97 528i riding rough?

[travlm]

Where do I start? When I purchased my 97 528 about eight months ago it rode very rough with a lot of shimmy and shake especially at higher rates of speed on the interstate. Knowing it needed tires I replaced them, had it aligned, and balanced. I was not better. I had the rack and pinion replaced because leaks, had both tie rods replaced, and realigned. They found a bent rim and replaced it with the spare rim (this helped minimally). And the balancing was even tweaked again.
I have had everything on the car inspected to find the problem with no definitive answers.
The car has 126,000 miles, still running strong, with a terrible vibration.

Thanks,

Travis

 

[Big Daddy]

Ball joints, drive shaft? I had a 750iL that the drive shaft it self somehow got bend and over time the vibration got worse, you could really feel it under hard acceleration. Also check your brake rotors.

 

[first5ny]

Coils?

 

[travlm]

Thanks for the replys. I am taking it back in to the shop tomorrow for tests. I will let you know if they find anything.

Thanks,
Travis

 

[travlm]

Big Daddy,

I went to the shop today and they are saying the drive shaft. I take it next week for a closer inspection. I'll post back later. Thanks.
Travis