Wheel Shake?!

Okay so Ive been needing to ask this for quite some time...My Charger runs fine until I hit about 78MPH and it start shaking in the steering wheel a little bit until i hit 85MPH then it goes away? Has anyone else had this problem or know what is causing it? Thanks!

tire balance or tie rods

JT hit it on the head!

buy why would it drive fine the the rest of the time and just shake at 80?

DamnSTR8 wrote:

buy why would it drive fine the the rest of the time and just shake at 80?

because balance issues don't show up till high speeds. if you never drove over 40mph you wouldn't even need to balance tires for the most part.

if it is the tires causing it there are simple rules.

if you feel it in the steering wheel its the front wheels.
if you feel it in the seat its the back wheels.
if its over 50mph its the balance
if its under 40mph its a bent wheel or tire out of round.

i added tie rods in because they are a common problems on our cars and can cause vibrations under load (high speeds, turning, braking, or clunks over bumps)

ghost wrote:

JT hit it on the head!

X3! I had the same problem at the exact same speeds as you. I also had sum uneven tire wear. I got much needed new tires all around, an alignment, and one of the tie rod ends had to be replaced. I dont know why it does it at just that speed. Maybe it has something to do with frequency and vibration created within that speed range. Im not sure. But doing that solved my problem completely.

ok well my tires are pretty much shot and I believe that is the problem...so im gonna get new tires soon! Thanks for the help! Much appreciated!!

Hehe......Jon hit it.......my old tires did the same thing at the same speed........got my new rims and tires from him, and the shake is gone......

jontoad wrote:

DamnSTR8 wrote:

buy why would it drive fine the the rest of the time and just shake at 80?

because balance issues don't show up till high speeds. if you never drove over 40mph you wouldn't even need to balance tires for the most part.

if it is the tires causing it there are simple rules.

if you feel it in the steering wheel its the front wheels.
if you feel it in the seat its the back wheels.
if its over 50mph its the balance
if its under 40mph its a bent wheel or tire out of round.

i added tie rods in because they are a common problems on our cars and can cause vibrations under load (high speeds, turning, braking, or clunks over bumps)

Hey jt mine does that at around 163 mph. What could that be? wut?

Illinois Chaos wrote:

jontoad wrote:

DamnSTR8 wrote:

buy why would it drive fine the the rest of the time and just shake at 80?

because balance issues don't show up till high speeds. if you never drove over 40mph you wouldn't even need to balance tires for the most part.

if it is the tires causing it there are simple rules.

if you feel it in the steering wheel its the front wheels.
if you feel it in the seat its the back wheels.
if its over 50mph its the balance
if its under 40mph its a bent wheel or tire out of round.

i added tie rods in because they are a common problems on our cars and can cause vibrations under load (high speeds, turning, braking, or clunks over bumps)

Hey jt mine does that at around 163 mph. What could that be? wut?

its a side effect of the aerodynamics of a brick transitioning to hyperspace.

ROFLMAO!

I had that symptom from 69-72 mph or so. Rotated the tires and they were out of balance. They also told me one of the tie rods was "ever so slightly loose", but when I asked him which one, he couldn't remember. Haven't have that done yet.

JT, can you get Centerline Wheels? Or am I best ordering them direct from Centerline?

PM'ed you about my boss' car too.

Iguanaman wrote:

I had that symptom from 69-72 mph or so. Rotated the tires and they were out of balance. They also told me one of the tie rods was "ever so slightly loose", but when I asked him which one, he couldn't remember. Haven't have that done yet.

JT, can you get Centerline Wheels? Or am I best ordering them direct from Centerline?

PM'ed you about my boss' car too.

oh. i didn't see the pm. ill have to ask my boss about centerline wheel availability. i think i have called on a set before but i don't remember... what design and width's do you have in mind?

as for your bosses car ill have to check whats available and get back to you on that. i still have to get back to 2 other people on here with wheel prices too... lol. ill take care of all that Monday, the last few days have been kinda hectic due to being short staffed.

I just recently replaced my tie rod ends and the problem disappeared.

This was happening to me & I got my tires balanced at Goodyear last Saturday. Problem solved. Whew!

hmmm this happens to me also, a slight vibration in the steering wheel. but when you look at the passenger seat its moving a bit too.....