front end shaking

[mandala1111]

I have a front end shake over 80 kms at present so basically can't drive over 80kms.I have tightened up bearings,checked swivels and basically everything else but I do remember in my old Rangie classic I owned years ago that I had the same shake that was fixed by replacing a set of front end bushes that are generally the main cause of the problem but I can't remember which bushes they were.If anyone can enlighten me as to which bushes they are I would appreciate it.
Cheers
Shane

[goingbush]

get somone to stand next to a front guard or bullbar and push the front of the car sideways back & forth as hard as they can , you will probably see which bushes they are, but most likely panhard rod.

Also make sure you have toe out , not toe is as most tyre fitters set it wrong with your free wheel alignment

[bee utey]

Just get someone to sit in the drivers seat and rock the steering wheel while you get under and eyeball the panhard rod bushes. 1 or 2mm movement is quite enough to get the speed wobbles. Sometimes the bolts come loose and develop stepped wear inside the bushes. New bolts may be all you need.

[Spel1]

Check the shock bushes/rubbers too, wheels can start to bounce if they are perished. Mine was shaking like that at 100kmh when I bought it, found one of the front urethane shock bushes nearly crumbled to bits.

[VladTepes]

Yeah I still have this happening in the 95-105 range... haven't managed to fix it yet.

[D1 2Door]

Had the same problem with mine after I put some wheels on that I bought from a friend. I was really only after the tyres on them. Front end would shake quite badly between 80-100 kmh. Got the tyres put on my original rims and freshly balanced. The problem has disappeared. Similar thing happened to a friend, had bad front end shake on the way home from 4wding. It was caused by a large amount of mud that had settled inside his rim on one side. Could be worth getting the wheels balanced. :)

[loanrangie]

Panhard rod bush's are usual culprit and next would be swivel preload, dont discount the damper either.

[justinc]

Radius rod bushes can and do cause this symptom also, especially if the shake is worse downhill, and on a slight bend...

JC