jonathana71

I was taking a turn at about 15-20 mph when i lost control due to about half an inch of dust on the u-turn. I smacked my front right wheel into the curb and i ricocheted off it pretty damn hard. I had the alignment fixed, but I noticed today that when i reverse, every few seconds there is a creaking noise. Also, right around 70mph, my steering wheel starts to vibrate and shake pretty hard, something that never happened before. Does anyone have any idea what could have happened?

Ricky

Chances are you didn't damage anything.. you just messed up your alignment.

I would make an appointment with your local dealer just to get it checked which is free. They will tell you if you damaged anything, which i'm 98% you didn't, and 99% sure it's just alignment issue, which they can do for I believe $79.99.

PhoenixINX

Hmmmmmm... I hope it's only a alignment issue.

Look closely, as you MIGHT have bent a wheel.

shopdog

Sounds like you bent the wheel.

DBZCat

iTrader: (8)

I would say bent wheel... this happened to me on a different car, and sounds the same

Zcarboy

I agree with the others on that you bent the wheel since it did happen to me. The fact that you said it vibrates at high speeds sounds the same as when I hit the curb at around the same speed you did. Of course I didn't do this in a 350Z, but in another car.

Jetpilot718

Go to a shop and have them balance the wheel you hit. Then you can see if its bent or not. G/L

ares

iTrader: (2)

either bent or maybe just took a chunk out of it enough to throw off the balance.

ebkalt

Same thing happend to me last week except I lost control because of wet road conditions. Taking the car in to the dealership today to see what I damaged. Only thing I can see is a bad misalignment in back right wheel (its at least an inch off... it's pretty drastic looking, though). And the Sway bar is badly bent

MonkeyBoy

Could also be a slightly bent tie rod.

samw1978

should be the tire or wheel, go have them checked

bobbyz

iTrader: (1)

Could have damaged a wheel bearing.
Get it checked out.

Z04

iTrader: (15)

Pretty much what has been said before. If you already did an alignment you should go have the rim checked and see if it is bent or unbalanced, also check the wheel bearing. Had something happen like this a few years back driving in snow, car slid and hit a curb. Shattered the wheel bearings. Either way hope it gets fixed and is nothing too bad

John

iTrader: (17)

If the wheel is squeaking, the it's your wheel bearing most likely. As mentioned above, your wheel is also probably bent, and you should check the tie rod too.

PoWeRtRiP

had a similar thing happen in the z. bent tie rod, and control arm, along with the wheel definitely get it checked.

admorris

Holy crap...how many people have to tell this guy that he bent his wheel. I would say after the 10th or so reply that he got the picture. Man I love forums!

ZRACING

sound like a broken Z

jonathana71

just went to discount tire today

wheel is definetely bent.

now its a matter of finding a new wheel, then having the dealer look at the control arm and wheel bearing.

Z04

iTrader: (15)

that is why it is called a forum. i would rather have a ton of same answers to a problem from many different sources as opposed to just one.

StarcraftBW

iTrader: (10)

change the tire the hit the curve....that what happened to my previous car. I did all the stupid alightment ect....but the problem is the steel ring of the tire is broken and NO-ONE can't figure out. not until you do change the tire.