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Topic #13884 12 posts Started by psyko
hey i have a 95 st, and i've noticed when i'm doing anywhere from 80-100, i'll be in 4th gear and right when i hit about 80mph my steering wheel starts to shake pretty crazy, i will only be at about 4500 rpms. but if i shift into 5th it stops, it's only forth gear that does this. anyone know why, does it mean i might need some alignment? it's not so much that i can't control the car, but it shakes pretty bad and it's pretty annoying, i have to hold it pretty tight.
yeah it'll do that.

lol >smile.gif> do a search on shaking, I've even posted about this. my problem was unbalanced tires and alignment
shaking= u need balance

if u let go of wheel and your car goes either left or right instead of straight= u need alignment.

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Your Tires might not be balanced right.
Reajust the timing on your dowazzy

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What does timing have to do with shaking steering wheel?

And whats a dowazzy?

Its strange that its only 4th, and i would say its balancing.

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thx for all the info everybody >smile.gif>.
I had the same problem, needed new tires anyways so I bought new tires and the problem is gone!

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-Supersprynt+Jun 28, 2004 - 11:57 PM

NASA/SCCA RX-7....currently under the knife92 Civic hatch B16 - Sold10th anniv RX-7 - RIPThe Slow Celica - Sold...and then crushed crushed due to street racing.Quote from Seinfeild: George's Boss reading a magazine: "People magazine's most beautiful people. Oh and a Celica...nothin wrong with that!"
i had shaking problems after installin aftermarket rims. then i got hub centric rings for the rims and the shaking went away.

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-funnyboy117+Jul 2, 2004 - 11:05 PM

former celica owner.