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Old May 11, 2010 | 07:02 PM
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I have 05 EVO. Not always, but most of the time when I am driving on the highway my steering wheel is shaking. It is happening at around 70mph. I did everything I thought to solve the problem, but it didn't help. Wheels are balanced, inner and outer tie rods are OK, ball joints are OK, wheel bearings are OK, alignment done. It is happening on two different sets of wheels and tires (both balanced). What else might cause that problem. Please help me.
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Old May 11, 2010 | 07:34 PM
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Maybe try a different shop for balance. Sometimes their machine gets out of whack.
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Old May 11, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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I have 05 EVO. Not always, but most of the time when I am driving on the highway my steering wheel is shaking. It is happening at around 70mph. I did everything I thought to solve the problem, but it didn't help. Wheels are balanced, inner and outer tie rods are OK, ball joints are OK, wheel bearings are OK, alignment done. It is happening on two different sets of wheels and tires (both balanced). What else might cause that problem. Please help me.


it can be tires, tire balance, warped rotors, wheel alignment.
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Old May 11, 2010 | 09:43 PM
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I balanced wheels in two different places - no result. Rotors are OK, because it's happening during driving not braking.
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Old May 11, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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have you gotten a wheel alignment, how do you tire looks?
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Old May 12, 2010 | 12:38 AM
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hubcentric rings?
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Old May 12, 2010 | 04:37 AM
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What do you mean how the tires look???
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Old May 12, 2010 | 09:34 AM
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I'd try another shop for rebalance. May want to locate an installer with a Hunter Road force machine. You can view a list of our installers here Tire Rack Installers
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Old May 12, 2010 | 09:36 AM
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From: somewhere testing various tires, brakes, and suspensions.
Also check strut mounts. Worn mounts can cause those issues.
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Old May 12, 2010 | 11:21 AM
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I also have this problem and have done all the same to no avail. I will check out the strut mounts.
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Old May 12, 2010 | 04:55 PM
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Today somebody else drove my EVO and I observed it from another car. I did not see any tires shaking, but steering wheel was still doing this. Does it mean something???
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Old May 12, 2010 | 04:58 PM
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From: somewhere testing various tires, brakes, and suspensions.
The amount the wheel/tire is actually moving is very small. You wont see it most of the time.
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Old May 12, 2010 | 06:54 PM
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Tire could be bad. I have seen a proxy R-4's that is "out of round" vibrate at speed. Its actually a guy I work with. Another thing it might be. Have you hit that wheel on anything? Gone over a large pot hole or ran over something in the road?
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Old May 12, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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With my winter tires on I had this problem. The funny thing was I could drive for maybe twenty miles at high speed and everything was fine. Then, suddenly, the steering wheel would be shaking (Eagle GT HR's). On with the summer tires and now the problem is gone. The same place did both balances. However, I don't see any weights on the outsides of the rims and no stick-on weights. So, only weights on the inside. That is only going to work sometimes.
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Old May 12, 2010 | 08:05 PM
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What is going to work sometimes??? Weights on the inside???
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