everytime i drive on the freeway and step on my brakes, my steering wheel vibrates. i askd my friends about it, some say its unbalanced tires, bad alignment, bad axle, bad rotors so yeaa i dunno. i just got new brake pads installd and swappd 1 tire cuhz it blew and replaced an axle recently if that matters. btw i drive a 97 civic hatch with a jdm d15b . what do you guys think?

 

sounds to me like ur tires need to be balanced. it could also be the allignment.

 

I agree. Get your tires balanced, and allignment checked out


-Rob

 

If the vibration is only present when you are braking, the culprit is most likely uneven deposits on the rotors. If the rotors have enough material left, you can have them resurfaced, or you can simply replace them, as they aren't terribly expensive.

 

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wut i was thinking

 

how do i get an alignment on a droppd car? or i cant? and the vibration is only happens when i brake kinda hard when im goin fast

 

If it only happens when you brake at high speed, you probably have warped front rotors (since the steering wheel shakes). Either have them machined or replace them. That should fix it.

 

if i get them resurfaced. how long will it last till i have to buy a new one? cuhz i knew resurfacing em is only like a temporary budget thing.

 

i vote uneven/warped rotors

 

Steering wheel shakes only when braking....warped rotors, you may be able to turn them, but if not rotors are fairly cheap to replace.