Glad you figured it out. I also had a similar issue because the shop installed my new tires couldn’t balance it correctly. I brought it back to rebalance for 4 times. It was still shaking. They told me theres nothing they can do, it must be other reasons. I went to another shop, they looked at the balancing weights and started laughing cause they were put on the wrong way. They balanced for me, and the shaking is gone.

@1987foxdie

3 жыл бұрын

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Woooooooow! This has been happening to me at highway speeds for the past several months. Balanced the wheels, got an alignment as well and it was still happening at 70-80 MPH! Just bumped my PSI up from 32 (recommended) up to 35 and the shaking is completely gone! You’re a life saver, bruv! Thank you!

cause of my steering wheel oscillation/vibration at around 60-70mph. After new tires, multiple tire balances (including road force balancing), alignment, replacing both sides tie rods inner/outter, upper and lower rocker arms tight. It is the driver side needle bearing (bearing for the front axle that is housed in the front diff. I know some of you said adjusting air pressure worked but I think that could be a temporary band aid for the symptom eventually it will get worse. Note: this only applies to the automatics part-time 4wds not the manual full-time 4wds. Two previous Toyota "specialist" shops unable to figure out ...as the saying goes ....3rd times a charm. Hope this helps someone else save time and money on debugging. Also note: this is a common failure on Tacomas too.

@LiL13izzy7

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the added insight here.

I just bought my FJ a few weeks ago and have been trying to sort out this same issue. Thanks for the insight, I'll go and give this a shot. I also need an alignment but I don't think that would cause any shaking.

@LiL13izzy7

3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could offer some insight! an alignment is not necessarily out of the question, but try these two things first and see if that does the trick. I have plenty more videos on FJ stuff you might find helpful.

The video content is so excellent, congratulations

@LiL13izzy7

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I believe the drive shaft can be easily over greased - causes hydrolock in splines and steering wheel wobble. Mine started doing it immediately after dealer service at about 55 mph. Checked tyre balance and pressures multiple times - no change. Later went away with time. Some time later found out about possible drive shaft over greasing.

I am a FJ 2021 owner: Inflating the tyres makes a big difference definitely 38-40 PSI is the sweet spot for me

@LiL13izzy7

2 жыл бұрын

A big difference, indeed. My sweet spot is right around the same as yours.

Same here about a month ago. Solution was re-balancing the tires.

@LiL13izzy7

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for timing in. It's good to know I'm not the only one.

Yeah I just bought one and it has exactly that shake in same speed - gonna take it to shop tomorrow

@redpillpusher

8 ай бұрын

any update on the shake. I have same issue

@DanielTejnicky

8 ай бұрын

@@redpillpusher Well in my case it was poorly ballanced 35" tires. I have now brand new 33" perfectly zeroed and no shake.

@redpillpusher

8 ай бұрын

@@DanielTejnicky 👍🏽

I had to do the same thing last week but my tires are a lot bigger then yours...good vid sir!

@LiL13izzy7

3 жыл бұрын

How often do you get the shakes?

@Deadprez123

3 жыл бұрын

It just started & I had the truck for 3 yrs

@LiL13izzy7

3 жыл бұрын

@@Deadprez123 yep sounds just like me.

Years ago I experienced the FJ death wobble at 40 to 45 on straight, flat asphalt; luckily no traffic so I just got off the gas and let it roll to a stop on its own, no breaking. It was extremely violent and the wheel kept shaking until my truck stopped. For the next year I attempted to recreate the event on that same stretch of asphalt but never could get it to happen, nowhere else either. My 08 only has 37K miles on it and the wobble happened back around 17K miles. All gentle miles....there shouldn't be anything wrong or worn out on my front end. I have always had a feeling there is something potentially wrong and maybe dangerous about the FJ steering setup and I intend to start looking into the matter in the coming weeks. With a new set of Falken Wildpeak tires last week, my 60 to 70mph steering wheel shake is finally gone...I hope. I had the old Big-O front tires rebalanced 3 times but the shake never stopped. I've had very smooth rides on the new set until this morning when I had a steering wheel shake around 30 till 60 and then all was right after that. Getting tired of the steering shakes, along with a knock in the steering column I can both hear and feel when on the dirt....so it's time to get to work and find out what's going on. Thanks for your video. Your story wasn't about the death wobble but I feel the steering wheel shake may be a part of the more violent problem.

My FJ has had a very sporadic shimmy since new and through bf Goodrich and second set were Dunlop have recently gone back to bf again and so far no shimmy. Mine is 2012 trail team.

@LiL13izzy7

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

When’s the last time you had your transmission serviced? I had vibration on my steering wheel as well. Every time going from 25-34 mph then again from 47-60. I jumped on the forums and I tried the recommendations of servicing the transmission. Changed ALL the fluid and a new filter and wow! No more vibrations. Better than when I bought it. Where in California are you?

@LiL13izzy7

2 жыл бұрын

At 92k miles, I haven't had my transmission serviced yet. How many miles on your FJ? I'm in LA, btw.

@luism3930

2 жыл бұрын

@@LiL13izzy7 135,000 miles. I would do it ASAP. I’m out in the IE. (1 hr. Drive) I changed out all my oils to Amsoil. Engine. Brake. Transmission. Gear oils. Let me know if you’re down for a meet up. If not it’s ok too. 👍🏼

@luism3930

2 жыл бұрын

@@LiL13izzy7 did you find out what was making your steering wheel shake?

I am here for the audio system , looks cool - what is it?

@LiL13izzy7

3 жыл бұрын

I made a video review of my head unit upgrade here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aWyWl8qhmNHYnco.html

7 months ago I purchased what I thought to be a new head unit from Belsee. I got an old used unit that doesn't work. For months now of going back and forth with Rambo at Belsee, I got them to authorize a return. Not sure if I will get my 500 bucks back from them though..... What a pain in the ass.

@LiL13izzy7

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear it. I don't have any experience with Belsee. I purchased mine from a different vendor. I hope you come to a resolution with them.

@chrisharris4047

3 жыл бұрын

I got mine from Belsee (Rambo was also the person that I dealt with) - very happy with mine - looks identical to this one

had same issue yesterday and tried to diagnose with a google search but no one mentioned the balance. Brand new tires and alignment 2 weeks ago and weights must have come off

@leeannhammond9804

3 жыл бұрын

Me too so I need to look at my weights

Also could be transmission shudder... very common with fj's.

@redpillpusher

2 жыл бұрын

would transmission shudder really cause the steering wheel to oscillate? I would think these would have two different symptoms.

What radio is that ? Super nice

@LiL13izzy7

Жыл бұрын

I made a few videos about it on my channel. Here's the first one: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aWyWl8qhmNHYnco.html

So if it is only happening on the same piece of road, there is a thing when highly exaggerated called death wobble, very prominent on 4x4’s with 35” wheels, it normally happens on deceleration when “all the planets are in alignment” First time it happened to me was on a Dodge 4x4 with 38” tires, it normally would only happen on certain stretches of road and only on deceleration. I have had similar happen on a motorcycle (nicknamed tank slapper) I stopped it on the bikes by installing a steering stabilizer, if your FJ has a steering stabilizer maybe have a look and see if that is showing signs of leaks, damage or fatigue/age. On one 4x4 i owned when the 5” lift kit was installed the hole drilled into the frame to mount the modified tracking arm point (keeps the solid front axel from slipping side to side) well anyway the bolt that fastened to the frame was not tightened to torque spec and getting that tightened helped. When this happened the vehicle was new within a year and the lift kit was also new so no bushing issues. If it continues to happen on the same piece of road but nowhere else, it is a chance the dynamics of the road and exact speed are what is causing the wobble. The first time it happened to me i had no idea what was going on felt like i was an off balance washing machine and just holding on for the ride. It only happened twice but it is something experienced more by vehicles with large wheels tires, and light motorcycles at high speeds. Had it happened once when a dog ran out in front of me and tried to avoid it and impacted causing the wobble, only thing helps on the bike is gradual braking and thrusting legs out forward to help absorb the left/right energy and pushing with all your strength to keep the handlebars from gradually progressing the L/R pendulum effect. Really scary, not knowing what caused it is even worse, and magnified with kids in the car, i can’t imagine. Hope anything I said would give you some more confidence, but if your vehicle is a 2007 and it is 2021, if there is a local quality 4x4 retailer for aftermarket lift kits tires etc that has an Alignment and tire shaving machine, they would also be able to check the age or wear on your suspension bushings. I had one vehicle i replaces all the suspension rubber factory bushings with polyethylene ones due to they were coming up in 15 years old, made a huge difference truck was in the shop for a week and huge improvement when it came out reducing rattles vibrations etc.

@jaygill3037

3 жыл бұрын

Good info but FJ has independent front suspension, death wobble doesn't apply.

Another thing it could be is a bad u joint especially if you don’t lube your joints routinely about every 10,000 miles. If u joint goes dry and destroys the bearing then it just rattles around and goes out of balance thus creates shaking.

@LiL13izzy7

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip, I should check those too.

How old are your shocks? Seems like bumps are hitting a little hard. Might be time for some new shocks. I just did mine on my 07. 🙂. Just a thought. Be safe 👋

@LiL13izzy7

3 жыл бұрын

It's a virtually stock 2012 with no off-road abuse. 85k miles. Shocks are stock. The only one giving me issues is the front passenger shock which squeaks every now and then. The ride quality feels normal to me but my only other frame of reference is a RAV4 Sport which is really bumpy with the tighter suspension. Also my (phone) camera clamp isn't the most stable either so I imagine it was really obvious and shaky when driving. Thanks for the tip about the shocks, l'll continue to look into it!

@lonesomecricket7721

3 жыл бұрын

@@LiL13izzy7 🙂

@fuzzion78

3 жыл бұрын

@@LiL13izzy7 i would only have concerns if shocks are leaking or just worn out. god tips again

Same here ....right now. steering wheel oscillation that starts at 55 and gets more intense up to about 65mph. rebalanced ...no change now gotta bring back in for further debugging 😖

@LiL13izzy7

2 жыл бұрын

How about your tire pressure?

@LekarzRodzynku

2 жыл бұрын

Same issure everyday.. I heard this has been an issue for many fj cruiser owners. Mine does this around 70s.

@redpillpusher

2 жыл бұрын

@@LekarzRodzynku heard from my mechanic and they said they found loose tire rod bushings ...fix: replace both pairs of tire rods. lets hope they're right. not a cheap fix ...$800.00

@LekarzRodzynku

2 жыл бұрын

@@redpillpusher keep us updated. Much appreciated.

@LekarzRodzynku

2 жыл бұрын

Mine's not bad anymore since I rechecked/inflated my tire pressure to 35-37 psi (265/70R/17) which is 3-5 highger than factory setting. I am a newbie at this kinda thing but gonna check my rotors. Since I had to inflate especially one or the four tires more than the others.. I don't think mine is balance/weight issue.

thats a great radio..what radio is it ?

@LiL13izzy7

3 жыл бұрын

It is pretty great. I made a video review of it here:. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aWyWl8qhmNHYnco.html. This will tell you everything you need to know.

@FollowTheCloud

3 жыл бұрын

@@LiL13izzy7 thanks alot I'll watch it now

Whoa! Does that screen come with the fj?

@LiL13izzy7

2 жыл бұрын

It's an aftermarket head unit made for the FJ. I have a few videos on my channel about it, but you can start with the first video here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aWyWl8qhmNHYnco.html

@jesusalvarez5663

2 жыл бұрын

@@LiL13izzy7 thanks

Grease your driveshafts as well helps any vibrations

What year is your FJ?

@LiL13izzy7

2 жыл бұрын

2012

I paid $60 for a lifetime balance and rotation for my tires

@LiL13izzy7

3 жыл бұрын

Nice, how often do you get them balanced and rotated?

Mine when i press the brake, it vibrates? any idea what causing this vibration? and also when i hold half pressed on the brake it's like an on and off braking? bad rotors?

@LiL13izzy7

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like your rotors are warped.

Make video about the audio system you have !!!!

@LiL13izzy7

3 жыл бұрын

I made one last year. You can see it here:. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aWyWl8qhmNHYnco.html

I can't even go 40 my stering is shaking bad.

@LiL13izzy7

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you get it fixed!

@leeannhammond9804

3 жыл бұрын

@@LiL13izzy7 it was my alignment!! Wow, what a change it made!

@LiL13izzy7

3 жыл бұрын

@@leeannhammond9804 glad you got that fixed!

FIRST

Try looking at the Camera lens not yourself seems like your looking off somewhere else

@LiL13izzy7

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip.