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Old 02-01-2016, 11:17 AM   #1
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I swapped out a different front wheels/tires and I it still drifts to the right and still had a vibration starting around 80 mph

Took a good look at the drop links and there is no play and the rubber boots look perfect
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Old 02-01-2016, 11:36 AM   #2
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Looks like you have eliminated the tires and rims from the equation.

That leaves the suspension and alignment.

If you are confident its not the alignment then something must have play, perhaps only apparent under higher loads.

Brake rotor is dragging? Got a stone jammed up in the rotor/disk?

Could the torsion bar be applying more pressure on one side vs the other.

Vibrations come from unbalanced rotating parts so if its not the tires then the drive shaft/CV joints may have some play?
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Old 02-01-2016, 11:58 AM   #3
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Jay; I'm in the bad tie rod or worn/loose suspension camp. Front tires tend to spread decreasing toe at speed, if you had 0 deg toe when aligned then it's possible that you could have negative toe at speed.

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