Frustrated with new wheels
05-24-2009, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 525iEnjoy' post='888518' date='May 24 2009, 04:22 PM
the Miros should have the 72.56..Our vendors need to sell the correct hub sizes for our cars, there have been a lot of these issues. I have no clue why Vendors are selling hub sizes of 74.1? makes no sense?
But your stockers back on and see if the vibes go away
But your stockers back on and see if the vibes go away
And yes, VMR are hubcentric.....72.56"
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Originally Posted by El Immigrante' post='888612' date='May 24 2009, 03:38 PM
Ok, thanks to Nerweezy, I can cross one off my list- VMRs don't require a hub ring...onto road force balancing for a second time (just to be sure).
05-24-2009, 05:35 PM
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I took the front left wheel and measured the hub and the wheel's bore with a caliper. There is a gap. The hub measured at 72.5 mm as suggested. The bore on the wheel measured at 74mm.
The dealer did put hub rings and they fit snug around the hub and flush on the wheel. So I can't say that the dealer did anything wrong here. However, they mounted the hub ring flushed agains the face of the hub so it wasn't flushed at the edge of the hub. This gave it a slight gap from the edge of the hub and the wheels. I wish I took pictures but I already fixed all four wheels and I am not about to take one off.
I put the hub ring in the wheel itself and mounted all four. That took the vibration away when I test drove the car off of the 126 highway North of the 5.
The car is pulling to the right though and I will feel better if I get it realigned. I'll do this after I install the H&R sport springs I got ordered. We'll see how the whole ride goes from there. For now, I am not frustrated anymore.
The dealer did put hub rings and they fit snug around the hub and flush on the wheel. So I can't say that the dealer did anything wrong here. However, they mounted the hub ring flushed agains the face of the hub so it wasn't flushed at the edge of the hub. This gave it a slight gap from the edge of the hub and the wheels. I wish I took pictures but I already fixed all four wheels and I am not about to take one off.
I put the hub ring in the wheel itself and mounted all four. That took the vibration away when I test drove the car off of the 126 highway North of the 5.
The car is pulling to the right though and I will feel better if I get it realigned. I'll do this after I install the H&R sport springs I got ordered. We'll see how the whole ride goes from there. For now, I am not frustrated anymore.
05-24-2009, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by DrLev99' post='888616' date='May 24 2009, 03:44 PM
And yes, VMR are hubcentric.....72.56"
05-24-2009, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by forced528' post='888781' date='May 24 2009, 06:35 PM
I took the front left wheel and measured the hub and the wheel's bore with a caliper. There is a gap. The hub measured at 72.5 mm as suggested. The bore on the wheel measured at 74mm.
The dealer did put hub rings and they fit snug around the hub and flush on the wheel. So I can't say that the dealer did anything wrong here. However, they mounted the hub ring flushed agains the face of the hub so it wasn't flushed at the edge of the hub. This gave it a slight gap from the edge of the hub and the wheels. I wish I took pictures but I already fixed all four wheels and I am not about to take one off.
I put the hub ring in the wheel itself and mounted all four. That took the vibration away when I test drove the car off of the 126 highway North of the 5.
The car is pulling to the right though and I will feel better if I get it realigned. I'll do this after I install the H&R sport springs I got ordered. We'll see how the whole ride goes from there. For now, I am not frustrated anymore.
The dealer did put hub rings and they fit snug around the hub and flush on the wheel. So I can't say that the dealer did anything wrong here. However, they mounted the hub ring flushed agains the face of the hub so it wasn't flushed at the edge of the hub. This gave it a slight gap from the edge of the hub and the wheels. I wish I took pictures but I already fixed all four wheels and I am not about to take one off.
I put the hub ring in the wheel itself and mounted all four. That took the vibration away when I test drove the car off of the 126 highway North of the 5.
The car is pulling to the right though and I will feel better if I get it realigned. I'll do this after I install the H&R sport springs I got ordered. We'll see how the whole ride goes from there. For now, I am not frustrated anymore.
05-24-2009, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by forced528' post='887550' date='May 23 2009, 12:05 PM
I have the FK452's on them and I think Falken has a 30-day ride guarantee. How did you guys figure out that they were the tires?
05-24-2009, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by flint' post='888993' date='May 25 2009, 12:34 AM
I am having bad balancing issues with these exact same tires. Even Road Force balancing didn't cure it.
05-24-2009, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by forced528' post='888998' date='May 25 2009, 12:38 AM
How do you know it's the tire? I asked this before but I didn't get an answer. How does one know that the balancing issues are related to the tires?
05-24-2009, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by flint' post='889004' date='May 25 2009, 12:44 AM
That was the conclusion Tire Discounters came to after trying the road force balancing as a last result. My wheels are not bent and are hub centric so that was the problem. The vibration started immediately when I put the new wheels on last week.
05-24-2009, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by El Immigrante' post='888886' date='May 24 2009, 11:12 PM
What exactly does that mean? They don't need spacers?
You don't need centering rings as a result of having hubcentic rims, therefore minimizing your vibration potential.
Spacers are not related.