Steering Wheels vibrating when driving steady 70mph
+1 on needing your wheels balanced.
Vibration under speed = wheels unbalanced
Vibration while braking = brake pads/rotors are worn
Car pulls right or left = need an alignment
Vibration under speed = wheels unbalanced
Vibration while braking = brake pads/rotors are worn
Car pulls right or left = need an alignment
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I paid the 600$ upfront maintenance fee to have "free" oil changes every 3 months, and tire rotations every 6 months for 4 years. This started happening after the last tire rotation, so I'm going to see tomorrow if I can get them to fix it for free because maybe its part of the tire "rotation" part of the deal. Otherwise I'll drop by the car shop i got the tires from this weekend.
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Update:
I went out to shop last Saturday, and they did a road force balance check and the hunter machine showed okay for the front 2 tires. So balance tires checked out. I asked if I could do alignment, but he told me to just try driving it some more.. So after 3 days, shaking came back and went away.
I can A) wait 3 months until my next tire rotation B) go back and try to get alignment, but i doubt the alignment will do anything.
I have the stillen sway bars on the stock couplers. I think they were called "bushings". Could it be that the oil in them are dried out? I recall that my rear stock bushings were not a perfect fit around the sway bar compared to the front.
I went out to shop last Saturday, and they did a road force balance check and the hunter machine showed okay for the front 2 tires. So balance tires checked out. I asked if I could do alignment, but he told me to just try driving it some more.. So after 3 days, shaking came back and went away.
I can A) wait 3 months until my next tire rotation B) go back and try to get alignment, but i doubt the alignment will do anything.
I have the stillen sway bars on the stock couplers. I think they were called "bushings". Could it be that the oil in them are dried out? I recall that my rear stock bushings were not a perfect fit around the sway bar compared to the front.
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FML if its the wheel bearing 
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At this point I'm gonna drive it another 3 months until my next tire rotation. Short term solution is to go 60mph or 80mph. Maybe its just the side effect of installing wider tires sizes.
.At this point I'm gonna drive it another 3 months until my next tire rotation. Short term solution is to go 60mph or 80mph
. Maybe its just the side effect of installing wider tires sizes.
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Any updates? I’ve had this issue for so long and haven’t figured out what’s going on ☹️ It only happens when I get on the freeway. I’ve had my wheels balanced multiple times, got an alignment and no luck. Then I got my rotors and pads upfront and it went away for a few weeks and then out of the blue my steering wheel started shaking again :/
Any updates? I’ve had this issue for so long and haven’t figured out what’s going on ☹️ It only happens when I get on the freeway. I’ve had my wheels balanced multiple times, got an alignment and no luck. Then I got my rotors and pads upfront and it went away for a few weeks and then out of the blue my steering wheel started shaking again :/
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You need to find a wheel specialist to go through your wheels thoroughly, and you need to be specific on what you are asking them to do. If they don’t know what you are talking about, or refuse to do it, find a new shop.
When you go, you will ask them to remove the tires, check runout and roundness of all four wheels, then do a road force balance. Ask for the data for each wheel and tire balance. If you don’t get all the data, ask them to do it again. This should cost about $100 for all four wheels.
A road force test or standard balance test will not show a bent or out of round rim. It’s a separate analysis.
If your rim rim is bent, it can typically be repaired. If your wheel is out of round, you need a new wheel ($500-$1000 for OEM)
This seems to be very common on Infiniti rims - they must be a softer alloy, kind of like BMW rims. Many cheaper aftermarket wheels see this a lot as well.
My front driver wheel is 40/1000” out of round (about a mm), and it has been causing this issue. Saving up for a replacement.
When you go, you will ask them to remove the tires, check runout and roundness of all four wheels, then do a road force balance. Ask for the data for each wheel and tire balance. If you don’t get all the data, ask them to do it again. This should cost about $100 for all four wheels.
A road force test or standard balance test will not show a bent or out of round rim. It’s a separate analysis.
If your rim rim is bent, it can typically be repaired. If your wheel is out of round, you need a new wheel ($500-$1000 for OEM)
This seems to be very common on Infiniti rims - they must be a softer alloy, kind of like BMW rims. Many cheaper aftermarket wheels see this a lot as well.
My front driver wheel is 40/1000” out of round (about a mm), and it has been causing this issue. Saving up for a replacement.
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I’m starting to think that is my issue because I’ve had my suspension looked at and everything is good nothing looks out of the ordinary nothings loose. Just yesterday I got a balance done and now the wheel shake is almost completely gone it’s bearly noticeable now which is good compared to before. But I’m definitely gonna look into that now thanks!! 🙏