Vibration in Steering Wheel at High Speed

gina · 11-19-2001, 09:02 PM

Hey guys.... I was driving my R over the weekend on the highway and noticed at about 80-90mph my steering wheel is shaking and vibrating unusually. Any ideas of what this could be? I am very low on cash and I dont want to take it to the shop if it is something simple. Any ideas? Thanks in advance for your help !!!!

CW_97_ITR · 11-19-2001, 09:07 PM

Try checking your tire pressures and see if there is anthing stuck inthe tread of your tires (screw, rocks).

Have you hit any pot holes, or anything else hard with the front wheels? I have heard that the ITR front end can come out of alignment real easy.

Also check your tire wear and dents in your rims.

Hope this helps. good luck!

Akira-R · 11-19-2001, 09:11 PM

Your wheels may need to be balanced again.
Check to see if the weights fell off or something.

--reid

tjtruong · 11-19-2001, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Your wheels may need to be balanced again.
Check to see if the weights fell off or something.

--reid

Thats the first thing that came to my mind..

try that before anything else....thats most likely the problem.

B2FiNiTY · 11-19-2001, 11:13 PM

Your tire probably needs to be balanced.

kitkatR · 11-19-2001, 11:17 PM

That happens to me but vary little vibration and it is around the 135 to 150 range.

arren123 · 11-20-2001, 02:35 AM

It happens to me too when I rotate the back set of tires to the front.. i think I just have a bum tire because I got the wheels rebalanced and they said it was dead on.

ZygSpeed · 11-20-2001, 04:33 AM

Other than rebalancing (which is/was) my guess as well -- try taking the wheel off and then carefully (evenly) re-tightening the lug nuts. This helped me last time, since those jack-offs at NTB don't know how to use anything but air tools! HTH /ed

Back in Black · 11-20-2001, 04:36 AM

If you're car is lowered and the camber isn't adjusted properly, your front tires are more than likely warped towards the inside. If not, my bet is on the need for balancing

11-19-2001, 09:02 PM	#1
gina New User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 815 iTrader Rating: (0)	Vibration in Steering Wheel at High Speed Hey guys.... I was driving my R over the weekend on the highway and noticed at about 80-90mph my steering wheel is shaking and vibrating unusually. Any ideas of what this could be? I am very low on cash and I dont want to take it to the shop if it is something simple. Any ideas? Thanks in advance for your help !!!! __________________ 1998 CW ITR (european) #1884 2004 Black SRT-4... (SOLD!) 1997 CW ITR (SOLD!) #151 2002 RSX (SOLD!) 2000 PY ITR (SOLD!) #1494 1995 Drag GS-R (SOLD!)

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CW_97_ITR Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: MA, USA Posts: 310 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Vibration in Steering Wheel at High Speed (00 Type R Chick) Try checking your tire pressures and see if there is anthing stuck inthe tread of your tires (screw, rocks). Have you hit any pot holes, or anything else hard with the front wheels? I have heard that the ITR front end can come out of alignment real easy. Also check your tire wear and dents in your rims. Hope this helps. good luck!

11-19-2001, 09:11 PM	#3
Akira-R Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 318 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Vibration in Steering Wheel at High Speed (CW_97_ITR_071) Your wheels may need to be balanced again. Check to see if the weights fell off or something. --reid __________________ If mommy won't pay for it, then insurance will!! Proud member of BAAE (Bay Area Auto Enthusiasts) http://www.impostR.com

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B2FiNiTY Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 38,380 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Vibration in Steering Wheel at High Speed (00 Type R Chick) Your tire probably needs to be balanced.

11-20-2001, 02:35 AM	#7
arren123 Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 789 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Vibration in Steering Wheel at High Speed (00 Type R Chick) It happens to me too when I rotate the back set of tires to the front.. i think I just have a bum tire because I got the wheels rebalanced and they said it was dead on. __________________ Arren

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ZygSpeed Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 12,082 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Vibration in Steering Wheel at High Speed (arren123) Other than rebalancing (which is/was) my guess as well -- try taking the wheel off and then carefully (evenly) re-tightening the lug nuts. This helped me last time, since those jack-offs at NTB don't know how to use anything but air tools! HTH /ed

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Back in Black Rather OG Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 8,182 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Vibration in Steering Wheel at High Speed (00 Type R Chick) If you're car is lowered and the camber isn't adjusted properly, your front tires are more than likely warped towards the inside. If not, my bet is on the need for balancing __________________ --2002 ECHC ROY, 2003 & 2004 ECHC H2 Champion, Former ECHC Director --2008 FB Honda Ridgeline RTX, 2010 Honda Odyssey EX-L RES, 2010 PWP Acura TSX I4 6-speed manual, 2010 Honda VFR1200F

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