Severe Vibrations at Idle with Savvy Under Armor
- Thread starter Jamison C
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I want to follow up on this since it's been a few months. My vibes are now like Mr. Blaine said they should be.
I had checked everything suggested in this thread and couldn't find anything out of the ordinary. So I chalked it up to a combination of things needing to settle and that maybe the cold weather was playing a part and making things "ridged." Since then, the vibes at idle are slightly more noticeable over stock, but aren't annoying or obtrusive. In fact, I doubt a passenger who doesn't know what a stock Jeep feels like would even notice.
Something I tired to do during the initial install was set the bolts in the middle of the bushing and hold the trans mount in place with clamping force. Basically, I didn't want the bolts to "rest" on the bottom of the bushing sleeves. It took some finessing, but I was able to get the bolts to pass through the sleeve without any contact. Maybe this is irrelevant, but I figured the less metal-on metal contact, the better. I haven't seen anything regarding this, but it's something that popped in my head.
I wish I had a suggestion for those of you still dealing with it. It sounds like bushing composition and clearance are the two most important factors to check. But in my case, the vibes have definitely smoothed out and I am quite satisfied with the results. I just wanted to give an update instead of leaving the thread hanging.
Now, on to solving those 60mph+ front driveshaft vibes
I had checked everything suggested in this thread and couldn't find anything out of the ordinary. So I chalked it up to a combination of things needing to settle and that maybe the cold weather was playing a part and making things "ridged." Since then, the vibes at idle are slightly more noticeable over stock, but aren't annoying or obtrusive. In fact, I doubt a passenger who doesn't know what a stock Jeep feels like would even notice.
Something I tired to do during the initial install was set the bolts in the middle of the bushing and hold the trans mount in place with clamping force. Basically, I didn't want the bolts to "rest" on the bottom of the bushing sleeves. It took some finessing, but I was able to get the bolts to pass through the sleeve without any contact. Maybe this is irrelevant, but I figured the less metal-on metal contact, the better. I haven't seen anything regarding this, but it's something that popped in my head.
I wish I had a suggestion for those of you still dealing with it. It sounds like bushing composition and clearance are the two most important factors to check. But in my case, the vibes have definitely smoothed out and I am quite satisfied with the results. I just wanted to give an update instead of leaving the thread hanging.
Now, on to solving those 60mph+ front driveshaft vibes