shaky steering wheel at high speeds?

[direktdrive]

So today I finished installing my new tension rods and took my s14 for a spin. When i hit about 70 mph and over, the steering wheel was pretty shaky. Anybody know what might be the problem? Tires not balanced?

[adrianfromthecastle]

sounds like tire balance issues.

[direktdrive]

Thanks adrians_s13.

I'll probably take care of balancing my tires this Friday at the auto hobby.

Then we'll see if that fixes the problem. I think it will. The only other problem I could think of is that my wheels are bent, which seems very unlikely.

[adrianfromthecastle]

Thanks adrians_s13.

I'll probably take care of balancing my tires this Friday at the auto hobby.

Then we'll see if that fixes the problem. I think it will. The only other problem I could think of is that my wheels are bent, which seems very unlikely.

well, hopefully when you get your tires balanced, the guy will tell you if theres a bend in any of the wheels.

also... if your tires a pretty worn out or has flat spots... theres really not much they can do to balance it. At that point, you might just need new tires.

[direktdrive]

well my tires are pretty new so i don't think i need new ones.

out of curiousity, could unbalanced 'rear' tires cause shakiness in the steering wheel?

steering seems more dependent of the front right?

[adrianfromthecastle]

out of curiousity, could unbalanced 'rear' tires cause shakiness in the steering wheel?

no...

lol.. hell, I almost never get my rears balanced unless I really need to.