Guest Anonymous Posted August 16, 2001 Share Posted August 16, 2001 Between 30 and 50 steering wheel shakes big-time. Seems to smooth out as you accel. Wheels and tires ARE balanced. Front bushings? Alignment? All of the above? whatzup? tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Gad Posted August 16, 2001 Share Posted August 16, 2001 Sounds like it could be ball joints, or alignment or both. I'd check the wear on the tires first. If it is out of alignment, the tires could have worn low spots which are more prevalent at low speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 18, 2001 Share Posted August 18, 2001 Hey, if you can turn the rotors yourself, watch the hub to see it it un true when it spins. Have yu hit a curb or +3" object? My 79' 280zx had the same problem. Like Z-Gad said, check the tires for wear, if the wear is feathered of un even you got an alignment problem. Nic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zfreak Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 Hey Tommy does it shake under braking? It sounds like you should check your steering rack bushings. Warn bushings can cause a pretty good shake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 I just read that un-even brake rotor wear and front end bushings can be work out prematurely by bad T-C rod bushings. Sometimes problems have to be traced back to the original source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted August 22, 2001 Share Posted August 22, 2001 Positive offset wheels can also cause a Z car shimmy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted August 22, 2001 Share Posted August 22, 2001 I had some money to waste one day after having some tires ballanced. Still had a shimmy at a particular speed range. Took the car immediately to the speed shop (he calibrates the machine each and every ballance job, but is a bit more expensive) and found the wheel/tire assemblies were indeed NOT ballanced. The shimmy dissappeared after he ballanced them. This happens more often than I care to mention, and especially so when I get the "Life time" ballancing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 22, 2001 Share Posted August 22, 2001 Thanks for the replys. After a closer inspection, the tires on this car have been sitting for over 2 years and are dry rotted BAD. Its weird because all the tread is there but the side walls are dry and cracked. I went ahead and bought the car and on the way home today I put the proper pressure in the front tires and that took most of it away. I'm looking for some stock 15' turbo wheels to put on it. I just can't see buying anymore 14's and I dont 't want to spend too much money .....on wheels and tires, but I will need tires to get the car inspected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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