Wobbling @ low speeds, alignment issue? Options

[elvasoshexai]

if a car wobbles a bit at low speeds is it just as simple as getting an alignment?

i had a car inspected and the mech says it wobbles a bit @ low speeds and he recommends that all it is is that it requires an alignment and 2 new front tires...

is this normally the case or could there be a more expensive problem i'd have to deal with?

This post has been edited by elvasoshexai: Oct 9, 2005 - 8:00 PM

[Digndoug]

what about for me guys????
my car doesnt really wobble or shake, but i feel it in the steering wheel and the pedal....it never used to do it before, and it just started recently.
any help please.....
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High speeds slow speeds? brakeing driving cruising? If its higher speeds, it could be simple as the wheel balance. It its just driving all the time, it could be the wheel baring or the ball joint.

One thing, pop it on a jack, so the front wheels are i the air. See if they wobble in any direction.Like hold top and bottom. If it wobbles, then its the wheel barings or the ball joint. ( thats what im dealing with now, Il know by thursday if the ball joint fixs it.)

then grab the left and right side, if it wobbles then its the tierods.

If it dosnt wobble eioather way, its your wheel balance, your suspension warn or a messed up wheel or tire.

If it wobbles or shakes when braking it could be your pads or a warped rotor. That would only be braking though.