My SUV's steering wheel shakes whenever I go above 60mph, what could be the cause of it?

Question

I just had it align, the wheels are evenly blown-up, is it the struts and shocks

Answer 1

Well, you could have a bad belt in one of your tires or one of them is just out of balance. If you had the vehicle aligned and they didnt state there was any issues with the tie rod ends being worn out and no play in those bushings, (rods that connect the steering to the control arms). I would have to say your issue has to do with one of the rims or tires being out of balance.Otherwise the bad steel belt inside the tire. Take it back in and have the front wheels checked for balance. If they cant balance it into perfect specs than its either bent wheel or broken belt in tire. This they will be able to figure out for you which of the two it is.

Good Luck!  

Answer 2

One or more of the wheels may be imbalanced and needs high-speed balancing done at a tire shop.  If it's unbalanced, they'll put on a little metallic weight to the inside of the wheel to make the wheel spin evenly without any wobbling.  It will cost about $5-10/per tire to have them balanced.

Answer 3

My car did the same thing...I had to have my breaks replaced, maybe you should try that.  

Answer 4

Could be the type of tyre you are using,i'd say take it to a suspension and steering specialist, could be your bushes aswell?,just read one of the answers if you use retreads might be starting to **** its self,rotate your wheels diagonaly lft front to rht rear

Answer 5

It is a tire/wheel issue.

Have the shop recheck the balance and rotate your new tires to the front. If they spin balance the tires(which most shops do)have them watch the wheel to see if it is bent or if there is a cord broken in the tire.

Always have you best tires on the front  

Answer 6

Before mounting and balancing your new tires, go to: Hunter Wheel balanceing machines and read-up on the Hunter GSP 9700 wheel balancing machine. At the end of the article there's a box to enter your zip code. A list of shops in your area will be listed and it's more than worth your while to have the wheels and tires analized and balanced on one of these machines.

There's no doubt in my mind that this particular unit is by far the best wheel and tire balancing machine on the entire planet. It detects bent or out of specification wheels and tires *before the actual balancing takes place.

It's done differently than the usual machines that you've seen in the past. As the mounted tire spinns a 1,400 lb "force wheel" spins with the tire to allow the tire to be spun with the same load the tire would be under when it's normally on the car. The majority of  the balance weights are taped under the wheel stud flange on the rim. If any other minor small weights are needed to split the imbabalace from the left and right side of the bead they are clipped on the outside of the wheel.

It's worth finding one of these machines as it will spit out a bad tire in seconds if a belt is broken or a belt shift has taken place.

Answer 7

Driving really fast.  

Answer 8

Bumpy road?  Dead bodies on the road?  Bumpy, knobby tires?  Are the wheels round(sounds dumb, but you would be surprized) - swap tires around and see if it changes.   Driving during an earthquake?