Shakey car and vague steering

[colm_gti]

From driving my clio over the last few months, i've noticed that there seems to be a pretty bad judder/wobble in the front of the car and through the steering wheel when driving it. It's only noticeable in the steering wheel at about 70+mph, but can feel the car rolling unevenly at low speeds aswel. The handling also seems quite vague through the steering wheel. The wheels are all balanced, and i've recently fitted brand new shocks and springs all round, but retained the old front topmounts as they seemed in good condition.

What might be causing this? I plan on getting the alignment lookad at in the morning, but would this be caused by anything else, before i spend money and get no solution? I have been reading about the rear wishbone bolts wearing away the holes in the subframe, and it sounds similar to my symptoms, but have yet to take a look at mine.

 

[Jonff]

Wheels need balancing? They do kick the weights off now and then. I know you say they've been balanced but it does sound like the symptoms of it.

 

[TimR26]

I'd get someone to check the wheel balancing and to look for play in the suspension.

 

[colm_gti]

I'd get someone to check the wheel balancing and to look for play in the suspension.

as in play in the balljoints? all the bolts for the shocks were torqued up as per the haynes manual when i changed my shocks.

 

[Middo]

going to be alignment / wheel weights / balljoints / top mounts

i couldnt find the source of the vagueness in my steering, so i changed all of the above