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Old Oct 28, 2015 | 06:44 AM
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From: Santa Monica
Car: 1984 Firebird Trans am
Engine: 5.0 HO 4BBl
Transmission: one that kind of works
Axle/Gears: some that turn the wheels
excessive vibration at around 2000rpm

I have noticed that whenever I am running my car at about 2000rpm within 200 rpm above or below that my car seems to vibrate quite a bit. It feels almost like I'm going over a very textured road surface. This is in overdrive or drive. This is with stock transmission on a 1984 trans am with the H.O. engine.
I can't tell if it's an engine issue or maybe something else? Engine seems to be running fine otherwise. Maybe it needs a wheel alignment?
Last thing that was replaced on the front end were the ball joints. My mechanic said i didn't need a wheel alignment, so I am wondering if that assessment was incorrect?
cheers in advance guys.
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Old Oct 28, 2015 | 06:56 AM
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Re: excessive vibration at around 2000rpm

Pull the driveshaft & check for a loose or frozen u joint.
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Old Oct 29, 2015 | 03:37 PM
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Car: 1990 RS Camaro
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Re: excessive vibration at around 2000rpm

its obviously a balancing issue some where. sometimes the balancing weights come off the drive shafts.
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