Steering wheel shakes at low speeds

[stevehank]

I have an auto 93 GSX. At low speeds mainly from a stop, the wheel shakes a litle bit, and when i give it more gas it goes away. I just bought the car and it has a real stiff suspension, with 17 inch wheels. At first I thought it was just the suspension going over bumps, but it doees it from almost every stop. Any suggestions whats wrong... is there something wrong? Maybe drivetrain? The car has only 58k miles on it.

I did a search and found someone having similar problems and they referred to it as "bucking". Thanks

 

[sakrafice]

My guess is maybe one of ur calipers is sticking and causing the wheel to shake, or a worped rotor... however when my talon and my buddys started doing that shaking crap we found that it was the drivers side front tire was about to blow apart.

 

[boostaddictgsx]

I had that problem, so i just replaced the tie rods, and voila! Problem solved, they were pretty crappy, causing all kinds of shake in the wheel. I would also see if maybe you need to get your rotors shaved, i think i'm about ready to do that myself.

 

[stevehank]

The car has aftermarket shocks/springs. Would some common place like firestone look at the tie rods, even with the aftermarket work on it? I just recently noticed it happens mainly from stops and when making turns. Please Help.

 

[Aikouka]

My shakes as well (mainly on bumpy dirt roads), and my best guess is that it's because my suspension is shot so bad that it looks like my car is lowered in the front when it's probably just bad springs .

 

[rghrdr18]

it might also be your wheels. They might be bent or your tires aren't inflated properly. Try checking that out. An inexpensive fix hopefully.

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