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soryu · 05-31-2012, 01:26 PM

i took off my wheels the other day to clean them up.
one by one.
but after putting them back on my steering wheel is now shaking
between 50 60 mph. i tightend them up again and wheel is shaking.
any ideas?
wheels are balanced.

srbrian · 05-31-2012, 01:36 PM

maybe the wheels are not centred on the hub and that would cause the vibration

Highway Riding · 05-31-2012, 01:59 PM

Check tire pressure and make sure you tighten them correctly. Loosely tightened then full tight after on floor. Then tighten up again after a few miles. Also maybe you lost a wheel weight?

lude4life13 · 05-31-2012, 02:08 PM

Make sure the lug nuts are on the right way..

JasianBlazin · 05-31-2012, 02:11 PM

sounds like you didn't bolt them back on correctly. they're probably off centered, tighten the lugs in a star pattern.

jr_ss · 05-31-2012, 02:15 PM

Your wheels probably need to be balanced...

thefro526 · 05-31-2012, 02:25 PM

I used to have this problem all the time when I had my E46. Take the wheels off, clean them, put them back on and it vibrates. Every time was because the wheel hadn't seated right. It was as simple as jacking the car up, loosening the lug nuts on the wheel in question and then tightening them back down once the wheel was aligned.

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Originally Posted by jr_ss

Your wheels probably need to be balanced...

^ I knocked a wheel weight off when I was cleaning once. Not sure if this could've happened to the OP, but it isn't unlikely.

worangejuice · 06-01-2012, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by thefro526

I used to have this problem all the time when I had my E46. Take the wheels off, clean them, put them back on and it vibrates. Every time was because the wheel hadn't seated right. It was as simple as jacking the car up, loosening the lug nuts on the wheel in question and then tightening them back down once the wheel was aligned.

^ I knocked a wheel weight off when I was cleaning once. Not sure if this could've happened to the OP, but it isn't unlikely.

yup thats waht im sayin

HiddenCharacter · 06-01-2012, 02:20 AM

Are they aftermarket? Might need some hubcentric rings. That fixed the problem I had that was very similar to yours.

mowgli 240sx · 06-01-2012, 09:06 AM

i have the same problem now, still vibrates on the freeway

and my wheels are all tightened in a star pattern

ixfxi · 06-01-2012, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by srbrian

maybe the wheels are....

YOU

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Originally Posted by Highway Riding

Check .... and make sure you ..... Also maybe you.....

ARE

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Originally Posted by lude4life13

Make sure the......

FUCKING

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Originally Posted by JasianBlazin

sounds like you didn't ..... they're probably ............

WRONG

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Your wheels probably need to be .......

maybe this, maybe that. probably this, probably that. WHAT THE FUCK!

gaddamn amateurs here. here is your cookie, you lack of search using N00Bs..
http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/19461-...tml#post166447

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Originally Posted by HiddenCharacter

Are they aftermarket? Might need some hubcentric rings. That fixed the problem I had that was very similar to yours.

hubcentric rings are BULLSHIT. the cheap ones are made of plastic and melt under racing conditions, for one. second, most wheels are centered using conical taper lug nuts which center the stud with the wheel. a piece of plastic (or aluminum) does nothing to help this.

rookies

0wn3r · 06-01-2012, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ixfxi

hubcentric rings are BULLSHIT. the cheap ones are made of plastic and melt under racing conditions, for one. second, most wheels are centered using conical taper lug nuts which center the stud with the wheel. a piece of plastic (or aluminum) does nothing to help this.

rookies

Something tells me you just needed to rage out at something lol.

Who would actually buy plastic rings?

If you're not using conical lug nuts and/or you're not paying attention to how you properly torque the wheels down in the star pattern...then rings would help in that situation. It's the same reason spacers are hubcentric.

soryu · 06-01-2012, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by worangejuice

yup thats waht im sayin

Yup thats what I did.
it vibrates just alittle now and it also looks like im missing a weight.

05-31-2012, 01:26 PM	#1
soryu Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Socal, I.E. Posts: 1,199 Trader Rating: (17) Feedback Score: 17 reviews	wheels off,on=steering wheel shaking i took off my wheels the other day to clean them up. one by one. but after putting them back on my steering wheel is now shaking between 50 60 mph. i tightend them up again and wheel is shaking. any ideas? wheels are balanced.

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Highway Riding Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Out on the Highway! Posts: 602 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Check tire pressure and make sure you tighten them correctly. Loosely tightened then full tight after on floor. Then tighten up again after a few miles. Also maybe you lost a wheel weight? __________________ The Sun Rises in the East!

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jr_ss Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pa Posts: 6,056 Trader Rating: (34) Feedback Score: 34 reviews	Your wheels probably need to be balanced... __________________ My SR20VET

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05-31-2012, 01:36 PM	#2
srbrian Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ireland Age: 33 Posts: 4 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	maybe the wheels are not centred on the hub and that would cause the vibration

05-31-2012, 02:08 PM	#4
lude4life13 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Planet Namek Age: 31 Posts: 408 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Make sure the lug nuts are on the right way..

05-31-2012, 02:11 PM	#5
JasianBlazin Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Central California Posts: 941 Trader Rating: (24) Feedback Score: 24 reviews	sounds like you didn't bolt them back on correctly. they're probably off centered, tighten the lugs in a star pattern.

06-01-2012, 09:06 AM	#10
mowgli 240sx Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: socal-909- Posts: 1,440 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	i have the same problem now, still vibrates on the freeway and my wheels are all tightened in a star pattern