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hagnik wrote:2005 2WD. 144,000 miles. When I hit large bumps on the highway the steering wheel jerks left and right, then corrects itself. Sometimes it is scary. I brought it to the local Nissan dealership. They said I needed a new bearing assembly on the front passenger side. After replacing that, I still have the jerking on the highway. How can I have this diagnosed and fixed without having them replace everything under the hood?
Could this be related to alignment? The vehicle drives straight.
Could this be related to old shocks/struts? Lots of miles, and I've pulled a camper a dozen times.
What should my next step be?
kaktus wrote:I had the exact same problem. Its your front shocks not absorbing the impact right from the bumps. I put a 2 inch lift on and it fixed everything. Actually my pathfinder handles 10 times better now. I used Rancho quicklift for my front.
hagnik wrote:2005 2WD. 144,000 miles. When I hit large bumps on the highway the steering wheel jerks left and right, then corrects itself. Sometimes it is scary. I brought it to the local Nissan dealership. They said I needed a new bearing assembly on the front passenger side. After replacing that, I still have the jerking on the highway. How can I have this diagnosed and fixed without having them replace everything under the hood?
Could this be related to alignment? The vehicle drives straight.
Could this be related to old shocks/struts? Lots of miles, and I've pulled a camper a dozen times.
What should my next step be?
I bet you had an alignment done when you did your lift. That is what improved your handling.kaktus wrote:I had the exact same problem. Its your front shocks not absorbing the impact right from the bumps. I put a 2 inch lift on and it fixed everything. Actually my pathfinder handles 10 times better now. I used Rancho quicklift for my front.
hagnik wrote:2005 2WD. 144,000 miles. When I hit large bumps on the highway the steering wheel jerks left and right, then corrects itself. Sometimes it is scary. I brought it to the local Nissan dealership. They said I needed a new bearing assembly on the front passenger side. After replacing that, I still have the jerking on the highway. How can I have this diagnosed and fixed without having them replace everything under the hood?
Could this be related to alignment? The vehicle drives straight.
Could this be related to old shocks/struts? Lots of miles, and I've pulled a camper a dozen times.
What should my next step be?
This is most likely a tire balancing issue, or tire damage. Have them checked out.kennynnek wrote:did you have a steering wheel shake also? this post definitely made me want to upgrade my front suspension lol at highway speeds the vibrations are so bad my back seats are noticeably shaking, drives straight and everything.. just shakes
kaktus wrote:I had the exact same problem. Its your front shocks not absorbing the impact right from the bumps. I put a 2 inch lift on and it fixed everything. Actually my pathfinder handles 10 times better now. I used Rancho quicklift for my front.
hagnik wrote:2005 2WD. 144,000 miles. When I hit large bumps on the highway the steering wheel jerks left and right, then corrects itself. Sometimes it is scary. I brought it to the local Nissan dealership. They said I needed a new bearing assembly on the front passenger side. After replacing that, I still have the jerking on the highway. How can I have this diagnosed and fixed without having them replace everything under the hood?
Could this be related to alignment? The vehicle drives straight.
Could this be related to old shocks/struts? Lots of miles, and I've pulled a camper a dozen times.
What should my next step be?
Same boat here.Diablo3662 wrote:I'm having the issue also on my 08 path . Ranch quick lift front set on 9 and rancho rears on 9 with HD lift coils from 4x4parts . still can get the bounce gone . am doing new tires this coming week.. Would love help on this