Yep.... seriously.... What was the FIX?

my car just got the shakes recently, kinda pisses me off a bit since i just got alot of work done, but im gonna have to go get the tires balanced and the alignment done, plus i think my right tie rod end is goin out along with the intermediate steering shaft.. but that was an issue that lube covered up for a while, crud.. time to replace..

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2nd set of tires, 2 rotations, replaced tie rod ends. Still has a shimmy, very slight, in a very small range, 69-75. We just have to drive fast!! Darn!! My wifes father, a ford mechanic for 35 years, can't figure it out, nothing obvious. It's not bad enough to just start replacing parts willy-nilly.

I've had shakes, always a bad balance. Its dead on now at 160k

any opinions on a bad CV shaft being the problem?

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Mark
The Familyman's Trans-Am
Intense 3.4 MPS, Intense FWI, Intense PCM, copper NGKs TR55's, MSD wires, MSD coils, BWD ICM, MagnaFlow High Flow Cat, drilled 180 'stat, solid front mount, Monroe Max Air rear shocks, Moog rear mounts, Moog suspension bushings, cleared front corners, 190,000 miles

I have a minor suggestion to try, have any of you ever heard of a tire balancer from hunter called the "road force balancer"? when i worked for ford we had this awesome machine and it fixed a horrific shake i had in a 95 nissan sentra. what the machine does is simulate the road on the tire and it measures out tire run-out as well as rim run-out. it then tells you where to mount the tires and on what rims and shows you the best possible mount to eliminate excessive run-out. I honestly didnt believe this would fix my issues as we had 13 ounces of wheel weights on my one rim. after using the machine and remounting and balancing the tires, i had eliminated my vibration/ death shake experience. I would call several of your tire facilities around and ask about the hunter road force tire balancing and see if they offer it. it costs a pretty penny but believe me from experience it is well worth it. with most of our cars having this experience it sounds like it is more wheel/rim related so i wonder since our factory rims are aluminum if they arent slightly bent?

Yes, many of us have (myself included) and with no real improvement.

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The Familyman's Trans-Am
Intense 3.4 MPS, Intense FWI, Intense PCM, copper NGKs TR55's, MSD wires, MSD coils, BWD ICM, MagnaFlow High Flow Cat, drilled 180 'stat, solid front mount, Monroe Max Air rear shocks, Moog rear mounts, Moog suspension bushings, cleared front corners, 190,000 miles

I have a 2004 se. It has been a project car i fell in love with after it was baught stock, needing attention and deemed totaled by a mechanic. A year later its one of the best in town. I have fone many replacements, maintenance and upgrades over the year thruout the car. Very recently i had 4 new tires put on by a shop (which i rarely use shops) before the tires it was rolling great and smooth besides needing an alignment and the tires being worn. Keep in mind i had already replaced the suspension all the way around and new wheel hub assemblys in the front. Now after the installation of the new tires i have developed the so called death shake. I have i just replaced both blown out tie rod ends literally last night, test drive and still have the shake. I dont want to damage anything and looking for a solution before worse issues develop. Any information, tips or direction is appreciated. [img]Image[/img]

i started getting the shimmy after 1 driver side subframe mount rusted out

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2000 SSEi
past rides:
1996 SSEi
1992 GTP
1987 Grand Am

In my case, it was always a wheel balance problem. It seems not every store can balance wheels effectively. Also make sure the hub lip is clear of crud so the wheel seats evenly.

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"Sydney" - 2000 Honda S2000 - 98k miles

So My 02 was doing this (86000 miles), I replaced both axels- nothing, both front bearings- nothing, tires, rims, -nothing, ended up being I had to have the wheels road forged Balanced at discount tire, no shimmy anymore.

I did the road force, wheel brgs., cleaned and lubed calipers, etc. Had it up on stands and was pulling myself along on the creeper, reached up pulled on rear track bar, came off in my hand. Replaced both rear track bars.. Gone....

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My 2001 Bonneville SLE does not shake / shimmy at 70 mph or any speed. I have Goodyear Weatherready tires, and they are great.

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