To be honest, I did not "inspect" them. I just glanced, they looked
fine. But I think this sounds like a balance issue. It does not wobble
on bumps etc, just at speed.
Larry
On Aug 31, 2006, at 7:24 PM, Chris King wrote:
> Hi Lambert,
>
> I'm copying the list since this isn't unique to the 1500. :)
>
> Two things I can think of offhand. More likely is an out of balance
> wheel. Have you bought tires recently? It could be you lost a
> weight, or
> even one of the wheels is bent.
>
> If it's not the wheels, you may have some worn suspension bits. First
> thing that comes to mind is the tie rod ends. How were they when
> you/Larry did the alignment?
>
> -=Chris
>
> Chris King
> http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/
>
> <-----Original Message----->
>
> From: Kristi & Lambert
> Sent: 8/31/2006 6:45:07 PM
> To: cbking@alum.rpi.edu
> Subject: Shimmy
>
> HI Chris,
> I have a question and hope the King of 1500's can help. My car runs
> pretty good, i was getting about 33 miles per gallon on a recent
> trip, except when i reach 60 mph i get a real bad shimmy in the
> steering. the steering wheel rocks back and forth pretty bad when i
> exceed 60. I just did an alignment on the car with Larry's help is
> there anything else i can do to cut down or eliminate the shimmy.
>
> Thanks
>
> Lambert
> .
>
>
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