e30 issues(first e30 build)

[jonesnative]

my car is having some issues cant figure t out my steering wheel shakes if i take it over 50 and if i go fatser it stops. as well as it sounds like my tire has a flat but checked everything and still havnt figured anythingout . if anyone could be much appreciated..

[navid41691]

Bent wheel? improperly balanced wheel?

[mod_junkie]

bent wheel? Improperly balanced wheel?

+1

[jlevie]

The first thing to check would be for a bent wheel or one out of balance. After that worn shocks upper strut bearings, control arms, control arm bushings, wheel bearings, and tie rods are possibilities

[SmokeE30]

i would check the wheel bearing for play, jack the car up and grab the wheel on the top and bottom and try to rock it back and forth, if it moves you need a wheel bearing, best price i found on them when i did mine was from german auto parts, they had ultima or something brand for 55 but when i ordered 2 they were actualy out so they sent me the 75 meyle ones instead for the cheaper price, meyle are german made and seem to be great quality and 75 is still cheaper than the 100+ most places wanted

[Rsully70sev]

Sounds like a bent/unbalanced/something with one or multiple wheels on the car.

^ I'd take his advice and check the bearings too

[e30edward]

Most likely unbalanced wheel or it's bent. Mine did that when I first bought it. I'd hit about 60 and I'd get a slight wheel vibration. I went and got new front tires (they were going bald) and it went away.

So I would get your tires balanced first. It's the cheapest option at least.

[Jaxx_]

The only time that I've felt this happening was worn control arm bushings. I would get a the perfect harmonic at about 55mph, wheel wobbling and all, and then hitting about 70mph it would be gone or almost gone.

Swap your rear wheels to the front and see if it improves. Otherwise check your suspension components. And my suspension components didn't deflect when testing them. If they're old it's probably just worth replacing anyway.

[Eddie Haskell]

Could be a hump in the tire. Sometimes, especially in summer and old tires a cord will separate and cause a hump. Jack it up and spin them while eyeballing. It doesn't take much of a hump to cause a problem. Check the coding on the tires for the manufacture date. Vehicles sitting on old tires will sometimes trigger the problem especially if you over-inflate and summertime temps. A spin balancer will show a hump problem muy pronto.