Steering wheel shaking

For a long time now I’ve had my steering wheel shake on the highway like a vibrator. Changed wheels. Rotated tires. Alignments. Repeatedly checked various suspensions components. Surely this must be the price to pay if you want a 2” lifted Tacoma running 33s. I guess all these stock Tacoma owners are brighter than I am choosing comfort over a handful of off-road trips through the year.

I’ve always considered myself a reasonable and modest man. Running a 2” lift. Nothing crazy. When I put the dobinson leaf packs in the rear I got the longer U bolts, greaseable shackle pins, poly bushings all in the name of making future maintenance easier and making the job go smoother during install—Leaving no stone unturned so to speak.

Recently my bilstein started to leak and so I’ve considered Ironman coil overs as my next suspension replacement. I was intrigued to find Ironman recommend axle shims for their leaf packs. I’m by no means a fan boy of any particular brand and I’ve always leaned towards the idea that heavier leaf packs will all ride similarly in their harshness. The technology isn’t new with cut edge developments from different manufacturers after all. So when I saw Ironmans recommendation I double checked to make sure I hadn’t missed something from dobinsons website.

To wrap this up I installed 2.5 degree shims a couple of days ago and I am in disbelief to how much smoother the truck drives. I would have never guessed that you could get steering wheel vibrations from the rear driveshaft. Stumbling upon the axle shims got me reading about them. There are some fantastic threads on the subject on this site. My next step is to use an angle meter to really fine tune the driveshaft.

Don’t be ignorant like me. Don’t choose the vibrator life.

 

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