Strut tower brace

**98maro** · 03-30-2010, 03:45 PM

Hey guys. I jst put the strut tower brace on my car. I took it for a test drive
and when I hit after 65/70 starts vibrating. (shakin)
any idea wat could be the problm? It wasn't like dat b4 I put it on

**shady milkman** · 03-30-2010, 04:12 PM

well remember ..you tie the two "posts" together..however it is normal.

**Spaz** · 03-30-2010, 04:43 PM

sounds more like an allignment issue... possibly off balance drive shaft...

**4thGenTA** · 03-30-2010, 04:53 PM

sounds like your tires are unbalanced. Go take it in and balance them.

**shady milkman** · 03-30-2010, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by 98maro

Hey guys. I jst put the strut tower brace on my car. I took it for a test drive
and when I hit after 65/70 starts vibrating. (shakin)
any idea wat could be the problm? It wasn't like dat b4 I put it on

Originally Posted by Spaz

sounds more like an allignment issue... possibly off balance drive shaft...

so the driveshaft just went off balance while the op installed the STB... doesnt sound right

to the OP. try taking the STB off and see how it drives then..just to see if there is a correlation

**KMdef9** · 03-30-2010, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by shady milkman

so the driveshaft just went off balance while the op installed the STB... doesnt sound right

to the OP. try taking the STB off and see how it drives then..just to see if there is a correlation

I agree with taking off and seeing what the results are.

But if the vibration goes away that doesn't mean you don't have an underlying problem. The tower strut brace might be amplifying it. I would still check tire balance and so on.

**98maro** · 03-30-2010, 06:54 PM

B4 didn't have that problm I put the the brace bar yesterday since then had dat problm.
Tired were balanced last month
but the car is very low in the front and it might need alignment. U guys think that could fix it?

**basballny2** · 03-30-2010, 07:36 PM

Since it takes 2 seconds to take the STB off, try taking it off and seeing if it goes away. If its still there you know its not the problem. I cant see the STB causing a problem, is it tightened enough?

**shady milkman** · 03-30-2010, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by basballny2

Since it takes 2 seconds to take the STB off, try taking it off and seeing if it goes away. If its still there you know its not the problem. I cant see the STB causing a problem, is it tightened enough?

the stb could just amplify a vibration that already existed

**98maro** · 03-30-2010, 09:01 PM

Its tight enogh. So I'll jst take it off and drive it around like dat
one thing I seen when I changed the oil on the gears the bushings on the sway bar they were all lose. So idk why. I'll check the front ones and see if I c any problms.

**RyanJM** · 03-31-2010, 01:00 AM

I would say check the tires for abnormal looking wear. It could need an alignment and thus amplified it. Also if it's just virating but not pulling to one side you may have lost a balancing weight on a rim which sent it out of balance just slightly and the strut bar amplified it when you hit 65 to 70 would be a speed you would definately notice a balance problem. I had it happen on my car. Allready had the brace but didn't see a pot hole in the rain and off when a weight since it started vibrating right after that I'm guessing that's where I lost it.