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Old 06-11-2007, 01:39 PM
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what wrong with my car?

98 z28, on the highway my steering wheel shakes, but the car drives straight I don't need a wheel alignment. I just got some PZero rosso tires, they were balanced.
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Old 06-11-2007, 01:52 PM
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Unbalanced tires, Warped wheel, suspension part bent/worn???? How old are the shocks??

Rack and pinion worn??? Could be 1 thing or mutiple things....
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Could be the tires breaking in.
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Old 06-11-2007, 03:25 PM
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new c6 rims
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Old 06-11-2007, 05:19 PM
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I would do a couple simple checks, confirm good tire pressures on all the tires and also make sure all the wheel weights are in place. If you feel everything is in order and nothing suspension/chassis wise is worn out or damaged, then I would call the shop that did the mount and balance. There could always be a slight chance that the tires were not balanced correctly.
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Old 06-11-2007, 05:27 PM
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i do have a replaced rearend, previous owner
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wheel bearings/ tie rod ends
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Old 06-11-2007, 07:17 PM
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rotate the tires,if the shake goes to the rear than you know it has something to do with the rims or tires.could have a bad tire!it happens
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Old 06-12-2007, 10:23 AM
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i'm going to take a drive with the cam, so you can get a more in depth view
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Old 06-13-2007, 03:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Pyrodawg
wheel bearings/ tie rod ends
not likely. If you just put on tires and now the steering wheel shakes, there is your problem.
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Old 06-15-2007, 10:15 PM
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never drove it with any other tires on it
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Old 06-17-2007, 09:19 PM
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Sounds like tie rods. If it's high mileage it could also be A-arm bushings.
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it's got an intermediate roll, kinda like a musical beat
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my lower control arm is crushed!
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Old 06-17-2007, 09:49 PM
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your lower control arm is crushed?????? well.. I can only think of one way THAT can happen without hitting something major that you would definitely feel.. and that is if whoever was doing your tires jacked it up wrong... or while up it slipped and landed on the Control arm.
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