# Shimmy **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** liberty, jeep\ **Created:** [October 9, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shimmy/37820 "2009-10-09T02:44:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![susanward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@susanward](https://community.cartalk.com/u/susanward)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shimmy/37820/1 "2009-10-09T02:44:13Z")
I recently had my tires rotated and balanced. When I am traveling at high speed on the freeway and brake the stiring wheel shimmies. What causes this. it didn’t happen until after I had the tires rotated. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shimmy/37820/2 "2009-10-09T11:49:13Z")
Usually this is caused by warped rotor. ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shimmy/37820/3 "2009-10-09T12:33:05Z")
Check your lug nuts and go back to the place that rotated the tires. Ask them to retorque your lug nuts using a torque wrench rather than air tools. Have someone inspect the front end - tie rods & ball joints especially. ---
**Author:** ![nye\_guys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9d8465/32.png) [@nye\_guys](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nye_guys)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shimmy/37820/4 "2009-10-09T16:42:12Z")
It could also be a bad tire, either egg shaped or a seperated belt. If one of the front tires have a defect, it is much more noticable because the front wheels have a direct link to the steering and the front wheels do the majority of the braking.