Problem: My car gets the bad shakes 60mph plus.
so... today I took it to get the tires rebalanced and they were fine. Then the guy showed me that when the steering wheel is held straight (on a lift) you can wobble the front wheels around. He said I could have a problem with a steering part. The real problem is that I leave for a 2 hour drive to college on saturday 8/18 so I need this fixed A.S.A.P!!! How do I diagnose it? Can I fix it? How much $$ should I expect to dish out???

I checked it out and everything moves from the balljoint studs(?)down. This is where the inner tierods connect to the idler arm and pitman arm. What needs replaceing? Can I do it? How much mula?

 

really?
For the parts, kinda little.
As low as maybe $15 to $100+ for some.
Then the labor, + alignment.
Could be loose bearings.
Who has worked on it?
Has it ever been done?

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Chat Soon,
KED85
Karl
1985 Firebird 2.8 to 3.4 swap project for Smog Happy LA, CA

 

Shaking/shimmying at crusing speeds (and not being tire balance) sounds alot like a bad center link. That is the part that the inner tie rods, idler & pitman arm connect to. And, if your going to replace that, you might as well rebuild the front end since the other parts attatch to it.

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Ya can't have too many fast Chevys!

 

Yep, the center link and the idler arm are common "wear" items- meaning, they wear out on our cars. I had mine changed out a few years ago, and wow, what a difference...

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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l)