My steering wheel shakes like crazy when I get up to about 60 mph, anyone know why?

 

What kind of shape are your tires in?

 

My stock were around 50 tread, but my performance tires with about 70 do it as well

 

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most likely wheel balancing. get your wheels balanced for like $10 per wheel. you sure you didn't hit any potholes?

 

i don't think I hit any...i'll get them balanced, thanks guys

 

you didnt happen to switch from aftermarket rims to stockers did ya? had a buddy who did that last winter and he forgot to take the hubcentric rings off so his stockers wernt seated right

doubt it but figured i'd through it out there

 

yea i did switch, but the stocks and the performance made the wheel shake

 

Are your wheels alligned? I know that when mine werent alligned, my steering wheel shook bad.

 

I have been experiencing a little bit of the same. I have had my stockers balanced and it seemed to make it a little better, however it hasn't completely disappeared. I have noticed proper air pressure makes a difference, but again it doesn't totally eliminate it. I have new rims and tires on the way, and prior to installing these I am taking it to have the alignment checked. I'm hoping between having this done and installing the new rims and tires this shake is eliminated. If that doesn't do it, then I'm assuming its something to do with my suspension or bearings. I'll post an update after the rim and tire upgrade.

 

alignment has nothing to do with steering wheel shaking, it has to do with the car pulling to the left or right. if the car is not aligned properly if you let go of the steering wheel it will pull to one side and if you drive on that it will wear out your tires. that's what i thought.

balancing is just they put weights on the rims so that when they turn at high speeds they remain perfectly rotated. you might want to also put hubcentric rings on. rings hold the aftermarket rim in the center of the hub. without them they move around.