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Steering wheel vibe! *help*

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  • Start date Start date Jun 30, 2006

Tonys96Cobra

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Ok, here it is. Got some wicked steering wheel vibe above 45 or so. Here is a list of what Ive done and when.

Jan 2006-5 lug conversion (new rotors, calaipers, pads, wheel bearings, tires, wheels)

April 2006-new springs, shocks, struts. Car drove even better than before.

The car drove very smooth until last week. Got on the freeway last saturday and got some scary vibe once I hit 65, it didnt really go away until I was off the freeway and below 40 mph.

Today-replaced ball joints and repacked wheel bearings real good just in case. I checked the outer tie rods, they seemes pretty tight. Took the car for a test run and to return the ball joint press to parrts store, drove great all the way there, got on the freeway to get it up to speed, went 90 or so, felt great. Just about the time I hit the off ramp, she starts shaking again Continues to shake the whole way home if I go over 40 mph. Ive checked the wheels to make sure the weights are all still there, they are. Ive put maybe 1000 miles on it since April. Any ideas???????
 

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Sounds to me like you have a bad tire that shows itself after it gets warm. After you drive it for a while and can feel the vibration, pull into a tire store (a Les Schwab would be perfect if you have them in Utah) and have them check the front tires for roundness. You may have a bad belt in one of them.
 

Tonys96Cobra

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That does make sense, thanks! Anybody else??
 

HISSIN50

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You could try and swap fronts to the back and see if the vibe moves with the wheel/tire.
 

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It really does just sound like ur tires are out of balance, a weight could have flown off or something.
 

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If it was balance, it wouldn't go away when the tires are cold. It would do it all the time above a particular speed.
 
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