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Old Jun 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.
Old Jun 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....
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 02:45 PM
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Could be the tires breaking in.
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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new c6 rims
Old Jun 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.
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 05:27 PM
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i do have a replaced rearend, previous owner
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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wheel bearings/ tie rod ends
Old Jun 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
Old Jun 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
Old Jun 13, 2007 | 03:10 AM
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wheel bearings/ tie rod ends
not likely. If you just put on tires and now the steering wheel shakes, there is your problem.
Old Jun 15, 2007 | 10:15 PM
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never drove it with any other tires on it
Old Jun 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.
Old Jun 17, 2007 | 09:27 PM
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it's got an intermediate roll, kinda like a musical beat
Old Jun 17, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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my lower control arm is crushed!
Old Jun 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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