1985 grand national

[Emmanuel cuellar]

when i drive the car the steering wheel shakes like if im about to loose control i was wondering what would cause it to do so if my wheels are brand new what can be the next thing to check?
1 alignment
2 suspension
3 bushings
4 shock absorbers
#4 might now have nothing to do with the problem but every tiny pot hole or road hump makes me feel the pain dead in the rear end (no h*)

 

[307 Regal]

-How long has the steering wheel been shaking?
-Does the shake change depending on what speed you drive?
-Check your lug nuts.
-Check your tie-rods to see if they're loose.
-Check your ball joints to see if they're worn out or loose.
-When's the last time the tires were balanced / Are you missing any wheel weights?

 

[Emmanuel cuellar]

-How long has the steering wheel been shaking?
-Does the shake change depending on what speed you drive?
-Check your lug nuts.
-Check your tie-rods to see if they're loose.
-Check your ball joints to see if they're worn out or loose.
-When's the last time the tires were balanced / Are you missing any wheel weights?

yes it depends on speed and i got the cars confused i never did change the tires thats what ima do next good idea

 

[UNGN]

when i drive the car the steering wheel shakes like if im about to loose control i was wondering what would cause it to do so if my wheels are brand new what can be the next thing to check?
1 alignment
2 suspension
3 bushings
4 shock absorbers
#4 might now have nothing to do with the problem but every tiny pot hole or road hump makes me feel the pain dead in the rear end (no h*)

It could be all of the above Plus Steering Idler arm AND Inner/Outer Tie rods AND Tires and the Brakes.

 

[Emmanuel cuellar]

It could be all of the above Plus Steering Idler arm AND Inner/Outer Tie rods AND Tires and the Brakes.

thats a whole lot of things to get done but ima have to do it one by one

 

[UNGN]

Swap wheels/tire first.

When you take each tire off feel for unusual tread wear

With the different set of tires you put ou, grab a tire and move the top in/out and turn the tire with your hands and look for slop/movement in the suspension/steering.

If you can turn the tire, but the steering wheel doesn't turn, Houston, you have a problem.

 

[Emmanuel cuellar]

Swap wheels/tire first.

When you take each tire off feel for unusual tread wear

With the different set of tires you put ou, grab a tire and move the top in/out and turn the tire with your hands and look for slop/movement in the suspension/steering.

If you can turn the tire, but the steering wheel doesn't turn, Houston, you have a problem.

thanks

 

[pontiacgp]

If anyone has done work on the front end recently I would check the upper control arm bolts to make sure they didn't back off allowing the alignment shims to fall out.

 

[Emmanuel cuellar]

im changing the bushings doing an alignment and he mentioned steering box is loose so hopefully after all that it cruises bad *ss a/c finally is working and the oil leaked coming from the valve cover is fixed woohoo what a good friday

 

[el camino ss 84]

Any of those turbo kits and or turbo headers from ebay are not going to be direct fit. Will have to modify to make it work for your car even if it says will fit. I bought some turbo headers and I had to do alot so the spark plugs wouldn't rub and so the factory heat and ac box would clear.