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My car starts to shake at highway speeds, should I check the alignment or the wheel balance?

My car starts to shake at highway speeds, should I check the alignment or the wheel balance?


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The first thing you should check is damage to the tyres and that they are all at equal pressures. If they are at way different pressures it could be causing the problem (bearing in mind that some cars have the front and back tyres at different pressures). The next thing to do is have the wheel balance check, as the balance weights dont need to fall off to affect the balance of the wheels. The third thing to check is the wheel allignment, although the usual effect of your wheel allignment being out is your car will keep pulling in one direction. After you have checked theese then check things such as tie rod ends etc, as profitbob said.

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I would check the tie rod ends, then ball joints and idler arm.  Tires could be the problem, but not the likeliest problem.  The tires should be checked first though, because they are the easiest to examine.  Look for bubbles or bends in the sidewalls and tread, look on the rim to see if a balance weight fell off.

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