need to stop shake.
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need to stop shake.
I still have the shake in my steering wheel. As i drive down the street, if i let go of the whhel i can see it shake back and forth a good 1/4' in each direction. It is a very pronounced feeling while holding the wheel. It happens on all road conditions at all speeds. I have rebalanced all four wheels and tires and dont see a bent one either. I dont want to randomly relace stiff. Is there a list of what i can check to help this out. I have heard it incurable but dont believe it. I heard also its more common in coupes but obviously not. I would Love to eliminate this. :steering: :smash:
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Re: need to stop shake. (blk90rdstr)
I still have the shake in my steering wheel. As i drive down the street, if i let go of the whhel i can see it shake back and forth a good 1/4' in each direction. It is a very pronounced feeling while holding the wheel. It happens on all road conditions at all speeds. I have rebalanced all four wheels and tires and dont see a bent one either. I dont want to randomly relace stiff. Is there a list of what i can check to help this out. I have heard it incurable but dont believe it. I heard also its more common in coupes but obviously not. I would Love to eliminate this. :steering: :smash:
Not that you should start replacing things, but just maybe check off the following
1 Tire pressures
2) wheel alignment
3) age and condition of shocks
4 condition of tie rod ends
5 condition of bushings in sway bar and elsewhere
When I bought mine five or so years ago, it had a slight shake at around 50mph..combination of things, tire pressure and shocks seemed to cure it. Shocks on these things can wear out fairly quickly. I have gone through billsteins in 25000 miles
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Re: need to stop shake. (blk90rdstr)
Hi. Im chasing this problem on my 86 coupe. After new shocks, tyres, alignment, wheel balancing and tightening my hood up a bit, its better but still nothing like eliminated.
As every1 says - its a combination of things - but u shouldn`t have to live with it, cos it really ruins the feel of the car no matter how well it handles. :nonod:
New tyres and shocks seemed to make the biggest difference but obviously the old ones were only making the shaking worse - not the actual cause of it.
However, i`ve been inspired by Gregs88 posts on the propshaft being loose.
Just checked mine and it sure is - so i`m gonna get a new bushing in the tail end of the transmission where the prop goes in. It really does feel like it could be that - but i guess theres only 1 way to find out. :thumbs:
Best of luck with it m8 :seeya
As every1 says - its a combination of things - but u shouldn`t have to live with it, cos it really ruins the feel of the car no matter how well it handles. :nonod:
New tyres and shocks seemed to make the biggest difference but obviously the old ones were only making the shaking worse - not the actual cause of it.
However, i`ve been inspired by Gregs88 posts on the propshaft being loose.
Just checked mine and it sure is - so i`m gonna get a new bushing in the tail end of the transmission where the prop goes in. It really does feel like it could be that - but i guess theres only 1 way to find out. :thumbs:
Best of luck with it m8 :seeya
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Re: need to stop shake. (blk90rdstr)
Tire & Wheel balance.
Probably a bad tire(s)
Get them balanced on a Hunter GSP9000 balancer that does a "Radial Force Variation" test.
You'll find one or both of your front tires bad.
It's NOT alignment,tie rods, etc,etc,etc...
I've been chasing this on my 84 Vette for TWO years.... have replaced the crappy BFG tires TWICE trying to get rid of all of it.
Just put the two front tires/wheels off my 91 on the front.
ALL vibration is gone. It feels like a new car, now. Sooooo smooth.
BTW, those two tires/wheels I put on there were balanced on the Hunter balancer.
Your problem is simply wheel balance or excessive RFV.
Probably a bad tire(s)
Get them balanced on a Hunter GSP9000 balancer that does a "Radial Force Variation" test.
You'll find one or both of your front tires bad.
It's NOT alignment,tie rods, etc,etc,etc...
I've been chasing this on my 84 Vette for TWO years.... have replaced the crappy BFG tires TWICE trying to get rid of all of it.
Just put the two front tires/wheels off my 91 on the front.
ALL vibration is gone. It feels like a new car, now. Sooooo smooth.
BTW, those two tires/wheels I put on there were balanced on the Hunter balancer.
Your problem is simply wheel balance or excessive RFV.
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Re: need to stop shake. (VetNutJim)
Ok I'm going to borrow a set of wheels and tires from another car to check mine. Ill let every one know how it goes. Because i have replaced many front end componentts with no change. The road doesnt matter even on freshly paved ones. My tans is a fresh rebuild, not to say i wont look at it but i keep thinking wheels/tires too. But ry rims are freshly refinished and the tires are still like new. But new only means shiny and i dont know the lifee they led before me. Thanks everyone. :cheers:
