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Thanks for the information. The wheels are Racing Dynamics, 5 star design, 8 1/2 X 17 front and 9 1/2 X 17 rear. The tires, Toyo Proxes T1-S, have less than 1000 miles on them. (Prior to this, the car had Yokos that also had the intermittent shimmy, although not as much as the Toyos. i like the Toyos much better - they are much quieter, have better grip in the rain, and don't tend to follow ruts in the road.) Fronts are 235/45/17 and the rears are 265/40/17. The strange thing is that the shimmy is not consistent. For a mile or so it will be as smoioth as silk and the next mile the steering wheel will shimmy, sometimes rather slightly and other times very noticeable. i have also noticed that the steering wheel seems to shimmy (sometimes) when i am turning to the right or left at speeds above 60.

i will, for sure go back to the tire shop to make sure the tires are not our of round.

Thanks again.
Old 11-22-2002, 07:11 PM
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