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

Toney
'97 RS 5 Speed (totaled)
15.4606@88.42 Mph
96 Toyota Celica GT
88 Toyota Supra NA-T (w/ sports package)
Got Boost?? Hell yeah I-6 turbo powah baby!

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

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thanks beefgg for the sig

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.

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Your tires need balancing, not alignment.

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yah they need to be balanced! also check for bends in the rim it can cause that also
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>Your tires need balancing, not alignment.

Yup, that would be the problem.

"i want a turbo that gets full boost (35psi) at 2500rpms, and will make about 490hp to the wheels and make my greddy type blow off valve louder than jet airplanes

Wheel balance anyway .......



Savannah, GA

Obviously nobody balanced your new rims/tires

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98 ESi
95 GS

That can also happen if your tires are worn unevenly.

Dave
05 Ford F150 SuperCrew FX4

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.

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Black 96 GS

-Manny

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

Toney
'97 RS 5 Speed (totaled)
15.4606@88.42 Mph
96 Toyota Celica GT
88 Toyota Supra NA-T (w/ sports package)
Got Boost?? Hell yeah I-6 turbo powah baby!

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

Toney
'97 RS 5 Speed (totaled)
15.4606@88.42 Mph
96 Toyota Celica GT
88 Toyota Supra NA-T (w/ sports package)
Got Boost?? Hell yeah I-6 turbo powah baby!

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..

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