Jeep shake

[going off road]

hi i just got a 96 jeep Cherokee and it has a skyjacker lift kit with 32 inch off road tires since this is my first time driving with off road tires i was wondering if they are causing the jeep to shake cause i don't feel it threw the steering wheel but it dose have a noticable shake so is it normal or do i have a big problem

[4.3LXJ]

Balance the tires lately?

[4x4Dalton]

Is the shake all the time or after a certain speed?


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[going off road]

Balance the tires lately?

no i haven't had the tires checked to see if their off balanced yet

[going off road]

its happens at any speed but is gets a little worse at highway speeds

[4.3LXJ]

Any noise to go with this?

[going off road]

nope not a sound

[4.3LXJ]

Kind of a thump thump thump about twice a second?

[going off road]

nope cause when i drive at 55 or higher it feels like its sitting on a washing machine during a rinse cycle and at lower speeds it feels like im running over mini bumbs

[4x4Dalton]

Has it been doing it since you got the jeep or just started doing it?


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[4.3LXJ]

Front wheel bearing. Jack it up and rotate tire to see if it spins smooth and no dry sound

[going off road]

yes its done this ever since i got the jeep. and how would i go on jacking up the jeep i do not have a jack anywhere near tall enough to jack it up lol

[4x4Dalton]

Jack it up under the differential that will raise it up to be able to check both.


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[going off road]

ok i'll do that as soon as i can

[XJ Wheeler]

Definitely something rotational if its at all speeds.

[olds-cool]

Can you tell if the shaking is coming from the front or the back? Maybe try rotating the tires and see if it feels any different. Might help narrow it down. Mine has a shake due to poorly balanced tires. Mechanic told me he had to use 41oz of weight to get one of them to run right and it's still off. He moved them to the back and now I feel the washing machine effect you're talking about.

[msmoorenburg]

Make sure you don't have a separating tire

[denverd1]

id check ujoints. mine did this really bad when i got it and it was the axle u joints up front.

[xj4life2]

first of all did it do this with stock tires? I would do a process of elimination, Put the stock tires back on and check it, Then remove the front drive line and check, then the rear. If after all this then I would check all bushings front and rear. I would also check the drivelines to be sure there in Phase. Good Luck !!