Ok i have searched a few threads on this subject but not sure what to think. When i cruzing from 0-35 my steering wheel goes back and forth specialy when i hit a dip. Then from about 35 to well 125 or so my steering wheel and car shake really really bad. I have had the tires balanced 3 times and had the alingment done 3 time sense i noticed the problem. Also have taken it to the Nissan dealer ship. The dude drove it and then told me it was probaly my tie rods. But how do you know if the tie rods are bad? I have shook the crap out of them and there is no play. That i can tell. Also i was told by a friend that it could be my CV joints. This problem is really ****ing me off. And im dumber then a box of rocks and im not rich enough to just go and start replacing parts on my car. also i have checked the tire preasure and its ok. Any help or feed back with this would help alot. Sorry to bring this subject up agian I just want to be sure of the problem if possible.

I also got all ST suspension on the way im hoping that it will help!

 

Your car's dangerous - don't drive it until it's fixed!
Silly question - have you taken it to a tire / suspension shop & got the guys to drive it around the block? Also, have you tried rotating wheels front to back & see if steering shake goes away?
Possibles are: mis-shaped tires (out of round), a bulge in one wheel (which could blow out), a bent wheel (too much curb crawling), shocks - check all mounting points to make sure they're tight, sway bar bushings or broken mount - check this, CV's & wheel bearings - not likely!
Good luck

 

yeah, I know how you felt, man. I had similiar problems too but not exactly as bad. I'll fix mine as soon as I get the timing belt replaced. But in the meanwhile, you might wanna check your balljoint. That thing has known to get played if you had driven over potholes many times. If it's your cv, just make a turn with your windows rolled down and hear for clicking-clicking-clicking pulses. Check your bushings too,i.e the control arm, sway bars, etc. I really hated when the suspension makes noises cuz it could be anything, there are so many combinations to think off. If you were going to take your system apart, just make sure you go to the store and grab some wheel bearing grease or multipurpose grease tubes, if you got some more moneys to invest, then get synthetic. While checking out your system, it might requires you take things apart, so that would be a good opportunity to relubricate everything along the way and tighten them all back to spec. Check the strut mount wheel bearings too, then the wheel bearing behind the spindle, too. Like I'd said, I haven't done it but that's the plan I will work on as soon as I get the timing done....damn, I am still waiting for all of the parts to arrived. It's going to get colder soon if I wait longer, damn weather.

 

btw, make sure you get only NLGI #2 Lithium Complex greases cuz that's the only one garanteed applicable to the CV shafts as well as everywhere elses too. Use it on your bolts and nuts too to prevent stupid rust built up and everywhere elses.

 

Nope havent taken it to a suspension shop yet and havent rotated tires. One of my sway bar mounts is bent. I ran over a lil rock slide awhile back so maybe my rim is bent but wouldnt the tire shop have told me if they were plus it had already started to shake before i hit the rocks. I checked Wheel bearings there good. And my driver side ball joint was poping awhile back but tightend itback up and hasnt poped sense could that still be part of the problem? This car has 214,000 miles on it mostly freeway so it wouldnt supprise me if i had to replace every damn thing on it to get the shakes to stop. But i have to drive her shes all i got and i fean for her. Just wish i could be smart and know what i had to do. Thanks for the help guys