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ok..i just recently had a minor accident, well..now everytime i got over 60 my steering wheel shakes...ive heard it could be my rims on my car are unbalanced now, well..i plan on taking them off tomorrow cause the weather, but i heard that i need to get my wheels balanced or i need my alignment fixed to fix the steering wheel problem, so im gonna do both this week...but..since im putting my stock tires and hubcaps back on...do i still need to get my wheels rebalanced?

 
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Well most likely its not just your wheels and tires althought they could add to the effect it could be your whole car needs and alignment
i had a friend who never got a alignment on his car and it got so bad that on the freeway his side mirrors would shack so bad you couldnt even see out of them

 
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what got hit in your acciedent? you could have bent a wheel, or damaged a control arm, or bent the steering rack, ect ect ect ect ect....

we need more info.

 
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i didnt damage much...i jsut went over a bank and hit a peice of wood..it put a dent on my left side of my front bumper..thats bout it...nothin big...i dot see hwo it coulda done damage to my suspension or anything...i dunno

 
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Did it hit the wheel at all? if it did you could have damaged the lower control arm, or bent the wheel, or damaged the steering rack ect ect ect.... like above. Other wise I'd check the alignment, that would tell you if the control arm was bent, and a bad alignment could be the cause of the problem.

 
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Lots of times, shaking steering wheels is the result of alignment problems or unbalanced wheels. Go ahead and do those, that should fix the problem. BTW, going over a bank could mess up your alignment.

 
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yeah, did you notice any wieghts that came off your wheels? you shuld probably get your wheels balanced and a front end alignment

 
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how bad was it

 
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well..only the left side of the front bumer hit..it put a huge dent in the left side and cracked the bottom of the left side too..but i took the bumper off and popped the dent back out..doesnt look near as bad now...but theres still a lot of BIG scratches and stuff and that huge crack...so..hopefully ill get it fixed soon

 
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Get an alignment at a trustable shop. They will let you know whats up.

 
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ok..got my alignment checked and my steering wheel still shakes bad....but when i took it to the shop they told i had a knot on each of the front tires...they said they could blow anytime and i shouldnt be driving with them on..and i told them i would change them out today..so they didnt balance my rims and tires..so im gonan put my stock wheels and hubbys back on today....do u think this will fix the problem? and do i gotta get my stock wheels and hubs balanced again?

 
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there are also some type of "rings" to put on ur rims... they are about 5 bucks a piece. its supposed to make the ride smoother.