» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | | 11-26-2007, 09:39 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 26 | Wobble at 45MPH and When Brakes Applied? My steering wheel starts to shake when i hit around 45 miles per hour but once i get above 50 it stops and below 40 there isnt anything either. Also it shakes a lot when i apply the brakes coming from higher speeds. We were thinking something wrong with the front right tire, but they are 4 new snows so were still unsure. Any ideas? | | | 11-26-2007, 09:42 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | balance is a very common issue with wobbles. take the tires in to any tire place and they should check it for free. if the tire needs balanced it shouldnt be more than 10 dollars, surprisingly walmart is the cheapest for that. __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 11-26-2007, 10:32 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 | Are these new wheels as well as tires? Could need hub centric rings mounted. Quote: Originally Posted by Beatty754 My steering wheel starts to shake when i hit around 45 miles per hour but once i get above 50 it stops and below 40 there isnt anything either. Also it shakes a lot when i apply the brakes coming from higher speeds. We were thinking something wrong with the front right tire, but they are 4 new snows so were still unsure. Any ideas? | __________________ 1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. 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Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 | Its your control arm bushings. We had a list of symptoms and fixes somewhere, but I can't find it. High speed wobble = CABs Low speed shake over driveways/RR tracks = ball joints. __________________ '99 Dinan M3 | | | 11-27-2007, 12:06 AM | #6 | Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York Posts: 70 | Quote: Originally Posted by L84THSKY Are these new wheels as well as tires? Could need hub centric rings mounted. | i had that problem its a mess with out the rings. | | | 11-27-2007, 12:49 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 | Could also be warped or brake pad deposits on rotors. LCABs are the easiest to check. __________________ ...steven BMW CCA #146825 1996 BMW 328ti 2003 MINI Cooper S 2016 M235i www.bmwcca.org | | | 11-27-2007, 01:37 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 | The symptoms he mentioned sound exactly like what my car was doing. I bought new 17" wheels, and the tire shop didn't put the rings in. When I later had them put in, fixed the problem. Quote: Originally Posted by bobbob1015 i had that problem its a mess with out the rings. | __________________ 1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines Hartge Roof Spoiler BavAuto Springs Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts SPC Front Camber Kit Reiger Hatch Spoiler BavAuto Rear Camber Kit Dinan Stage II Software Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm Engine Compartment Light Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit OEM Fire Extinguisher Da'lan Trailer Hitch Rear Sun Shade OEM Fog Light Retrofit H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links Cruise Control Retrofit On Board Computer Retrofit M3 twistie style side skirts Carbon Fiber Hood | | | 11-29-2007, 06:11 PM | #9 | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 26 | Alright thanks for the help, ill check the rings, already had the tires rebalanced and checked the CABs but that had nothing to do with it. | | | 11-29-2007, 06:30 PM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | good luck and let us know __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 01-04-2008, 07:01 PM | #11 | Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 46 | Any updates on this? I have the same problems too but I have been putting off replacing LCAs because of the cold weather... and because I no longer have access to a garage now. -Conan | | | 01-10-2008, 12:30 AM | #12 | Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 22 | I too am noticing the same problem, not terribly bad but enough to get my attention. I did get new tires and rims and I do need an alignment. I just want to see if there is anything I need to do before I get the alignment. ACE | | | 01-10-2008, 04:02 AM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 770 | I had this problem on my 325xi; I chased it for months and it ended up being a frozen caliper. I hope this helps. | | | 01-11-2008, 12:06 AM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: lancashire, england Posts: 300 | track control arm bushes are usually the culprits however i know a lot of people who changed the steering rack next and that cured it. __________________ E36 3.0 M3 Cosmos Schwarz E36 1.8 318ti Cosmos Schwarz | | | 01-12-2008, 03:05 AM | #15 | Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Panama City, Panama Posts: 30 | I had the same problem when braking at 40 mph or above. One day I was reinstalling the front left tire and while tightening the bolts after lowering the car, noticed that the wheel moved backwards when I applied torque. Went to the right tire and applied torque to the bolts but it didn't move, so I got someone to apply torque to the left tire bolts while I looked under the car and saw a broken control arm bushing. I had the same bushings replaced a few months before, so I decided to upgrade to solid M3 bushings and problem solved. | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Thread Tools | | Display Modes | Linear Mode | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |