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loud tranny and shifter vibrates like a mother.

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Lx89Stang05

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i got on and high way and i got the needle to hit the tirp reset button. and the tranny (5spd) was making all kinds of loud noises and the shifter handle was vibrating so bad it would hurt your hand. i think it might be the driveshaft, or the rear end not having the stableizer block on the rear end since its a auto rear, and bad U joints. what do you guys think??
 

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I get that at 100 with the aluminum driveshaft but I have an after market handle and there is no bushing.
 

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I hit 130mph once. the floor pans fell on the ground. I had to weld new ones in.
 

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when i hit top speed it blows all the welds of of my intake. Its damn annoying.

Actualy though you will get a little vibration, my tri-ax chatters a little at 65 and gets louder the faster you go.

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so i guess this is a normal thing?? does the 5.0 5spd do it??
 

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I'm sure it would.
 

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U-joints could be starting to go... could also be a tranny mount with some play... driveshaft could be out of balance...
 

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Yeah the first thing I thought was transmission mounts.
 

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Could be your tires are all clucked up.
 

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Mine does that at 90, I think its normal, especially with an aftermarket shifter.
 

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Lx89Stang05 said:
does the 5.0 5spd do it??
Click to expand...

No, with a poly transmission mount, and an aluminum driveshaft the vibration is not as bad. Try rotating the shaft 180* at the rear end. This stopped the vibration problem I was having with the aluminum shaft.
 
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