ive always had a problem with my 98 civic shaking, especially at high speeds. its not a normal shake. i just recently put 18s on and the problem was magnified. wheels are balanced, camber kit and alignment are good, what could be wrong?

 

How the f-u-c-k did you fit 18 inch rims on your Civic? You must be on stock suspension and rubbing like a ****.

Possibly warped rotors?

 

I would guess tie rod ends.

 

ball joints, alignment, balancing, cv joints, tie rods

not in that order

 

could be your rotors

 

rotors make the car shake while braking, not while just rolling. Since you said the wheels/tires are balanced, I would bet on axle or tie rod, but since you said it got worse with 18's, it makes me think tie rods.

 

ya it shakes all the time, not just when im braking, the tie rods might be my best bet

 

yeah i got the same problem...and i was also looking to see what it might be...i was thinking tie rod ends or CV joints. but yeah, for me it's only on the right side.

 

axles . . is what my guess is also with warped rotars . .

 

but with warped rotors, the car would shake while braking...he says it only shakes while he's goin, or at high speeds.
Also with warped rotors, the brake pedal would vibrate when he hit the brakes..

 

Car shakes when braking with pedal vibration = warped rotors
Car shakes when acceleration = most likely inner CV joints.
Car shakes when turning and you hear a knocking or clicking = outer CV joints
Car shakes all the time = wheel balance, other suspension components

These are not for 100%, just general cases and what it is most likely. Your new rims, do they have the right hub size?

 

you might need hubcentric rings?

 

my car did the same turns out the wheel bearing were real bad

 

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Beer always helps mine.

 

Yeah, see it sounds like something isnt aligned. Did a shop put your tire/wheels on? Make sure you have hub rings, are using the rotor screws, The wheels are balanced and straight. Tho if it happened before, the hub could be bent, like are your lug nuts all torqued the same? They should all be 75-80 lb-ft, but if its more or less, so long as its consistent on all 4, or that could cause a vibration. Is your car lowered? what kinda suspension? has it been in a accident?

 

judging from responses, it sounds like cv joints or tie rods..ill get em looked at soon