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i had that shaking problem a few years back... it was so bad that u could watch the glove box shake... u probly need new tires, mine looked fine at a glance, but when i got em off the car u could see the steel belting on the inside walls

No, tyres are really good, as I have two sets of them with different rims and it's the same with both of them.

Ok, i will pay attention to my brake rotors. By the way, can anybody recommend what rottors to buy for better performance for st204 ?

wheel bearings.

could be a dragging caliper, although not likely, do check for it. missing wheel weight is most likely. just my 2 cents

it's not the whole car shaking, its just the steering wheel and i notice that when i have the steering wheel perfectly straight, the car pulls to the right, so im possibly leaning towards a bad wheel bearing as well. also when im up around 65 mph or higher, i can feel a little vibration in the gas pedal...

I recently upgraded from the stock wheels to a new 17" tire/wheel combination. Since then, my steering wheel began vibrating at speeds above 60mph and it pulled to the right. I then got a 4-wheel alignment. That fixed the pulling to the right almost 100%, but the vibration remains. Is it possible that the tires were not balanced correctly? I can't imagine it being the tires or wheels, since they were completely new. And I don't think it is a problem with the suspension components, since there was no vibration whatsoever with the stock tires/wheels. I did read somewhere that some aftermarket wheels may need hubcentric rings, or they may vibrate. Could this be the case?

@joyworks It's actually a bit too common for tires to develop out of round issues and small bubbles which will cause vibration. If bad enough it will feel like your tires are slapping the pavement instead of rolling over it. You might want to put the tires on a balance machine and observe them while spinning, sometimes tire shop techs don't bother to visually inspect them when they perform a balance.


And yes some applications need hub centric rings or need to be very carefully attached.

This post has been edited by Jamchell: Jun 21, 2010 - 7:38 PM

I thought I would jump in and point something out for future reference. You can have a bent wheel and not be able to visibly see that it's bent. Also if you have low profile tires and they are under-inflated and you do something as simple as hitting a pot hole you are more likely to get a bent rim.

i didnt read any more of the other posts but if these are after market rims. make sure u have hub centric rings. as well as taperd lugnuts. this may help out too if the rims arent stock.

Sounds like an alignment issue to me. I had a similar problem a few years back. Anytime I hit 70 MPH or higher my wheel would start twitching and shaking, but it stopped when I braked.

I had my tires rotated and had my alignment done and it fixed the problem in a jiff.

Hope that helps!

the other thing i noticed too is that the inside of my front right tire is bald and the the front left is close to being bald, my question is, what would cause more inside wear on the tire and not as much even wear?

alignment. bad camber but you are not lowered...

anyway, I other problems to deal with now. go to the link below and you'll understand. the wheels are the least of my worries right now.

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=74696

check for broken tire belts and bulges in the tires.

Thanks Jamchell. I had the tires/wheels inspected and rebalanced and rotated (even though they are all brand new). I also had new hub centric rings installed. The vibration is still there, although it seems to have improved. The vibration comes and goes, even when the speed is constant. Should I now have a mechanic look at the suspension, tie rods, wheel bearings, ball joints, and cv boots, since the car is 11 years old? Discount Tire thinks I should return the wheels, but part of me doesn't believe they are the problem. What do you think?

I don't know, if Discount Tire thinks you should return the wheels, that might be a pretty sound choice. I'd get the control arms looked at for sure, and a general look over the suspension as a whole, but honestly, if the sound comes and goes, it sounds like something's whacked out with the weights they use to balance your tires. If the rims are just sub-par, that could totally be the culprit.

i agree. must be the wheels, its the only thing that changed