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I own a 2000 Explorer,4X4. I have cared for it well. Replaced brakes, ball joints, all fluids, rear end re built. Good alignment, This Car has new tires, and U joints. All done by dealer. I still have an anoying vibration that gets worst at higher speeds. Very noticable after 65 mph. The dealer can no longer help. Any suggestions?

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if you have universal joints on your drive line that might be the problem, or it could be your drive line. had simliar problem fixed it with new universal joints, which were less than 30 dollars for both

Try new tires.
I have had experience with vibrations and had the tires re-balanced with minimal improvment in vibration. After replacing them , the truck was as smooth as silk up to 90 MPH (....don't tell the highway patrol)
It seems that you can hit a good bump and tear a cord in the tire and it just never will ride the same
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Ron

The tires and u joints have been rechecked by the dealer. I wonder if the flywheel or some other rotating part the could send a harmonic vibration in the car is the problem?

Reply to nativepimpsta's Post: I have already doe this, I wonder if ther is another part like a flywheel out of balance that could be causing this?

Reply to Arlene Spadaro's Post: I did the tires an balance. There high grade tires that replaced other high end tires. I wonder if a flywhell or some other rotating part could be sending this harmonic vibration into the car.

If it were an engine part causing the vibration, running the engine at a similar speed with the car in neutral, that it would run at 65 mph or more in drive would seem to cause the vibration as well.....so try that.
It might also be possible to have some imbalance in the transmission( I can't see how) but that could be tested in a similar way by removing the drivshaft and doing same....if you can keep the transmission fluid from flying out of the output shaft!

Another thought is to place the rear wheels on jackstands and run the truck through it's paces to see if it shakes /vibrates that way. You might even be able to see what's causing it.
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Ron

If vibration increases with speed I would look for a whip in the drive shaft once it is up on stands. (Whip meaning a bent drive shaft).

Be careful putting on stands if it is a fultime 4wheel drive you will have to raise the front wheels off the ground also.

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