# Front end shimmy **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 17, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-end-shimmy/18288 "2008-08-17T11:11:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![person1m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f475e1/32.png) [@person1m](https://community.cartalk.com/u/person1m)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-end-shimmy/18288/1 "2008-08-17T11:11:55Z")
2003 Hyundai 350XG has front end shimmy. Already did alignment and balance. Does this violent shaking between 55-65mph; tremors at lower speeds. When slightly turning on a curve, the shimmy decreases or stops, but when going straight the tremor or shaking returns. Dealer service doesn’t think its the breaks or rotors… Any suggestions? don’t want to spend a fortune on multiple diagnostics… ---
**Author:** ![tcorrell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@tcorrell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcorrell)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-end-shimmy/18288/2 "2008-08-17T12:07:23Z")
know you mentioned you had your tires balanced, have you had them looked at for the radial belt in the tire for breakage/defect? my 92 ford ranger pick up truck was doing the same thing you mentioned and it turned out to be a broken belt in the tire, bought new tire and everything was fine. ---
**Author:** ![americar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/americar/32/42_2.png) [@americar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/americar)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-end-shimmy/18288/3 "2008-08-17T12:10:29Z")
Have the tires been rotated? If so does this change the characteristics of the shimmy. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-end-shimmy/18288/4 "2008-08-17T12:13:25Z")
Do’in The Shimmy They must have carefully checked tie-rods and ball joints, since they did an alignment, right? I would suspect a bad tire or wheel rim. A worn out strut or shock absorber or a missing wheel-balance weight can cause problems, too. Tires can have lots of tread left or be practically new, but develop a defect. By having a technician slowly spin them on a wheel balancer, he/she should be able to spot trouble and correct the balance. At that same time a bent rim or bad tire can be spotted. Tremors at really low (parking lot) speeds point to a tire or rim to be the culprit. You will only slightly feel the car (front or rear) wiggle back and forth. Get a balance and ask specifically for the tires and rims to be checked for being straight and round. Have them show you what they find, if you’re interested.