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Did DC every fix the 70mph vibe?

Old Mar 22, 2007 | 04:12 PM
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Did DC every fix the 70mph vibe?

Or, at least officially acknowledge it???

I haven't been real active on this forum for awhile. This and a rattle in the driver side mirror are about my only complaints in 32000 miles of trouble-free driving. I noticed the vibe again today on the fwy and wondered if there might be a fix.

I'm talking about the driveline vibe, not the one that was fixed with the power steering hose weight. I know about the hose clamp on the driveshaft trick. I haven't tried it. I just wondered if DC has fixed it correctly.
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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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No 70 mph vibrations on my truck.
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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ptgarcia
No 70 mph vibrations on my truck.
I think it mainly afflicted short wheelbase 4x4 quadcabs. Your mega has a longer wheelbase. Or, they figured it out and fixed it on 06s.
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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by NJMurvin
I think it mainly afflicted short wheelbase 4x4 quadcabs. Your mega has a longer wheelbase. Or, they figured it out and fixed it on 06s.
Ohh, I see.
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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 08:09 PM
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I just sold my old 2003 Quadcab and mine would rattle at 68 to 74 MPH.

I never took it to the dealer because my warranty was exp.

So I bought a new 2007 with more problems then the 03.
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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by NJMurvin
I think it mainly afflicted short wheelbase 4x4 quadcabs. Your mega has a longer wheelbase. Or, they figured it out and fixed it on 06s.
It has to do with drive shaft lenghts......the sb trucks have a one piece aluminum which is garbage(i am on my second) and the megas are a two piece steel.

Richard
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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 02:51 AM
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i have a QC SB 06
no vibrations
of course I dont ever think my truck has ever seen 70 MPH...
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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by raychem
It has to do with drive shaft lenghts......the sb trucks have a one piece aluminum which is garbage(i am on my second) and the megas are a two piece steel.

Richard

At first I thought it was driveshaft also.

I'm not so sure anymore. On a recent trip through the mountains of New Mexico and Colorado I could get the same vibration at 2000-2100 rpms not matter what gear.

Seems to be more engine related.
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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Pull U 2
Mine ain't aluminum, unless they use the rusting kind

Ya, what he said.
No vibes in my '06 SB QC.
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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Pull U 2
Mine ain't aluminum, unless they use the rusting kind
What he said .... my '05 doesn't vibrate except when I run it down the railroad tracks below 40.
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