shakey wheel problem =/

[joehasane30]

so about 3 weeks ago i went to fix my "shakey wheel" problem i had in my e30. and i replaced a control arm on pasenger side and ball joint because they were bad, and i replaced both tie rods and tie rod ends because it looked like both of em were about the break. STILL didnt fix the problem. checked my brake rotors and they are fine no warping. anybody have any idea of why my wheel still continues to shake under heavy braking in the 30-60 mph range and just shakes on its own a little while driving almost anywhere really?

[olskool]

Maybe you should have replaced the control arms in pairs, not just one side. Are your wheels balanced?

[joehasane30]

yep wheels just got balanced and i also got the car aligned too rite after i put the new control arm, ball joint and tierod/end. and weird thing is rite after i got it aligned my steering wheel was actually straight, cause it wus tilted left a bit before and it didnt seem to shake, then ide say next day i went to drive it and the steering wheel looked off again like my alignment got thrown off and it shakes like crazy again, feels exactly the same as before i replaced that stuff. and i only replaced passanger side cause when u brake u can clearly feel the shake is in the passanger wheel not driver side at all

[olskool]

Did you check to see if there is any play in the ball joint on the driver side?

[e30s52]

/\ +1. have you checked all the bushings too? get a ball joint gauge and measure how out of spec it is.

[Eric Giles]

Always replace control arms in pairs. Also, did you replace the control arm bushings? If not, and the wheels have been properly balanced, then the bushings are most likely the problem.

[joehasane30]

how much r bushings? i wus planning on replacing those anyways, is it not to hard of a job, or should i just have a shop do it?

[willybustaE30]

what wheels are you running? stock or aftermarket? are they hub centric?

[dashboardmonkey]

what wheels are you running? stock or aftermarket? are they hub centric?

Beat me to it.

Four lug wheels need to be hub centric.

Try to find the hub centric rings/spacers to center your wheels, that is if you have aftermarket wheels.

Andy

[Turf1600]

Wheel bearings buddy. Check them.

[joehasane30]

hey guys, ya my wheels have hub ecentric spcaers on them already, looks like about 15mm maybe 10mm not that big. so im thinking its gotta be wheel bearings?. just curoius, is there any way a wheel bearing can explode while driving or something and kill me, cause if so ide like to replace them immediatly but if its something that i can still drive on for awhile i have to fix my exhaust befre that.

[Turf1600]

hey guys, ya my wheels have hub ecentric spcaers on them already, looks like about 15mm maybe 10mm not that big. so im thinking its gotta be wheel bearings?. just curoius, is there any way a wheel bearing can explode while driving or something and kill me, cause if so ide like to replace them immediatly but if its something that i can still drive on for awhile i have to fix my exhaust befre that.

Is your exhaust going to explode and kill you? Fix the bearings before your tires get eaten alive.

[joehasane30]

actually, kinda ironic my exhaust did explode while i wus driving and its way to loud to drive on the street, so yes i do have to fix that before the wheel bearings lol

[Snoopy]

first thing I ever did on my e30 was replace both control arms and bushings at same time. its a bitch to push the bushings onto the end, but possible with warm soap water and lots of pushing against the car with your whole body cursing the cold weather.
:rofl:

[morningsmiler]

yep wheels just got balanced and i also got the car aligned too rite after i put the new control arm, ball joint and tierod/end. and weird thing is rite after i got it aligned my steering wheel was actually straight, cause it wus tilted left a bit before and it didnt seem to shake, then ide say next day i went to drive it and the steering wheel looked off again like my alignment got thrown off and it shakes like crazy again, feels exactly the same as before i replaced that stuff. and i only replaced passanger side cause when u brake u can clearly feel the shake is in the passanger wheel not driver side at all

Joe has an e30, but Joe has no written language skills.

<sigh>I must be just be getting old.