needs an alignment?
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From: Westport CT
needs an alignment?
I recently had four new michelin pilot sport zp's mounted to to my '99 6-speed's magnesium wheels. i was assured they were balanced. i can see the weights inside the rims.
here are the problems:
1) the steering wheel is no longer dead center straight. to drive straight, the wheel needs to be turned about two, or three degrees to the right.
2) at about 68-72 mph, my steering wheels develops a slight shimmy...about 1/2 inch travel in a rapid-back-and-forth motion...the same motion as when you make sure the wheel locks when you park.
do i need a front-end alignment?
are the wheels unbalanced?
i live in the nyc area and the roads suck-butt.
any advice would be appreciated.
thanks!
here are the problems:
1) the steering wheel is no longer dead center straight. to drive straight, the wheel needs to be turned about two, or three degrees to the right.
2) at about 68-72 mph, my steering wheels develops a slight shimmy...about 1/2 inch travel in a rapid-back-and-forth motion...the same motion as when you make sure the wheel locks when you park.
do i need a front-end alignment?
are the wheels unbalanced?
i live in the nyc area and the roads suck-butt.
any advice would be appreciated.
thanks!
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Joined: May 2001
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From: Pewaukee WI
Re: needs an alignment? (Blue LS1-LT1)
It sounds like "yes" to both.
The steering wheel being off center, can resolved 2 ways. Pull the steering wheel and center it to the wheels, or adjust the alignment so the wheels are in line with the steering.
I have never heard of alignment causing a "shimmy" at a fixed speed. That symptom has always been related to balancing.
If you have both checked/re-done, do the balancing first, then the alignment.
Good luck.
The steering wheel being off center, can resolved 2 ways. Pull the steering wheel and center it to the wheels, or adjust the alignment so the wheels are in line with the steering.
I have never heard of alignment causing a "shimmy" at a fixed speed. That symptom has always been related to balancing.
If you have both checked/re-done, do the balancing first, then the alignment.
Good luck.
