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The original deck was held up by two things: 1) The two bolts that go trough the tabs on the front side of the deck and 2) the fact that the opening the deck slides into is the same size as the old deck, so it couldn't really move. The two bolts are now used by the plastic trim piece, so...

Nothing like rubber to really screw you up. So despite the fact that I tried a couple different set of tires (supposedly balanced) and had the same issue... I had the original tires and wheels balanced, and low and behold... no more shaking. Nothing like a bad rubber to ruin your day... HAH...

Yeah, I tried using just the plastic trim piece to see how it did. The deck flops all over the place on bumps and sharp turns. I'd give it about a week before it's ruined...

I've seen that setup with the bolt coming out of the rear of the deck. Lucky as I am, this Sony deck I got has no bolt coming out of the back. There was a screw on the back of the deck holding a plastic cap that is removed prior to installation...maybe I'll just thread that screw back in, and...

I haven't checked the front pinion bearings for lateral play...not quite sure how to do that. What actually got worse when the front drive-shaft was off was the noise and vibration in the cab. When I replaced the front hub assemblies both the noise and vibration went away...but the shaking at...

Alright, so this is probably going to be another stupid question. I'm in the process of replacing the old factory giant brick stereo in my 99 Cherokee with a new deck. Got the wiring adapter and finished the wiring, got the trim kit so it looks pretty, then I went to mount the new deck. WTF...

Really? The rear shaft being out of balance or having joint issues will cause a vibration in the front? I guess I should just start replacing all the parts I knew I'd have to eventually. Big fun

I threw different tires on there and had the same shake. I had both the axle shafts out when I did the hubs, and the u-joints seemed fine.. no visual wear or extra slack... I guess I should probably just replace those u-joints anyway...Why not? I've already replaced half the damn parts on the...

Hmm.. I suppose I could throw some new motor mounts in.. If the mounts are the issue, shouldn't the shaking vary with RPM's? It shakes the same whether I'm pushing 3500 RPM's or my foot's not even on the gas... Shake just remains constant at 55mph or above...

So I ended up replacing both front hub/bearing assemblies. The noise and vibration in the cab went away nicely, but the front end still starts shaking around pretty good between 55-60mph. The shaking can be felt at the steering wheel. I thought maybe the front drive-shaft needed to be back on...

Thanks xjmarc, I'm going to give both of those a try today. I'm hoping it's the bearings, so after a couple hundred bucks and a couple hours, this fun little nightmare will go away.

Okay, so while I'm asking stupid questions... I just noticed that for front hub assembly replacements there are two different kinds: 1) For Cast Rotors & 2) For Composite Rotors. Anyone know what the difference is? Can I tell just by looking at them? (assuming I know what I'm looking at..lol)

The noise is a kind of rumble/vibration... something I would expect to hear from a lifted truck with like 35" or bigger mud terrains cruising down the freeway. I, of course, just have the stock size BFG all-terrains on there. So I yanked the front drive-shaft, and not only did the noise not go...

Yeah, correction to my last post.. not auto-hubs.. just regular old wheel hub assemblies that always spin. Stupid design... I'm sure glad my front axle and drive-shaft spin all the time... should be great for longevity. Next project will have to be a manual hub conversion. I thought I was...

Okay, I think I finally have something figured out... I got some bad info about how the 4wd worked on this model. There's no vacuum controlled hubs or any of that. It has auto hubs, and everything up front spins even in 2H. Looks like the front's not locked in at all, so I must have an issue...

So after a few of my friends took turns making fun of me, it turns out that I'm not an idiot (at least not because of this). It looks like someone swapped the front axle on my Cherokee, and it almost looks like an axle from an All-Time 4wd vehicle. Can anyone tell me where I can cross...

I'm starting to like the guy I bought this thing from less and less... First I find a half-arsed head gasket repair with silicon all over it, every accessory bracket cracked or breaking from being over torqued... Now it's looking like some parts were removed from the vacuum system for the...

Okay, this is going to be a stupid question... if there are no hubs to lock, and just the bearings... is the front drive-shaft supposed to spin when it's in 2H? I was under the impression that the hubs were locked because of 1) the spinning front drive-shaft and 2) excessive road noise from...

I just recently drove my girlfriend's 99 Cherokee 4x4 and noticed that much past 45-50 mph, there was some front end noise. Low and behold, the front hubs are locked (and have been for who knows how long) and won't unlock. I haven't been underneath it yet, but someone told me that there should...

After repeated removal & installation of the air-box on my 99 Cherokee, I noticed the opening in the front of the box is tiny. It seems to have about the same dimensions as a pack of smokes. I was thinking about throwing a K&N cone on the end, and then imagined how well that would work next...