Question by sabstheninja: Why would my car shake when going over 60mph?
My car shakes pretty hard when going over 60 mph on the freeway. We took it to the shop at the place I bought it and they fixed the ball joints, which they said were very bad. I thought this would fix the shaking problem but it didnt.
I went to 2 different tire shops around my town (columbus, oh) and they both told me its because I have “snow tires” on my car instead of regular radials. That sounds stupid to me, but I would like other peoples opinion. I also asked about an alignment but they tire guys said if the car doesnt pull to the side when I drive it then it doesnt need an alignment.
I dont have much money to work with and I dont know much about cars but I want to fix this prob so any insight is appreciated 
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Answer by beth
It needs an alignment.
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quick and to the point? your tires are out of balance, have them balance all four and maby even rotate them while they are at it, as for the alignment, if it doesnt pull or the tires arent wearing unevenly then i wouldnt worry about it. but did they check the align after putting new ball joints in? if not it wouldnt hurt to have it checked. hope i helped, even a little…
you need shock’s
i work at a tire store, the snow tires could cause a shake but not like wut u r saying. most likly it is the axle. my car did the same thing at 60 – 70mph i had a bad cv axle.. have the axles checked out. does it click when u make a sharp turn? if so replace axle
snow tires could cause a little bit of a vibration, but not that bad. I would have a tire shop roadforce balance your tires. It will tell you if there is a problem with your tire. Also make sure you are rotating them every five thousand miles
not balljoints TIERODENDS INNER N OUTER easy to do these people are clueless check them n replace both sides not just one shake will dissapear
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