Q: When I go 60 or 70, my truck shakes
I have replaced the ball joints and tire rods, my truck still shakes. The U-jack on my truck shakes, the tire left to right moves a lot on both sides. I'm going to get the pitman arm changed someone else told me it could be bearings. They said something about a steering box.
My car has 135000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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