help, my steering wheel shimmies

[matt3989]

ok well i have a shimmy in the steering wheel, but it only happens between 50 and 65 more noticably btween 55 and 60, can anyone diagnose my problem?

im thinking it could be my ball joints. any ideas?

[black98V6]

Re: help, my steering wheel shimmies

if you have a vibration that comes and goes with speed, then your most likely culprit is a wheel out of balance, quick way to check is rotate your tires and see if it does the same thing, if so then your problem might be in the front end, if not then it's likely a tire out of balance.

If it is still doing the same thing after the rotation ball joint is a possibility, also check your lower control arm bushings, specifically the rearmost bushing, the bolt through this bushing is vertical, there is a known defect in these that will cause the bushing to tear prematurely which could affect alignment and thus cause problems in the front end. On that note though my passenger side was torn like that for over a year with no noticeable problems, I did however change it out when I put on new shocks and springs.