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HJ60 Toyota Landcruiser rocking

Submitted: Monday, Sep 01, 2003 at 20:21

Anna

My HJ60 Series Toyota Landcruiser rocks diagonally and side to side when driving faster than 70km/hr over uneven ground. Sometimes worse than others, it tends to throw the car around the road more than I'm comfortable with. So far I've been to 3 mechanics and none have fixed the problem. I've replaced the front shocks, tightened the front stabilising bar and replaced all the worn bushels, fixed possible steering problems and tested the tyres. Any ideas what could possibly be causing the rocking? Cheers
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AnswerID: 29814   Submitted: Monday, Sep 01, 2003 at 21:07

diamond (bendigo) replied:

gday anna.
if its the kind of rocking im thinking of get your wheel alignment checked wrong camber/caster car cause it to tram track(follow every high/low point on the road).
just an idea—~‘¬‘¥•s’B
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FollowupID: 20916   Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 02, 2003 at 11:35

Anna posted:

thanks
I just had a wheel alignment and it seemed to make it worse?
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FollowupID: 20998   Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 02, 2003 at 21:48

diamond (bendigo) posted:

hi again.
i hope you didnt get your wheel alignment at somewhere like bob jane or any other major tyre retailer.theres a lot more involved in wheel alignments than most big tyre companys do.—~‘¬‘¥•s’B
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AnswerID: 29820   Submitted: Monday, Sep 01, 2003 at 21:32

Member - Eric replied:

I would be looking for a warn ball joint ect . This can make you car swing from side to side in a fast manner , in a normal car it feels like its shifting lanes left and right , in a 4x4 it feels like the shocks are gone . :-)

good luck ,

ask youe mechanic if he goes off road , if he answer is no way , then he probaly hates 4x4 's , your answer is , find another mechanic lol
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FollowupID: 20918   Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 02, 2003 at 11:42

Anna posted:

thanks
will check it out......
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AnswerID: 29832   Submitted: Monday, Sep 01, 2003 at 22:51

Member - DOZER replied:

Gday
If it is lifted high, the caster will be out enough to do this. Putting skinny tyres on the front will help things alot.
Other things to look for are bent rim/s- drive and have a friend look from another car
busted ctr bolts in the springs- look for witness marks at the diff housing that things are moving.
Good luck with the investigation
Andewwheredayathinkwer mike?
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FollowupID: 20917   Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 02, 2003 at 11:40

Anna posted:

thanks
The back diff has been leaking a lot but apparently there's no sign of any cracks, could this have something to do with it?
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AnswerID: 29859   Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 02, 2003 at 08:34

paul replied:

hi anna
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