OK, my steering wheel has started shaking recently, well atleast its gotten to the point where something needs to be done. Well anyway it starts getting bad around 70mph and starts to ease up around 80. I pushed it today to about 115 and it was smooth as silk. So is my alignment fucked or what??? Please help

yeah sounds like alignment. if you go in for a rotation anywhere ask them to put your wheels on a spin balancer and check for bends

Mine does the exact same thing at the same speed as yours and my allignment is perfect. I'll probably go in for a balance though.

Your tires need balancing, not alignment.

yah they need to be balanced! also check for bends in the rim it can cause that also
Michael 99gs- hrc stage 2

>Your tires need balancing, not alignment.

Yup, that would be the problem.

Wheel balance anyway .......



Savannah, GA

Obviously nobody balanced your new rims/tires :)

That can also happen if your tires are worn unevenly.

Are you on stock shocks?
My whole front end used to shake once over 40mph and it turned out to be a blown shock on the front passenger side.

yeah im on stock shocks, but if it were blown would it stop shaking over 80 still??

Mine shakes at 70mph but when i get to 80+ mph it goes away. The reason on my car is one of my rims are bent. All you have to do is find the bent rim and always keep that bent rim in the rear and that will eliminate the problem.

well I just bought 4 new tires and got everything balanced and aligned (bought warranty too, cuz the tire I had just bought previously blew up on me on sunday) and the shaking has pretty much gone away. Its still there every once and a while, but I think that is the road not the rims/tires

I had the same problem and thought it was a bent rim. Spent $200 on a new rim, and still didn't fix it. I finally decided it was my shocks. I replaced all four shock absorbers, and not the car is smooth as glass all the way up.

Hmm, I wonder how many people have had problems with their stock shocks now. My front passenger side one is toast too.. :P