when im driving on the higway over 60mph my steering wheel shakes a lil bit and when slow down goin 60+ the steering wheel shakes alot more!

i dont think its the bearings, bc i put the car on a lift when i was gettin my muffler redone and i grab the wheel at 2 and 10 and shaked and it was fine.. what else could it be.

btw- i tryed to take my 2 front wheels off this week end and i couldnt the nuts were really tight.

 

Are your rims and tires balanced?

 

Have you had the wheels balanced lately? The rotors turned? An alignment? Too many possibilities without more input.

Edit: Damn, you beat me to it Jedi.

 

Is this a joke?

Balance your tires, but first make sure they're not out-of-round.

i.e. Deformed. Usually due to belt slippage.

 

Booyeah slowpoke

 

thank u!

 

First check your tie rod ends (steering), then make sure your brakes aren't grabbing. Because if they are even slightly, that plus uneven rotors gives the exact problem you're having.

 

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Won't uneven rotors also cause your wheel to shake if you are braking?

Oh yeah, Blueeh3... for tight lug nuts, it helps if you have a 19mm socket + ratchet + breaker bar (from home depot). This combo will keep you from accidentally stripping your lug bolts. TORQUE OWNS.

 

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Won't uneven rotors also cause your wheel to shake if you are braking?</TD></TR></TABLE>

It'll shake even more when you're braking if your rotors aren't even

 

Overtightened lug nuts are usually a sign of overtorquing things and that tends to damage hubs, wheels and brake rotors - all of which contribute to the kinds of symptoms you're having.

 

In a nutshell

1)check if tires are balanced
2)check if rotors are warped, tie rod ends, brakes grabbing
3)check torque specs on your lugnuts

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jedi_Sol &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">In a nutshell

1)check if tires are balanced
2)check if rotors are warped, tie rod ends, brakes grabbing
3)check torque specs on your lugnuts</TD></TR></TABLE>

2-how do check for warped rotors? brakes grabbing -how do u check that?
3- stage2 put my wheels on? could they have stripped them by puttin them on too tight