rgidda

When i drive over 100km/hour, the steering weel starts shaking and the faster i go, the more it shakes???

doesn n e one have any input as to why this is happening?

alignment maybe?

rgidda

by the way, i have a 99 civic ex

rgidda

oh ya, no bends in rims or ne problem like that

imported_loudsubz

snow in rims?

i had the same problem from 80km up, turned out snow was built up inside of the rim

imported_BoOsTd

ten bucks on snow in the rim

Cynikal.Mindset

thats the car's built in speed limiter...speed limit is 100kmh ya know! [/sarcasm]

could be snow, unbalanced wheel, worn tie rods

rgidda

definitely not snow cuz cuz it used to happen in the summer too but i just left it because i was doing all city driving (100km/hr not required unless u really need a ticket)

rgidda

my mom's 95 civic does the same thing at around 140km/hr which is probably normal. But 100km/hr is sh*t.

imported_loudsubz

def not normal at all, even 140 km/h it shoulndt do it

rgidda

it's mild ont eh 95 civic, barely noticeable

i gotta get mine looked at than. hopefully watever it is, isn't costly!

imported_ryanhook

If you have shake it could be a few things:
1. wheel balance
2. alignment
3. snow in the wheels
4. CV joints
5. ummm... I forget the other possibilities

Most likely it's wheel balance... last time I experienced shake like that it was because after my new tires were installed they improperly balanced one of the wheels. It also happened to me after a day at Solo school last spring when I threw a wheel weight. Take a look around the wheels and see if any of the wheel weights are missing (look for a clean spot).

rgidda

i checked for the wheel weights, none of my tires have any!

and i did an alignment test (drive in a straight line and leg go of the wheel) the car drifted slightly to the left!

BTW, how much does honda charge for an alignment? (i'll do it the next time i get an oil change)

rgidda

i'll also get them to take a look at the tie rods and cv joints!

white92d15b7

i could hold the wheel with my baby finger at 180K in the old 99 Si my gf had

Buff 'n Stuff

did you check on the inner side of the wheels?

another possibility is that the steel belts have shifted in the tires.

rgidda

ya i checked that!

i know it's gonna end up being somethign expensive to get fixed

i'll just hold off until summer, cuz imma get SIR rims with new tires which will obviously be balanced so i can rule the balancing possibility out. And i'll get an alignment done after that!

imported_jason_alt

Go get your tires balanced. Will cost around 12 bucks a tire. I know a place in Concord that does it for 7.50 a tire. The longer you prolong it the more damage you're doing to your wheel bearings for one, and you don't want to pay for new ones and then getting them installed.

OttawaSi

Heh, same thing happened to me about two weeks ago...Fourth gear was SHAAAKY

It went away like 3 days later...It was snow in the wheels, as soon as i went to get a car wash....It was fixed

imported_Joker

its not the alignment, its good to do though, it has something to do with the wheel balance...if i rememvber correctly. i had the same problem, i took it to honda and they fixed it free of charge...try that it might workk

imported_gatherer

wheel balance or alignment ... get those checked first