Question regarding stick shifts (vibration at 55 mph)

[MrJakob]

Hey all!

Just a quick question,

When I hit 55mph or I hit 2500 rpms in fifth gear, The car vibrates pretty bad. It stops as soon as I get to 60mph or 2700rpms.

This normal? Just seems kind of odd for it to vibrate at a certain speed and gear.

Just curious.

[Daox]

No, its not normal.

What part of the car vibrates?

[MrJakob]

Seems to come from the tires into the steering wheel? Something like that.

[vcarlos40]

Sounds like its wheels are out of balance.

[MrJakob]

That is kinda what I was thinking. Any way I can fix that myself?

[Pickles]

No, unless you have a wheel balancer. Most shops will do it for $20 for all 4

[DRG2003]

Double check for mud or anything like that caked into the wheel. Around here with the dirt roads/mud/ice in the winter it can get clumped in the rim and cause a pretty bad vibration until it's hosed out.

[exist3nce]

Definitely sounds like a balancing issue.

Do you hear any odd noises when it happens?

[MrJakob]

No weird noises. Just the rumbling. I also feel it in my seat. I wonder if the balancing issue is what is causing this other problem. When I hit a bump on the highway, going around 60 mph. The car jerks to the left and right, it vibrates from what feels like the wheels to the steering collumn. Would the off balance also cause that? I would love to be able to get that fixed. Hate going over a series of bumps feeling like I am going to fly off into another lane.

[exist3nce]

No weird noises. Just the rumbling. I also feel it in my seat. I wonder if the balancing issue is what is causing this other problem. When I hit a bump on the highway, going around 60 mph. The car jerks to the left and right, it vibrates from what feels like the wheels to the steering collumn. Would the off balance also cause that? I would love to be able to get that fixed. Hate going over a series of bumps feeling like I am going to fly off into another lane.

Now what you are describing (the jerking over bumps) sounds like a balljoint on its way out (starting to become loose and sloppy from wear). If the car all of a sudden seems to steer or jerk you one way or another over bumps it is likely balljoint or other suspension pieces/bushings. A worn balljoint can be very dangerous if it actually fails at speed - I would have this checked ASAP.

The constant vibration/rumbling at certain speeds still sounds like a balancing issue, so you may have two or more issues in total.