Mine wobbles at 70mph+ but thats because one of my rims is bent to all hell.

 

Sh*tty continentals. Dealer will replace them, check the TSB's. Wind factor is also VERY strong on our cars. If you're behind a large truck, you can feel it. The car also has a tendency to float at higher speeds.

 

Happend to me, I had to take it to the tireshop to get it balanced, one of the initial weights from the left rear tire fell off somehow. Hopefully that would prob solve ur prob with the wabbles :dunno:

 

A full shock/strut/spring/sway bar combo will cure alot of that but the simple fact remains that we drive a massive boat of a sedan that catches alot of crosswinds at high speeds.

 

Sounds like bad tire balance + conti's poor sorry excuse for a tire = wobble

 

Sounds like bad tire balance + conti's poor sorry excuse for a tire = wobble

What he said. If that does'nt work stick a finger in your eye.

 

A full shock/strut/spring/sway bar combo will cure alot of that but the simple fact remains that we drive a massive boat of a sedan that catches alot of crosswinds at high speeds.

I agree, even dropping my car with sportlines solved alot of the crosswind/wobble issues.

 

Yeah, when I installed my H&R's alot of the wobble went away, but it's still noticable, then again i'm pretty sure my rear shocks are blown now too and that probably has alot to do with it.

 

yea check your factory poop tires.... oh and one more thing, how exactly were you doing doughnuts?

 

ehh. ebraking it and sh*t. for those who said its bad wheel balance. is it possible? because my car is brand new. o_o

 

I own 3.5 SE and i changed all shocks and springs. now it doesn't wobble. :cream:

 

also note that the Altimas are made of fairly light weight materials. when compared to european cars, which are built to sustain high speeds on a regular basis, the altima feels like a tin can.

 

a huge partof the reason why i bought Aftermarket tires & wheels is for comfort and safety. the oem parts are made just to get you by. nothing more, nothing less.

 

Doing donuts isn't good for your tires, wet roads or not. Take it to a tire shop, get everything rebalanced and rotated (or have Nissan replace the tires, and have them balance it perfectly - a lot of places just get it "close", which isn't good enough for me - and rotate the wheels. Also, remember you do drive a slab-sided tank of a sedan, so its high speed manners aren't likely to be perfect.

 

Did you ever figure out the wobble issue?

This past Sunday I was on the highway and I was going about 65mph and my car started to wobble left to right, and felt like I was going to loose control of the car. As this happened the steering wheel stayed straight and didn't shake. The road surface was smooth. I checked the air in the tires and all tired were at the correct psi.

About 6 months ago I had the shocks/struts replaced and an alignment was done.

Ever since Sunday, my car seems to be doing the wobble at higher speeds (40+ mph). Weird thing is that it doesn't constantly wobble, only once in awhile but has been happening at least once or twice when I drive to and from work.

Any ideas? I am guessing that maybe a wheel weight fell off?

 

Possibly tie rod ends are bad, but my guess would be balance. When I had my 03 2.5S it was all over the road with the OEM Conties. I took them off and got the next size up Pirellis and had them road force balanced. It took 2 balance jobs, because one of the Pirellis was bad from the factory, which they then replaced. It drove like the smoothest car I've ever driven afterwards. Only problem then was warped discs, but they only wobbled the front when braking. My 06 3.5SE hasn't ever caused me any problems with this. I've still got the OEM Turanzas at almost 40,000 miles and no wobbles. Got to replace them soon, though. Both my Altimas seemed to be very sensitive to making sure the tire pressures are correct. A 2 or 3 pound difference seems to make them have trouble. I run 35 psi in all 4.

 

Mine feels pretty stable, but my last ride was a 98 blazer...

 

Nope 119 MPH no problemo...

 

same here I guess we're lucky

 

When you say wobble, do you mean the floaty feel at higher speeds? I remember my Alti used to feel like it was all over the road when I had the stock tires and not lowered. I put some new tires on and lowered the car....it completely solid after that.

 

No, it's not the floaty feeling at higher speeds, where it feels like a boat. My issue is a noticeable wobble/shimmy from side to side when I hit higher speeds. If I don't let off the gas, it gets worse and gives me the feeling of loosing control. Weird thing is, it doesn't happen everytime I hit higher speeds.

My tires are about 2 years old [Avon Tech M550's A/S]

I just did some searching and the wobbling could also be caused by a damaged or broken Tire Belt.

 

I have no wobbling issues either and my tires are out of balance and the rear tires are two different brands (previous owner:crazy. I topped the thing out once (140+) and other than the rediculously light steering at high speeds, it felt solid as a rock. Its on eibachs.

 

I have an SE R and it's very stable at high speed but still gets pushed around pretty good in strong winds.

If it's not a floaty feeling you're experiencing then it could be a broken tire belt. I had a similar problem when I had 2 sets of different tire brands on my old G35. It was downright scary at high speeds until I changed them out with the same tires on all four corners. So it sounds like it's something to do with your tires.

 

rotate your tires..front to back and see if that does anyting.

 

& Get em balanced

 

Its may be the rack! I had the same problem and replacing the inner and outer tie rods was not the trick. I did find out though how to check and see if you have the same problem. Remove your wheel and tire, pop up/off the outer tie rod (do not unscrew just remove from the bearing assenbly) and just let it hang down, remove the clamp holding the boot on the rack side, pull the accordian/boot toward you as far as you can till its almost inside out, put a wrench on the inner tie rod ball/screw and push it in a downward direction. If it moves easily (like mine did) the rack is toast. I will be posting HOW TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION this month.

 

Okay, I finally figured out the problem. Nissan had a Pot Hole Special for $99.99 going on which included...

*Balance All 4 Tires
*Alignment
*Rotate tires

and it SOLVED my wobble issue! I spoke to the tech that worked on my car and he said my back left wheel was totally off alignment and facing a little out to the left. My car is back to normal and driving well. He did mention that I would need to replace the steering column/rack, but not for awhile.

This was well worth the $100!

 

THE STEERING RACK?!?! I mean come on, bad sensors and cat converters i can understand (barely) but the steering rack? I got bad tie rod ends now, hell i might as well save up and replace the whole front suspension at the same time (@ 136K all OEM)