Shimmey in steering

[MrFunk]

At 55mph I'm getting a shaking/shimmey in the steering. Had the dealership do a 4 wheel rebalance and rotation and still there as bad as before. Anyone have this issue? It's a 12' with 9k on the ODO. It's not terrible but enough to be annoying... Through turns it goes away and comes back in straight cruise.

[sa9023]

Outer tie rod end. Just had the same problem on my B5.

[Pworld]

I read this is a problem on the B8 chassis. I have it show up a little as well in the 60mph range, then disappear at 65 and above. Just make sure you get a real good balance on the wheels, that helped with almost all of it on my car. Im sure my aftermarket wheels amplify it a tad bit more.

[soslower]

i had the same issue when i sold my OEM wheels for 20" hartmann. after 2 visits to get them balanced, I took them to a shop that had the road force balancer. all the shimmy is gone.

[MrFunk]

Yeah it's weird - shimmey at 55, gone at 60, there at 65, comes and goes... sometimes I don't notice it at all, sometimes I do... I'll have the dealership re-balance perhaps... glad (or not) that this seems to be a common issue.