If they're that bad, then you'd feel something all the time and you'd hear it too.

I've heard of stranger. Wouldn't hurt to put a straight edge on em to double check while the tires are off.

well I pulled the wheel/tire swap today and to no avail. (although the Montana looks outrageous) the roaring of the tires is gone (thats nice) and the ride is nice and smooth but shaking reared its ugly head once again right around 40mph.

I tried manually shifting up through the gears to give me different rpm at the same speeds...engine rpm doesnt seem to have an effect on how badly the shaking is...faster acceleration will make it shake stronger.

At highway speeds...60-80mph...no lad situations are smooth and quiet...power on produces a slight vibration...more throttle produces a more pronouced shaking.

I inspected the control arms and ball joints while the wheels were off and if they are worn it certainly isnt visible...nor was I able to find any loose play my moving the wheel top/bottom or side/side

My last shot in the dark would be the rubber dogbone mount points but that appears like a long shot a best since 2k rpm at part throttle hardly seems like the kind of thing to create such a problem.

As a last resort I returned to the shop and complained that my problem was still there. He asked me to bring the car in tomorrow morning for him to test drive. I may try the dogbone rotation tonite as a last hope.

On top of all this my iPod went on the fritz and I fell through my dining room ceiling while running an ethernet cable thru my attic back to my wifes studio for her computer. Now I get to patch sheet rock

Momma said there would be days like this. (the cliff in the Batcave is drawing closer)

this wheel swap did provide some interesting looks...

The Pimped Montana...my wife said "change it back I implore you!"


...and one very undercover looking T-Bat


almost hard to believe it came with those wheels.

Bullits look good on the montana.

Those wheels on the Montana are hilarious! I want to see a burnout!

Lower the montana about 4 inches and would probably look good

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is so funny lol not a fan of them on the van ... if the van was black as well it wouldnt be as bad. looks good ... well how did they work ?? have you noticed any diffrence ??

They don't look to bad on the montana, but your car tbat, I just laughed because it looks so weird on your car now.

You feel throught the ceiling. I go in attics all the time. I had close calls, but not through yet, wow. Those rims do look alright on the montana. Sorry for your shakes still. I have some but not as bad as it seems you have.

the car is back in the shop and even he is stumped...he told me the axles he installed are lifetime warranty so as a last hope effort he is gonna install another set on the chance we got a bad one...reaching for straws now but we'll see what happens.

I'd find a reputable tranny shop in the area and have them look at it. I'm starting to get a bad feeling about it.

lets hope it dont go to the tranny. Im still pushing mine, but that vibration seems to be getting worse, and I really dont have the money to drop into getting a tranny rebuilt right now.

It really seems like you have hit all of the points before you start getting into some of the internal parts.

What about the balance shaft? It would be easier than the tranny. Im completely guessing now

Balance shaft would rear it's head while the car was in park. And chances are if that was shot then there is major problems in the motor lol.