Okay, about 3 weeks ago i had the left rear wheel bearing changed because my steering wheel and wheels shook really bad at all speeds. well, i put my stock rims back on today and now the same thing is happening. The right side of my car is fine but, on the left side both wheels wobble really bad when driving. Also, my steeing wheel shakes really bad.
any idea what this could be?? and why would changing my wheels back to stock affect it??


thanks
chris

 

Whens the last time you had those tires balanced ? I'd say get them balanced then see what happens.

 

yeah, i just put back on my 15's and now its fine. i held out the steelies and bounced them on the ground and they dont bounce straight up they bounce to the side. so i guess i need to get them balanced.
any idea how much that costs??

 

I don't think it should cost to much, it only takes about 20 minutes if the guy knows what he is doing. And its not really hard to do.

 

so you think thats what the problem is then??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdmstreethatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so you think thats what the problem is then??

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Well its where I would start off and get that out of the way. After you put your regular rims on did the car shake ? If not its defiantly the steelies. So maybe there unbalanced, or maybe the rim is bent.

 

yeah it stopped when i put my rotas on. the shaking of the steering wheel and wobbling wheels both stopped. also, when i had my steelies on, there was alot of slack in the steering wheel.

 

Just go to a tire store and get a balance. Should be no more that $30.

 

There are a couple of places in town that do a runout test with a balance. That will tell you if the rim is bent and if the balance is off. A rim that is bent will balance but with alot of weight and you won't fix the problem.

 

go to costco to get balance lol... thats where i got minez... u get this dope *** costco sticker for free too... another factor is that ur rotors mite be f-ed up?

 

what would my rotors have to do with anything. the shaking/wobbling completely goes away when i put the 15's back on.

 

Tie rod ends or a worn rack could cause the problem. Also a bad alignment could cause some shake and pull.

 

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If it was tie rods or a worn rack, or a bad alignment those things would all occur with the rotas on to. Those problems would not just go away once he put the rotas on.

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Thats right, but any good shop would catch a bent rim and not even try to balance. Your never suppose to balance a tire/rim if it needs more then 3 ounces of weight.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdmstreethatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what would my rotors have to do with anything. the shaking/wobbling completely goes away when i put the 15's back on.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i doubt it,
it would probably shake like that with either of the wheels

 

get an alignment for your car.