So I have this annoying shake in my steering. It's actually gone from annoying to concerning/embarrassing. I thought it may have been rotors originally, so I replaced those. I'm pretty sure it's not alignment, but could be balance. I've taken it to a local tire shop (not a chain) to get their opinion (where I bought the FRONT tires, and they're saying the rear tires are cupped and to replace them. $420, current ones only have 25k miles but are more aggressive than I'd like. I took it to Midas that happens to be across the street and he says, Yes, they're cupped, but start by replacing the rear shocks, as that was the cause to begin with. And that once that's fixed the tires will start to wear even again.
I'm comfortable replacing the rear shocks myself, but do you guys think that's really the problem? Am I getting a lot of front end shake because of my REAR shocks? I don't mind replacing them since that's relatively cheap and easy on the rear.
Over at Titan talk there's a 30 page thread talking about a "Death Wobble" that sounds very similar and they never reached a standard conclusion. Some people replaced tires, others got balance, some had their driveshaft turned 90'. No one fixed it with shocks that I can tell. And this is NOT the same death wobble that my '03 pathfinder had in the rear that was trailing arm bushings.
https://youtu.be/nM69tt8Xk2k
Oh, and disregard the dash lights, I've fixed those problems already.
I'm comfortable replacing the rear shocks myself, but do you guys think that's really the problem? Am I getting a lot of front end shake because of my REAR shocks? I don't mind replacing them since that's relatively cheap and easy on the rear.
Over at Titan talk there's a 30 page thread talking about a "Death Wobble" that sounds very similar and they never reached a standard conclusion. Some people replaced tires, others got balance, some had their driveshaft turned 90'. No one fixed it with shocks that I can tell. And this is NOT the same death wobble that my '03 pathfinder had in the rear that was trailing arm bushings.
https://youtu.be/nM69tt8Xk2k
Oh, and disregard the dash lights, I've fixed those problems already.