HELP!!!! How to stop Shimmeying?!?!?
 

Well its the first snow of the year in the northeast so i decided it was time to take the kit and rims off the car. well i did that and i put my stock steelies back on. I didnt change the coilovers height at all. but now my car shimmeys like a MOFO and i cant stand it. Changing wheels should do nothin to an alignment should it?? I dont know what to do but i dont like driving it. HELP!!! How can i fix this? Could it be the wheels not on all the way?? they seem tight but IDK

What the hell is Shimmeying? Are you saying it shakes sort of when you drive?

Try using a torque wrench when you put on the wheel and do 80ft-lbs for each lug.

yea my steering wheel shakes. when i accelerate it is fine but as soon as i let off of the gas it shakes I am gonna see if they can be tightened any more

were the sizes of the wheels difference?

i went from a 17 inch tantrum to the 14 inch steelie. when i had the car aligned i had the 17's on will that make a difference? the wheels/tires are like the exact same overall diameter

get your wheels balanced!

my wheels were fine in March, Everything was fine when i took off the stock wheels and put the rims on, would them sitting in my shed for 8+ months do that much to them?

Get the tires balanced. And make sure the torque spec of the lugs is set around 75-80 lbs.

I know that the wheels are tight, Why would i need to get the tires rebalanced. I want to know why the heck that would happen. It was fine when i took them off why the problems now?

The inside/outside of the tires spin at different speeds. Rebalancing it would help keep inside/outside of the wheels to spin more smoothly :)