96explorerxlt

Heres what happened last night...
I was driving home at 50 mph and I hit a nasty spot of thick snow, kicked my rear out and i was going sideways so I countersteer about 5 times and just keep swing the car side to side while im going sideways down the road for about 1/4 mile til I am slow enough to stop. Now, today I am driving to work and the car is really shaking at high speeds (can't do over 60 mph without serious shaking). So I'm wondering if its a wheel weight? Or If I should replace my tires? I did the old trick where you can see Lincolns Entire head almost, so it looks like its time (70k on OEM tires as well). But could anything else in the steeering been affected by fishtailing this many times at this speed? The car tracks ok as well. I am thinking of just having a new set of tires mounted on these rims and having the tire shop balance and take a look at what could be wrong?

Jason

matty

iTrader: (54)

You probably have Snow stuck in your wheel from the inside and that is throwing off the balance of the tire. That happend to me once and the car was VIOLENTLY shaking till I pulled off and cleared the wheel of snow.

-matt

96explorerxlt

I just went out and checked, rims are clear of snow front and back. So I'm curious, I didn't hit anything. I'm going to have the tire place check C/V joints, Wheel Bearings, and maybe I lost a wheel weight? It definately sounds tire related, but I don't understand how fishtailing would cause something of that?

andrei3333

You could have screwed up your alighnment, thats what i think, the wheel is not straight and it vibrates the faster u spin it (drive) on the highway

If you have no visible damage go to an alignment shop and get that done for about 70 CAN dollars

gunny11218

i would deffinatly agree.

MaxBlack97

iTrader: (11)

do u usually get alignment b4 putting on a new set of wheels or after?

ImmaSquashYou

iTrader: (7)

i agree with matty...before you do nething...go to a car wash n wash your car....that any snow will go away....but just seems like ur drifting...n you really can't ruin nething but ur tires if you didn't hurt nething..

andrei3333

get alighnment the same day u get ur new tires, definitly AS SOON AS u get them, otherwise the car will EAT the new thread a lot faster, and will do so not in a uniform fashion

99BlackMaxMS

iTrader: (85)

Definitly sounds like you need to get an allignment. I agree with everyone else and I would get the car washed first, and if it doesnt go away, bring it to an alignment shop.

maxedout008

I have the same issue with my 95 gle. I am going about 85 mph car pulls out in front of me I hit the brakes hard car starts fishtailing I let the brakes go to get some traction back than I slam the breaks again. After this my car makes nasty vibration on steering at any speed of course as I speed up shaking gets worse . I changed rotors and pads still not solved anything

99BlackMaxMS

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http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=510926

TunerMaxima3000

iTrader: (4)

May be snow on the inside of the wheel check that not just the outside.
I'm pretty positive though that you just shifted the belts in the tires, being that they are that old, it wouldnt take much to throw them right out of place. Did the car shake at all at high speeds before? even just a little?
Either way I would get tires
and may as well get it alligned never hurts.

96explorerxlt

well im stupid, There was a huge chunk of snow tucked in the rear rim. I was so focused on the front where I thought it was concentrated. I went to the car wash and flushed that crap out and even at 70 mph now no rattles. nice nice. Thanks guys! I still need to get new tires, I will do that ASAP.