Steering Vibes

will350 · Post by **will350** » 14 Apr 2011, 2:55 pm

Hi,

Car - Honda Civic 2000 model.
Mileage - 225k

I recently picked her up. Originally it had the 13inch orginal rims..the owner had given me a set of alloys 14 inch which i swapped yesterday.

Just this afternoon on way to work after lunch - emirates road @ 100 - 120km/hr(speedo) i could feel vibes on the steerings(pretty heavy)

which previously did not exist. I did take my hands off for a sec or two..could see the steering vibe..

Any sugg on the cause..Tyres are used one would have a few miles life left in em.
??

Thanks
William

TNT · Post by **TNT** » 14 Apr 2011, 3:07 pm

Balancing.

will350 · Post by **will350** » 14 Apr 2011, 3:18 pm

Balancing(that was the first thought that came to my head) - was done when putting em on..

should i get em checked again?? Any place that would do em..

Tribal · Post by **Tribal** » 14 Apr 2011, 3:39 pm

Probably best to get 'em checked again.. jus go back to the same garage where you got it balanced and get them to help fix it.

Mr_boost · Post by **Mr_boost** » 14 Apr 2011, 4:05 pm

Computerize balancing !!!

ROJ · Post by **ROJ** » 16 Apr 2011, 1:43 pm

Check the tires btw... i had my balancing done sometime ago but ruined everything when i braked real hard and rubbed off the surface of the tires while skidding... Later on when i do 110+ there is a small vibration in the tires cuz they nolonger have even treads..

4drsupra · Post by **4drsupra** » 29 Jun 2011, 12:52 am

IMOif you can find a shop here in UAE that has a road forced balancing machine that would be your best bet....it properly simmulates road pressure instead of regular balancing methods even computerized ones...worth the check...

RasHooD · Post by **RasHooD** » 29 Jun 2011, 1:39 am

I have a feeling its due to a gap between the hub centric ring and the rim center. What you would need to do is fabricate washers of appropriate thickness, basically just to fill the gap.

Compare the sizes with a pair or vernier calipers. You can also compare one rim each from both your sets to your stock spare wheel and to each other.

Could also be due to bends/damages (minor and usually invisible to the naked eye) to the rims.

Saam · Post by **Saam** » 29 Jun 2011, 9:36 am

I totally agree with Rashood. It might be because they are not stock rims and always have a space where you need proper washers to fill the gap and finally do balancing. there is nothing to be worried because this problem is quite normal.

RasHooD · Post by **RasHooD** » 29 Jun 2011, 12:02 pm

Would not need to be re-balanced if that is the case the old balancing was previously done perfectly to match 0-0 : both sides.

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