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asheik9201987 · 03-08-2009, 10:53 PM

hey guys i have a 1998 camry with 115,000 miles on it, when i am driving on the street and hit any crack or any sort of road imperfection, my car shakes....could this be a problem with the springs? I already changed the shocks btw. the ride on my 2003 4runner is smoother than the camry at this point.

abew330 · 03-08-2009, 11:03 PM

shakes where? you check the strut mounts?
sway-bar bushings? sway-bar links?

asheik9201987 · 03-09-2009, 01:59 AM

it feels like the whole car shakes, and yes they have been checked...the ride is just not smooth anymore, over well paved roads it is just fine

DaiFai · 03-09-2009, 02:25 AM

Maybe check the rear trailing arms too.

asheik9201987 · 03-09-2009, 05:08 PM

so there is no chance it could be the springs?

Hajoca · 03-10-2009, 09:50 AM

springs rarely wear out to a point it causes the symptoms you describe, because they are always under compression.

Check mounts, struts and bushings.

Manny1337 · 03-10-2009, 12:43 PM

haha my car needs to be looked at. it was nice the other day so i had the windows down with a friend driving around and there was this small patch of bumps it sounded like a thunderstorm under my car =/ just sounded like everything was ratting all over the place.

Tedders · 03-11-2009, 07:11 PM

Yeah, remove & replace the stabilizer bar links. I had this monstrous shaking whenever I went over anything and after replacing those links (easy & cheap, too!) everything was smooth and sweet.

I got some aftermarket ones at Pep Boys, but get the Japanese made ones; the U.S. made ones are too loose. You shouldn't be able to move the bolts in the links by hand.

Tedders
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