Wheel wobble after fitting spacers

[clembo747]

Hi can anybody shed any light.. I fitted some 20mm H&R spacers bolt to hub then wheel to spacer after fitting them iv noticed I'm getting steering wheel wobble on the motorway from around 60mph upwards. I recently fitted brand new wheels and tyres all balanced before I fitted the spacers if somebody could help that would be great

Thanks

 

[Knuckles]

Did you clean the mating faces before fitting?

Are they sat flush?

Are they damaged?

Are they parallel?

I'd check those in order

 

[clembo747]

Thanks for the quick reply.. Think il take them off tomorrow and re-fit and check in that order. Would my wheels need balancing again because iv fitted wheel spacers?

Did you clean the mating faces before fitting?

Are they sat flush?

Are they damaged?

Are they parallel?

I'd check those in order

 

[botfch]

Link to the spacers?
What alloys are they?
Could be there's a bevel on them, this happened to mine.

 

[clembo747]

Link to the spacers?
What alloys are they?
Could be there's a bevel on them, this happened to mine.

The Wheels are Speedline Turini ET40 16"

http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/products/product_info.mhtml?product=423513

^^ link to spacers didn't buy them from this company tho

 

[Knuckles]

Thanks for the quick reply.. Think il take them off tomorrow and re-fit and check in that order. Would my wheels need balancing again because iv fitted wheel spacers?

No bother :smile:

I'd doubt that the wheels would need rebalancing.

Have the wheels been powder coated/painted?

Is there paint on the mating face?

 

[botfch]

The Wheels are Speedline Turini ET40 16"

http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/products/product_info.mhtml?product=423513

^^ link to spacers didn't buy them from this company tho

Bevel shouldn't be an issue on those as the alloys also have one. (My 2118s didn't) but as knuckles said check there sitting flush and the bolts are tight.

 

[clembo747]

No bother :smile:

I'd doubt that the wheels would need rebalancing.

Have the wheels been powder coated/painted?

Is there paint on the mating face?

No there brand new and no I gave its a good rub down with a wire brush before fitting il just take off again and re-fit tomorrow cheers tho

 

[bloke]

check the bolts aren't bottoming out on the hub. had this a couple of times with 20mm spacers.

 

[Djw John]

check the bolts aren't bottoming out on the hub. had this a couple of times with 20mm spacers.

Same. More trouble than they're worth IMO.

 

[clembo747]

After taking it all back off I noticed marks on the hub where the wheel bolts were just a little to long, found some shorter ones in the garage and happy days it's sorted.

 

[bloke]

what wheels you got on?

 

[clembo747]

what wheels you got on?

Speedline Turini ET40