Hello my fellow forum members. Today, I had new shock absorbers installed by my mechanic (sorry for letting my fellow DIY'ers down). All 4 are Monroe- 5801 and 5955. That is it. No new tires, ball joints, etc. Just shock absorbers. The shock absorbers are the correct fit for the model vehicle- '96 Roadmaster.
On the way home there was this terrible vibration and the faster I went, the worse it became. It didn't allow me to go over 55mph as the vibration got so bad. The whole car vibrates including the steering wheel. Even coming off the line from a red light at a slow speed, every time the tire made a full rotation I could feel it. It felt uneven. *This is something new and didn't happen prior to the installation*
Is this normal and means I need an alignment now? Or did new problems besides that surface with this new installation. I've read online it can be alignment, balancing, tire bulge/damage, bad suspension, and motor mounts. Well by doing process of elimination the tires are fine (no bulge/damage) and I don't think it needs balancing as these are the same tires as before.
Please help! Thanks
On the way home there was this terrible vibration and the faster I went, the worse it became. It didn't allow me to go over 55mph as the vibration got so bad. The whole car vibrates including the steering wheel. Even coming off the line from a red light at a slow speed, every time the tire made a full rotation I could feel it. It felt uneven. *This is something new and didn't happen prior to the installation*
Is this normal and means I need an alignment now? Or did new problems besides that surface with this new installation. I've read online it can be alignment, balancing, tire bulge/damage, bad suspension, and motor mounts. Well by doing process of elimination the tires are fine (no bulge/damage) and I don't think it needs balancing as these are the same tires as before.
Please help! Thanks