 29, 2004 20:18:35 GMT -5
maybe it's your shock bushings? they could be worn, which would cause them to slid back and forth...try checking those out.
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Post by snorkleman on Apr 29, 2004 21:57:14 GMT -5
Nah don't think its the shocks. Sounds just like the rotors are warped. I would have them checked or buy some new ones if they are too thin to be turned.
It is possible for any rotor to warp. Under enough heat and the rotor is going to warp. Cross drilled rotors however are able to dissapate much more heat making them much much harder to warp. Besides you can't turn cross drilled rotors if they warp. Heck I don't even think I've heard of a cross drilled rotor warp. They are more expensive but work well. Hope that helps.
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Post by BurntOrngeLonghorn on Apr 30, 2004 17:29:57 GMT -5
Well I know about warped rotors, and when I bought the truck it had brand new brake pads on it, so they might not have turned the rotors, but I also know that rotors have little weights inside of them for balancing them and I've heard that sometimes you can loose a weight if you drive the vehicle hard enough causing them to be out of balance and a wheel shake. The warped rotor does sound a little bit more likely, I just thought warped rotors cause a constant shake.
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Post by Hoodlum on May 4, 2004 9:44:39 GMT -5
I have the same thing only it starts at different speeds any where from 45mph to about 60mph and stops when over 60 sometimes it is barely noticable and others it is really bad and thought the same as burntorange I always believed that if it was warped rotors the shaking would be more constant well I guess I will look into it thanks snorkle
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Post by BurntOrngeLonghorn on May 4, 2004 15:50:37 GMT -5
Well i'm glad i'm not the only 99' taco out there with the same problem....about how much are drilled and slotted rotors? I know that on ebay they sell them about 89 dollars and then like 169.00 for the zinc coated. Which would be the better choice, i'm a pretty firm believer in that you get what you pay for, but I'm not a firm believeR in price gouging, is the zinc covered really that much better, they say it keeps it from rusting...
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Post by Hoodlum on May 5, 2004 11:07:18 GMT -5
I'm not sure but with that much of a price dif I would prob go with the cheeper ones I keep my rig very clean till I hit the trails so I don't worry about rust anyhow I decided to just go with another set of factory rotors I got 76,000 out of the last ones with heavy abuse so I think they held up well but they would cost about the same as the reg slotted one's gotta think on this one awile
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Post by NastyYota7 on Jun 2, 2004 21:27:22 GMT -5
yea i have a 98 taco and the same thing hapens to me at 60
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Post by Hoodlum on Jun 3, 2004 15:39:52 GMT -5
well finally got a chance to put my rig on the allignment rack and mine turned out to be exactly what 4xfred said it was a toe out on the drivers front so I didn't do the allignment because I still have to replace some suspension and steering stuff and some bushings so I don't feel like doin it twice
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Post by greenhead on Jun 4, 2004 2:42:45 GMT -5
they zinc coated are more or less like galanized , well molten zinc is how they galvanize , so yeah they wouldnt rust , but the rotors shouldnt rust anyway unless it sets a long time
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