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Old Nov 4, 2015 | 10:54 PM
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OK so I have a steering wheel shake on my that I can't find the source of. I have done several things to try to eliminate the issue. 1st the obvious was the tire balance. 2nd Changed wheels and tires. 3rd replaced the hubs. 4th replaced the outer tie rods. 5th replaced the control arms. 6th replaced the inner tie rods. And finally replaced the driveshaft. All the stuff I replaced has been replaced with aftermarket performance parts where I could. Only the inner tie rods and wheel hub are stock replacements. Any help would greatly appreciated. This shake starts at around 60mph to about 75mph. It's not consistent though. Some days will be less shaking than other days. If you need any more info just let me know. Thanks everyone
Old Nov 7, 2015 | 08:34 AM
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Did you get a Road Force Match Mount Balance?
I struggled with 45-60 mph shimmy. The car was new.
After several attempts at balancing with the dealer and a few tire shops
I finally got a good balance and the shimmy was gone. I never rotated the tires after that.
When I got new tires, guess what, the shimmy was back.
The tire shop rebalanced a couple times and I still had shimmy.
I read about the Road Force Match Mount balance on this forum so I had it done
and the shimmy was gone.
Some of these cars, and I guess mine is one of them, the balance has to be perfect
and Road Force Match Mount is the answer. Good luck.
Old Nov 7, 2015 | 09:15 PM
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Have you gotten an alignment?
Old Nov 8, 2015 | 05:13 AM
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Good to hear about the balance system "Road Force" never heard of this new tech in balance.
Old Nov 8, 2015 | 09:58 PM
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I have not done a road force balance and the car is aligned. I will check on the road force balance thanks for the info
Old Nov 10, 2015 | 02:01 PM
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Road force isn't really 'new' tech, just that most shops don't want to pay for the equipment (or have the space) for it. There aren't any retaining clips on the brake rotors are there? Often times they will not allow the rim to sit flush on the hub. This creates a very tiny spot that at high speeds will act like a wobble.
Old Nov 10, 2015 | 05:30 PM
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Yeah no retaining clips. Took those off when I upgraded to GT500 brakes
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