Worn sway bar links would generate a rattle when going over uneven pavement. But they would not be the source of shaking/vibration.

Shaking/vibration, if only when braking, would be signs a warped rotor or an out-of-round drum.

Shaking/vibration all the time, which may get worse at increasing road speeds, would be a sign of a tire tread or sidewall belt separation, or a bent wheel (if the car hit a curb or pot hole), or a balance weight on one of the wheels came off.

If your 2 older tires are still under warranty, and you suspect the problem could be coming from the tires, I would take the car back to the place you bought the tires and ask if the balance could be checked on the tires to see if something is wrong with one of the tires/wheels.

 

Thanks for the feedback.....I looked at the wheels and there are still weights on them. I think I probably should start with getting the wheels checked and possibly balanced...........when I do the struts maybe I will throw on some new drums also........

 

And if you were to switch to a different, known good set of wheels/tires -- and you still have the vibration, there's a decent chance that you have a worn, out-of-balance CV Axle.
Even if it isn't clicking, clunking, etc. CV axles do crisp up with age & vibrate.

 

If you have the means, swap the front and rear tires around, if the issue moves to the steering wheel you know it is the tires/wheel, if it stays in the rear, I would be checking the rear suspension,control arms. If a strut(s) was in really poor condition, one or both could be bouncing their way down the road but you feel like you were riding in a boat.

 

+1^. I went through months of annoyance with a similar issue on my 17" rims, and theoretically high quality Michelin tires. I finally found out that one of the rear Michelins, was actually "out of round". It would balance up (under a balancing shield), but always made vibrations on the car. It was hard to catch, but I actually had to stand in the shop and point it out to the guy balancing the tire.:facepalm: I asked him to spin it up again after the first balance run, and look at the tiny bit of the tire peaking out below the shield. Well holy... whatever..., after my third time back, it was a girl that pointed out the problem to the tire guy!

 

I just realized this was a resurrection of a year old thread.