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Old 07-13-10, 10:13 AM
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I need a little feedback. when I drive 55mph or faster, the steering wheel shakes sometimes. It would come and go. Would it be the wheels/tire or suspension problem. I already got an alignment and the wheels are balanced.
Old 07-13-10, 10:30 AM
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Has the car been in a wreck? Did you check if a wheel is bent?
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Mine shakes if I hit the brakes when I'm going 60+ MPH. I'm not sure if that's normal though. You could try seeing if your tires were mounted properly and check if one of your wheels is bent like pachee said.
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no wreck that i know of. when i bought new tires for the stock rims, they balanced it, so if it was bent wouldn't it wobble on the machine?
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Sounds like one of the front tires is out of balance.
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Even if the wheels are balanced, they can still shake a little, if the wheels are bent... if you're braking and the shaking starts, your rotors are probably warped.

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Old 07-13-10, 11:42 AM
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Ya ive been wondering this as well.
Mines shakes at like 70 and when i step my brakes it shakes like crazy at high speed.
Is it really the rotor thats warped?
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Yeah, most likely. If/when you do change the rotors, make sure you change the pads at the same time.
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Daaaaayom. lol
Oh well EBC here I come then!! haha
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