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Old 03-05-2008, 08:06 PM
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Default Steering wheel shimmy

My steering wheel has a slight shimmy above 25MPH. i thought it was the tires so I bought new tires and rims,needed them anyway. Still have the slight shimmy. Any thoughts what it could be.
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brake rotors
 
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sometines aftermarket rims will mess with the steering.
 
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If you have new tires and rims next thing to check is suspention parts like ball joints and ty rods. Have a garage do a safety inspection. If it is during you trying to stop then I would check the brakes and rotors.
 
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Default RE: Steering wheel shimmy

Does it get worse when you apply the brakes? If so, look for too much run-out in a front rotor. If not, out-of-balance or out-of-round tire.
 



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