steering shakes after wheel spacer

33beto · 09-30-2011, 01:59 PM

hello fellas, i recently installed 15mm spacers all around and the front wheels are acting very unbalanced.

the wheels are OEM 125 18in and spacers H&R.

Rebalance the wheels twice to no avail.

Any sugestions other that remove the spacers? has anyone experience the same issue?

Lou.

Kevin@AKMotorwerk · 09-30-2011, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 33beto

hello fellas, i recently installed 15mm spacers all around and the front wheels are acting very unbalanced.

the wheels are OEM 125 18in and spacers H&R.

Rebalance the wheels twice to no avail.

Any sugestions other that remove the spacers? has anyone experience the same issue?

Lou.

take the spacer off, and clean the hubs really really well, then reinstall the spacer, i bet your hub ring was corroded and the spacer's arent sitting flush against the rotors

CamelBiscuit · 09-30-2011, 02:05 PM

What speed and what type of driving? Corners? Straights? Don't assume that with the rebalanced that they did it right the second or third time. I have seen people not know how to do it in the first place and balance it wrong again and again. Kinda funny too because balance is easy. Maybe we need some pictures to look at the wheels. Are the tires new? Are they all RFT's? What is the unbalance that you are feeling? We need some more info.

CamelBiscuit · 09-30-2011, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin@AKMotorwerk

take the spacer off, and clean the hubs really really well, then reinstall the spacer, i bet your hub ring was corroded and the spacer's arent sitting flush against the rotors

22 thousand posts......... I'm pretty sure you should listen to him and not my dumb ass.

VMRWheels · 09-30-2011, 05:53 PM

I would recommend double checking if the spacer is flush on the hub. Due to hub corrosion happening quite often, this might be the problem.

-Charles@VMRWheels

cssnms · 09-30-2011, 06:29 PM

Are they hubcentric spacers? If not that could be part of the problem.

mike3000fl · 09-30-2011, 07:06 PM

try cleaning hub as suggested.

if that doesnt work. troubleshoot. put rear spacers on front, and front on rear, see if imbalance persists.

also... did you buy longer bolts?

tibra1 · 09-30-2011, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by cssnms

Are they hubcentric spacers? If not that could be part of the problem.

+1 my thoughts exactly

33beto · 10-01-2011, 11:16 AM

Yup hubcentric all the way. Hubs were cleaned as well. Tires are non runflats and new (less than 2k miles) and no problems once spacers are removed. Studs are longer (45mm)

Thank you all for the imput

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33beto Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 275 Posts Drives: R.I.P. 08 E90 328i/GM 6L45E Join Date: May 2011 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	steering shakes after wheel spacer hello fellas, i recently installed 15mm spacers all around and the front wheels are acting very unbalanced. the wheels are OEM 125 18in and spacers H&R. Rebalance the wheels twice to no avail. Any sugestions other that remove the spacers? has anyone experience the same issue? Lou.
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CamelBiscuit Banned 18 Rep 632 Posts Drives: 11 E92 335i Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 702 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 E92 335i [10.00]	What speed and what type of driving? Corners? Straights? Don't assume that with the rebalanced that they did it right the second or third time. I have seen people not know how to do it in the first place and balance it wrong again and again. Kinda funny too because balance is easy. Maybe we need some pictures to look at the wheels. Are the tires new? Are they all RFT's? What is the unbalance that you are feeling? We need some more info.
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cssnms Brigadier General 208 Rep 3,175 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 335d Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Murland iTrader: (4)	Are they hubcentric spacers? If not that could be part of the problem.
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mike3000fl Banned 138 Rep 2,731 Posts Drives: 06 330i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tampa iTrader: (0)	try cleaning hub as suggested. if that doesnt work. troubleshoot. put rear spacers on front, and front on rear, see if imbalance persists. also... did you buy longer bolts?
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33beto Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 275 Posts Drives: R.I.P. 08 E90 328i/GM 6L45E Join Date: May 2011 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	Yup hubcentric all the way. Hubs were cleaned as well. Tires are non runflats and new (less than 2k miles) and no problems once spacers are removed. Studs are longer (45mm) Thank you all for the imput
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