Shaky At 100km

[ruffryder]

hey pplz

when i drive on the freeway, the car is very very shaky n unstable at 100km/h.

its fine at 80km, even 90km...

has this got something to do with wheel alignment?

cheers

[Big Rizza]

Get a wheel balance

[predator]

wheel alignment, or one of your tyres or rims is buckled most likely..

[Big Rizza]

Wheel alignment will fix tracking issues, wheel balance will fix vibration issues

[fLipKnot]

If there is something to do with wheel alignment, you should be able to feel lots of shaking on your steering wheel..

[cowie165]

Get a wheel balance

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[hbs2jh]

if its shaky den it's wheel balance..

[Trooper]

if its shaky den it's wheel balance..

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I had the exact same problem, took it in for a wheel balance (obvious solution)

When they jacked it up at the shop i had a look and the dick before me had put spacers in (to push the rims out), which was the cause of my tyre hitting the wheel guard at every little bump, but when i took the spacer off i noticed there was no hub locater. The lack of a hub locater meant that the rim had play between it and the hub. Machined up two of these little bad boys and problem fixed =no shake

This will only be a prob (i think) if you have aftermarket rims and if the guy that had the car before you was a dick, or the dodgey dealer you bought your car from was also a dick (had these problems)

Cheers

Or it could be as simple as a wheel balance -- easier fix too

[ruffryder]

damn watta dick... lol

well i figured out the shakyness is less bad when i have a passenger sitting in my car...

im goin to get a front wheel alignment n wheel balance, hopefully that'll be it,

[mxtcy]

i have this problem too, i got it when i put my 19's on.. they are all balanced up but i still get the problem. I run 2mm spacers so they clear the brakes. You reckon a wheel alignment will fix it.

[cowie165]

Wheel alignment will fix how the car travels down the road. If you take your hands off the wheel and the car continues to track straight then the wheels are aligned.

If there are vibrations, then it is probably (with exceptions like mentioned above) going to be wheels out of balance. Most balancing centres can only balance 16-17" rims. I tried to have some 18"s balance and had to have them driven across town to find a big enough balancer. Without casting dispersions upon the guys that did the balance, they may have taken a short cut with your balance if they didn't have the right equipment.

[Sambo33]

my car was a bit shaky on the freeway, especially downhill under brakes, turned out to be a worn tie-rod

[R33S2]

I had this problem with jap seconds got rid of them and fixed it

[Duncan]

and another possible reason is the tailshaft being out of balance

[ruffryder]

cheers guys

found out that the front wheels were buckled so they need to be re-rolled or something. will set me back 150bux

thanks again