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2002 Kia Sportage Vibration at 20-25mph?

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Just bought a 02 kia sportage and the only thing wrong with it is this vibration. It shakes the entire car and happens a little when you take off but is really bad between 20 and 25mph. slower or faster than that and it drives fairly good for a 12 year old car. only has 155k miles on it and i just changed the front u joint on the rear shaft thinking that was the problem, unfortunately that was a waste of a day. any help would be greatly appreciated. My buddy that was helping me said he thought it might be the carrier or center support bearing, but considering how much they cost i want to make sure before i drop a good amount of $
 
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vibration

the car has almost brand new tires on it with no uneven wear on the tread and it feels like the whole car is vibrating but if i had to choose it seems to be a central point in the car leading me to believe it is probably something to do with the driveshaft and not a tire issue
 
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the car has almost brand new tires on it with no uneven wear on the tread and it feels like the whole car is vibrating but if i had to choose it seems to be a central point in the car leading me to believe it is probably something to do with the driveshaft and not a tire issue
The way the tires look means nothing. Bad = bad/broken steel belt inside. You can't see a bad belt.
 
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