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> Steering Wheel Shimmy, Slight vibration
Mowog4
post Aug 14 2025, 05:57 PM
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I have a slight vibration in my steering wheel, it is very minor but noticeable. It does not get worse with speed, but I find it annoying. Every suspension piece on the front end of the car has been replaced, new struts, new wheel bearings, etc.. I thought, possibly it was a problem with flat spotting of tires, but new tires and wheels did not make a difference I see online there is a steering stabilizer, that is the only thing I haven’t changed down. Can anyone tell me what that does?
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post Aug 15 2025, 08:50 AM
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Need more info:

What speed range does it occur?

Is it at all dependent on road surface?

4 lug or 5 lug?

You say suspension was rebuilt, what bushings were used?

What spring rates and torsion bars?

Is the shake in the steering wheel trying to rotate (oscillate) the steering wheel. Or is it just a consistent up/down vibration without a sense of rotating the steering wheel in your hand?
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See below:quote name='Superhawk996' date='Aug 15 2025, 07:50 AM' post='3219443']
Need more info:

What speed range does it occur? 30 to 120

Is it at all dependent on road surface? Mostly freeway or good back roads

4 lug or 5 lug? 5 lug, 70’s 911 suspension, Bilstein struts raised spindles, struts are revalved on all 4 corners, coil overs on all four wheels, 930 tie rods, new OEM wheel bearings, factory bushings,

You say suspension was rebuilt, what bushings were used? Factory rubber.

What spring rates and torsion bars?200lb springs, coil overs replaced torsion bars (although it did it before the coil over swap

Is the shake in the steering wheel trying to rotate (oscillate) the steering wheel. Or is it just a consistent up/down vibration without a sense of rotating the steering wheel in your hand? Just a vibration, steering wheel does not feel like it is rotating.
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Mowog4   Steering Wheel Shimmy   Aug 14 2025, 05:57 PM
emerygt350   Have you had the wheel balance checked?   Aug 14 2025, 06:25 PM
Mowog4   Have you had the wheel balance checked? I have ...   Aug 14 2025, 07:10 PM
bkrantz   You can try on-car wheel balancing.   Aug 14 2025, 07:23 PM
mgp4591   How's your alignment? You've heard this b...   Aug 14 2025, 10:02 PM
Mowog4   How's your alignment? You've heard this ...   Aug 14 2025, 11:36 PM
Shivers   Do you have hub centric rings up front. Sometimes ...   Aug 15 2025, 05:07 AM
Jamie   Do you have hub centric rings up front. Sometimes...   Aug 15 2025, 07:22 AM
Superhawk996   Need more info: What speed range does it occur? ...   Aug 15 2025, 08:50 AM
Mowog4   See below:quote name='Superhawk996' date=...   Aug 15 2025, 09:36 AM
930cabman   are the wheel bearings adjusted correctly   Aug 15 2025, 10:17 AM
Superhawk996   You’re not going to like my answer. Without dr...   Aug 15 2025, 10:32 AM
Mowog4   Thanks for the input, I’ll find a road force bal...   Aug 15 2025, 10:52 AM
Superhawk996   I’m getting old. Here’s a new solution that p...   Aug 15 2025, 11:17 AM
Mowog4   I’m getting old. Here’s a new solution that ...   Aug 15 2025, 01:39 PM
rjames   It took me going to 3 different shops to find one ...   Aug 15 2025, 01:59 PM
Maury4   I have a slight vibration in my steering wheel, i...   Aug 15 2025, 03:27 PM
914sgofast2   Might be a long shot, buy are you certain that you...   Aug 15 2025, 03:31 PM
Mowog4   Might be a long shot, buy are you certain that yo...   Aug 15 2025, 05:26 PM
Front yard mechanic   Bent wheel or 2 my guess   Aug 15 2025, 04:55 PM
jim_hoyland   Been down a related road; now I only go to Alignme...   Aug 15 2025, 05:43 PM
Mowog4   It has been annoying, the place that aligned it is...   Aug 15 2025, 06:18 PM
mlindner   Mowog4, I replaced all suspension bushing, struts,...   Aug 15 2025, 08:10 PM
Mowog4   I have tried three sets of rims, all have the same...   Aug 16 2025, 02:12 PM


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