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Originally Posted by wullaby
how is this front end shimmy when braking different than the feeling of say warped rotors, i get a vibration (small) when braking, i bought new pads, rotors and sensor thinking they are on its way, maybe I have to check below the car instead first?
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If the shimmy is constant as in every time you hit the brakes, and changes with the speed of the vehicle... then it could be warped rotors. There is an easy way to test that using a dial indicator. But if the shimmy/shake isn't every time and seems to feel the same each time it happens regardless of speed, then it is likely worn front suspension components. Usually a mix between the lower control arms having just enough slack to allow the shake under moderate to heavy braking and the thrust arm bushings being work make it much easier to cause the shimmy and make it feel rougher/worse.
I'd say 80% of the shimmy I recently developed went away with the bushings, but the other 20% is still there from the original lower control arms with 96k miles on them. I'll be changing them soon too.