Steering wheel shakes at 60mph+ - Saxperience

Jacks_Black_Sax · 14th January 2007, 15:14

Any ideas? hit a curb not long ago

suspension or something?

I thought it was my steelies, cus there was a dent in them - but now i got alloys

cheers :-)

TU-Tuning · 14th January 2007, 15:16

Could be tracking, wheels might need balancing, uneven tyre wear if the loys were second hand

Jacks_Black_Sax · 14th January 2007, 15:35

yeah ill get that done next sat.. see what happens

ta

Predator_R32^p · 14th January 2007, 15:42

wheels balancing mate get them done first as they only cost about 4 quid a corner sometimes not even that, if it still does it then get the tracking done

Kenny_Boi · 14th January 2007, 16:13

yeh sounds like either wheel balancing or tracking we get a few cars in my work with that prob and its normally found to be down to one of those probs

S34MER · 14th January 2007, 16:41

im gonna gamble and say its the wheel balancing! does it stop shaking when you speed up to about 80mph?

SAM33R · 14th January 2007, 17:40

cosidering you hit a kerb, i can only think it being tracking

does the car pull to one side when you dont hold the wheel?

sam

Jacks_Black_Sax · 14th January 2007, 20:55

it does pull a bit yeah, to the left (hit it on left, glad didnt have alloys on then lmao) and i havent even gone over 70mph to see if it stops at 80 lol..

but im gonna get it tracking + wheel balance soon, specially cus i had my alloys fitted

cheers

Roper · 14th January 2007, 20:58

mine does this, btw i have a westie, but mine only does it about 65+.....really annoying.

lee.

SAM33R · 14th January 2007, 20:58

yeah get your alloys balanced first thing and make sure you get it tracked or the tyres wear down big time

my front passenger is illegal now due to dodgy tracking

sam

fitzuk86 · 15th January 2007, 15:20

9/10 its the balancing or the tracking, get them both done. its cheap enough.

Jacks_Black_Sax · 15th January 2007, 16:46

how much would it cost for all 4 balanced + tracked ?

Places like kwikfit?

thanks, jack

dingle · 15th January 2007, 18:19

i wouldn't go to kwik fit one of the dearest places i know but shouldn't cost u any more than £40 from a decent garage

welsh_rich · 15th January 2007, 18:34

When i bought my sax the garage who i bought it off had put two new tyres on the front without balancing them!! So on the way back on the motorway the steering wheel was shaking. Bit pissed off tbh.

I went to kwikfit...didn't cost much at all! Fine now.

SAM33R · 16th January 2007, 00:53

mate of mine at tyre place does my tracking for a tenner

balancing for a tenner too lol

sam

johnny_vts · 16th January 2007, 12:13

If you're alloys were originally balanced, it's unlikely to be that. More than likely be tracking, especially if you hit a kerb recently. Get that checked first.