HELP! curb jump!! steering wheel is wobbling.

kentstuh · 01-29-2013, 06:40 PM

i was getting on the freeway and there was some gravel and lost control and i went on top of a curb and scuff up the rims.. now my steering wheel is wobbling left and right at higher speed... **** just happen 1 hour ago... -___- **** my life....

1st · 01-29-2013, 06:47 PM

A bent wheel would be a back-and-forth wobbling of the steering wheel at low speeds. At higher speeds this might turn into what feels like a vibration. If the car slams the curb real hard chances are that front end parts will be bent. This can cause not only the steering wheel to be off-center but also a hard pulling condition towards the side of the impact. Any pics? How fast where you going how tall do you think the curb was?

kentstuh · 01-29-2013, 07:04 PM

i was going around 40 mph. the rim is scratched all around the edges. its pretty deep all around..

faya · 01-29-2013, 08:57 PM

im sorry to hear that..

Rusty · 01-29-2013, 10:32 PM

Check your tire too, for a broken belt.

Grindkiezer · 01-29-2013, 10:39 PM

Get your wheels rebalanced

Thechidz · 01-29-2013, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Grindkiezer

Get your wheels rebalanced

exactly what I was gonna say. Hopefully that will fix the wobble and there isn't anymore serious damage

DEpointfive0 · 01-29-2013, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Thechidz

exactly what I was gonna say. Hopefully that will fix the wobble and there isn't anymore serious damage

Sport Rays can take a HELL of a beating

Ridgerunner · 01-30-2013, 12:17 AM

The impact might have knocked off a wheel weight if your lucky; the tire guy can tell you if the rim is bent when he spins it to balance it. Been there before and, sorry to say, you rim is probably bent. Have him look close at rim as it spins. When my wife had one bent, it balanced ok on machine, but wobbled on road. A closer look by tire supervisor revealed it was bent when I took it back. He called me back to look at it while it was spinning; you could see the slight wobble despite being balanced. After a new wheel, no problem.

DarkJak · 01-30-2013, 03:23 AM

Curbed at 40 and that's all that happened? Must've been a shallow one. I understeered once around a roundabout in an old car, about a 5 inch curb. Ended up costing 8k in repairs. Hope its just a wheel weight that popped off.

G37Sam · 01-30-2013, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 1st

If the car slams the curb real hard chances are that front end parts will be bent. This can cause not only the steering wheel to be off-center but also a hard pulling condition towards the side of the impact.

How can one tell if the front arms were bent slightly before going overboard and replacing all of them?

1st · 01-30-2013, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by G37Sam

How can one tell if the front arms were bent slightly before going overboard and replacing all of them?

Inspection is key. You must inspect before coming out of pocket.

roy'sz · 01-30-2013, 04:36 PM

Take to dealrshit and have them look at it. I would file an insurance claim a.s.a.p. The worst you are out is 500, let them take care of the rest. Thats what we all pay for...

Shamu · 01-31-2013, 02:34 AM

This is what happens when you curb at 70. You got off easy.

sjang · 03-31-2015, 01:27 PM

That's what just happened to me like 2 days ago.
I was going up and didnt see the ramp and jumped it. Now my passenger front is wobbling.
My wheel has curb rashes and side of the tire is Sliced? Lol

01-29-2013, 06:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
kentstuh Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: San Gabriel Age: 35 Posts: 254 Drives: 12 Nissan 370Z MG M6 Rep Power: 13	HELP! curb jump!! steering wheel is wobbling. i was getting on the freeway and there was some gravel and lost control and i went on top of a curb and scuff up the rims.. now my steering wheel is wobbling left and right at higher speed... ** just happen 1 hour ago... -___- ** my life....

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Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,184 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684437	Check your tire too, for a broken belt. TerribleONE and memorylasts like this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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Grindkiezer Track Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 824 Drives: A Car Rep Power: 14	Get your wheels rebalanced Thechidz and DEpointfive0 like this. __________________ Z

01-30-2013, 12:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
Ridgerunner Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 79 Drives: 09 370Z Black 6M SP Rep Power: 15	The impact might have knocked off a wheel weight if your lucky; the tire guy can tell you if the rim is bent when he spins it to balance it. Been there before and, sorry to say, you rim is probably bent. Have him look close at rim as it spins. When my wife had one bent, it balanced ok on machine, but wobbled on road. A closer look by tire supervisor revealed it was bent when I took it back. He called me back to look at it while it was spinning; you could see the slight wobble despite being balanced. After a new wheel, no problem. DEpointfive0 likes this.

01-30-2013, 04:36 PM	#13 (permalink)
roy'sz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: palmdale, ca Posts: 1,299 Drives: 2010 nissan 370z Rep Power: 16	Take to dealrshit and have them look at it. I would file an insurance claim a.s.a.p. The worst you are out is 500, let them take care of the rest. Thats what we all pay for... 1st likes this. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtvG...data_playerARK HFC'S-ARK Grip-Stillen G3-M370-UPREV-Kinetix upper control arm-WC Latheworks-Stage2 Bad@$$ Driver(318whp/268tq)-

01-29-2013, 06:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
1st A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: I 80 Biz U.S. 50 Posts: 1,708 Drives: Platinum Z Rep Power: 1616	A bent wheel would be a back-and-forth wobbling of the steering wheel at low speeds. At higher speeds this might turn into what feels like a vibration. If the car slams the curb real hard chances are that front end parts will be bent. This can cause not only the steering wheel to be off-center but also a hard pulling condition towards the side of the impact. Any pics? How fast where you going how tall do you think the curb was?

01-29-2013, 07:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
kentstuh Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: San Gabriel Age: 35 Posts: 254 Drives: 12 Nissan 370Z MG M6 Rep Power: 13	i was going around 40 mph. the rim is scratched all around the edges. its pretty deep all around..

01-29-2013, 08:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
faya Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Central Florida Posts: 360 Drives: 13 370z nismo Rep Power: 12	im sorry to hear that..

01-30-2013, 03:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
DarkJak A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,397 Drives: 2009 370Z Rep Power: 16804	Curbed at 40 and that's all that happened? Must've been a shallow one. I understeered once around a roundabout in an old car, about a 5 inch curb. Ended up costing 8k in repairs. Hope its just a wheel weight that popped off.

01-31-2013, 02:34 AM	#14 (permalink)
Shamu A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 1,059 Drives: 370Z Racecar Rep Power: 19	This is what happens when you curb at 70. You got off easy. roy'sz likes this. __________________ Grant

03-31-2015, 01:27 PM	#15 (permalink)
sjang Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: LA Posts: 25 Drives: 14 Nissan z34 BLK M6 Rep Power: 11	Same here bro! That's what just happened to me like 2 days ago. I was going up and didnt see the ramp and jumped it. Now my passenger front is wobbling. My wheel has curb rashes and side of the tire is Sliced? Lol

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