SoCal General Chat

[efficient]

so after i got an alignment my car's steering wheel still shakes a little on the freeway..

my car has new front control arms, new tie rods, new shock and springs top hats, new control arm bushings, i.e. poly steering guibo.

before i got an alignment my tires were pointed in like this / \ so they wore down a bit but still have a lot of threads. anyone think that if i get my front tires balanced it'll make the shaking go away even though they have some wear.

i would rotate them but my rear tires are 205/50/15 and my fronts are 195/50/15.
any suggestions?

[E30_Pare]

You're feeling vibration in the steering wheel? Does it feel loose tho, you did replace it with a poly guibo.

[efficient]

yeah i replaced it with a ireland engineering poly gumbo. only shakes above 65+
steering feels nice and tight. I'm running no power steering as well.

[xxla81xx]

Wheel bearings

[E30_Pare]

+1 on wheel bearings. Easy test is to get the car in the air and try to wiggle the wheels to check for play.

[xxla81xx]

Or remove the seal off the hub and just take a look n you should know if you need to replace , replacing mine this week :)

[mkcman17]

If the wheels aren't balanced with the tires the steering will shake at certain speeds (60), guaranteed.

[IRON-E]

Wheel bearings

If the wheels aren't balanced with the tires the steering will shake at certain speeds (60), guaranteed.

+1 on this.

[efficient]

1 wheel bearing is new in the front and the other is starting to make noise at low speed. I been meaning to replace the other bearing but been lazy Lol. Maybe I should change it before it freezes up on me like the other one did.

[QUKBMER]

Yeah...that's a good ideal bro.............. Oh good morning people..

[IronmanE30]

Sup, this morning, my son, Brian left for San Francisco to join the Tesla team. I wonder if having my mentor and partner working on BMW's leaving So Cal will change my addiction for these wonderful cars.

Cheers,

Jim

[sagenev63]

Good Morning, my godson is selling his wheels, if anyone's interested.

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=335854

Emil

[IRON-E]

I know you're gonna miss your partner in crime, Jim. I had the opportunity to hang out with him at CBQ, and he seem very excited about the near future.
Great things are up ahead of him, so it's a bitter sweet move.


We'll be here for your e30 support, if need be. :D






Good day y'all.

[IronmanE30]

I know you're gonna miss your partner in crime, Jim. I had the opportunity to hang out with him at CBQ, and he seem very excited about the near future.
Great things are up ahead of him, so it's a bitter sweet move.


We'll be here for your e30 support, if need be. :D

Good day y'all.

Thanks Edwin,

These are the times I wish that I was closer to my LA friends. You guys have a great group going on up there. The E30 scene in San Diego is just not the same as it use to be.

Cheers,

Jim

[E30_Pare]

The SD scene was already dead when I joined rev. Socale30 was the first forum I flocked too.