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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 06:17 AM
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I just took off my air cylinders up front and put in some S-Techs and now when I am going over 60 mph my steering wheel starts to vibrate. It was aligned a few days ago and the tires were rotated. I have no idea what to do now so any input would help. TIA
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 08:29 AM
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Are the tires balanced? Just thought I'd ask

Are you veering left or right at all when you let go of the wheel?
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 02:55 PM
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It tracks straight and the wheels were balanced a year ago.
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 03:57 PM
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Tire rotation in itself can bring on vibrations that will disappear as the tires settle into a new wear pattern...and 1 year in between balances is too long unless you don't drive much...get them rebalanced...balance and rotation should be done every 5,000 to 10,000 miles...
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 04:25 PM
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The main things that will cause vibration are:

Alignment
Tire Balance
Bad tire (out of round, cupped etc)
bad struts/shocks


The bad tire should be felt at lower speeds as well. Do the struts seem good and not bouncy? If they seem OK then have the tires rebalanced. If it is still there then rotate the tires and see if that helps. One of these should take care of it.
Old Apr 22, 2005 | 02:35 AM
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are the springs sitting good in the strut caps?
Old Apr 22, 2005 | 03:02 AM
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mine does that too, but completely random. mostly around 55-60 MPH. but some times it doesn't do it at all....so i was thinking that it could just be the road that you're driving on.
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