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steering shaking at 60mph?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:59 am
by Razz
i just changed the wheels on my car to 16" RH's and whenever im driving at around 60-70 the steering starts to shake.. when im driving at around 80 or above.. or 50 n below.. it seems perfectly normal. does anyone kno1 what it can be? anyone had similar problem? thanks.
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:03 am
by Mike_M
Wheel balancing needed
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:54 am
by Luke'sGti
As above, get your wheels balanced
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:33 am
by Razz
i only had my tracking and wheels balanced not long ago.. about 2 weeks ago, but this was on the original gti wheels, so can changing rims make a difference and require wheels balanced?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:03 am
by Luke'sGti
Er yes, everytime you change your wheels/tyres they should be balanced. Balancing wheels is where weights are placed on the Rim (on the inside edge). Hopefully this website can explain it to you better
http://www.familycar.com/CarCare/AlignmentBalance.htm
Hope that helps.
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:33 pm
by neilGTI
I had similar problems on my old wheels.
If you still have problems after tracking/wheel alignment, it may mean one of your wheels is buckled, which is what i had
Good excuse for me to get new wheels though
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:51 pm
by Razz
thanks for that luke
understand it a bit better now
it seems like the symptoms are of wheel balancing, so i shall be getting that done soon
i dont have spigit rings on though right now, not sure if i should get them done before i put them on?
car is in the garage today though for diagnosis, doesnt seem to start sometimes
think it might be the temperature sensor playing up
lol good excuse for new wheels neil, what wheels are you running now then?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:33 pm
by neilGTI
I have got some lenso BSX wheels now:
Much better than the old wheels and i can go over 70 without worrying about the "shakes"
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:45 pm
by Razz
they look lovely m8, quite similar to the bbs rms!
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:05 pm
by Redline
Razz wrote:i dont have spigit rings on though right now, not sure if i should get them done before i put them on?
Do the new wheels you've got need spigot rings?
If they do and you're running without them, that would cause problems such as shaking and vibration.
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:12 pm
by Razz
yeah the new wheels do require spigot rings, so i guess that could have an effect on the shaking aswell?
il need to order some spigot rings in, if not then get my wheels balanced[/quote]
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:29 pm
by Redline
Yeah that's the best way of doing it.
Get the spigot rings on, and if it's still doing it then look at balancing.