Bad ball joints/tie rods? wheels shakes a lot over 40mph

[Zleepin]

Us over here in Northern Virginia got a good 4-5 inches of snow just the other day. So being who I am, me and my buddy who owns a 90' FC RX7 were sliding around in our old high schools parking lot Everything went perfectly, no crashing or nothing only stalled the car once. This was the first night at 12pm. The next day, I still had to go to work but got off at 2. Right around 3pm I went to go back to that parking lot to get a little side ways. & once again everything was perfect no crashing nothing. Now after I left to go to meet up with my buddy with the rx7, I noticed when I would get up to around 40 mph my steering wheel would begin to shake a lot. Bu without me hitting a curb or crashing or anything.. I don't see how this could possibly happen. I want to say alignment cause when I let go of the wheel it slowly drifts right. But still, If i didn't hit anything I couldn't see how my alignment would've been thrown off.
Only thing that comes to mind is my ball joints were bad or tie rods.. So i'm going to lift the front end & rear end and do the ol' hands on 12 & 6 and see I get it any serious movement.

Has anyone ever encountered this? Or maybe have a few other suggestions? I'd appreciate the help.

Thanks,

[Ace2cool]

+1 for the 12/6 shake. Sounds like a failed wheel bearing to me. Also, just shake all the suspension components. Sounds like a weird coincidence to me.

[Zleepin]

+1 for the 12/6 shake. Sounds like a failed wheel bearing to me. Also, just shake all the suspension components. Sounds like a weird coincidence to me.

Yeah really had me lost for a bit, I feel likes its coming from the front left wheel.. But wont know for sure until I get under her. & yeah I'm planning on replacing majority of my suspension components hopefully before my coilovers come in. Trying start fresh; since knowing that the previous owner(s) havn't done so.

But, thanks for the opening my mind about the wheel bearing defiantly will look out for that.

[Zleepin]

& BTW Ace where can I see more pics of your car? I get 'Nyan catted' every damn time

[schwar74]

I used to have this happen with my 4x4 after playing in the snow or mud. It's probably snow packed into the inside of your wheel's putting them out of balance. It may resolve when it warms up.

Scott

[Ace2cool]

& BTW Ace where can I see more pics of your car? I get 'Nyan catted' every damn time

I always forget about that. I'll post a "master album" eventually.

[Zleepin]

Turns out that Schwar74 was right! Thank jesus ! I took her out for a test drive a couple of days after the storm, when the weather was better before I pulled her in my garage. & everything was back to normal. Makes perfect sense that wheels were off balanced by the amount of snow stuck in my wheels. Thanks Scott!

[Ace2cool]

Sweet deal man.