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Title: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: wheatobear on 10 June 2012, 20:42
was on motorway today doing like 80/85mph steering was a little shakey...what could be causing this? got new wheels on so there balanced as far as im aware...anythin else could cause this!?


cheers wheato!
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 10 June 2012, 20:42
tracking out
cv joints?
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: Bandit127 on 10 June 2012, 20:48
What car and wheels? The sweet spot for out of balance vibration on my Mk3 GTi with original wheels was 75-80 mph. I too thought the vibration was so bad it must be a drive shaft or something.

But balancing at a Protyre place sorted it.  :smiley:

It is also the cheapest place to start...
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: justalex81 on 10 June 2012, 20:49
probably not balanced correctly. Are you sure you weren't doing 70mph instead of 85?  :rolleyes: :lipsrsealed: :wink:
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: wheatobear on 10 June 2012, 20:52
alright ill start there...and lol no i was doing 85 .... i speed...everyone does!
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: Wayne on 10 June 2012, 21:39
If non standard alloys check and make the spiggot rings are fitted all ok.
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: Screech16v on 10 June 2012, 22:38
 Check centerbore size make sure spiggot rings are correct if wheels are non standard,are you running non hubcentric spacers?
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: wheatobear on 10 June 2012, 22:53
yeah they are non standard.... and only one of my wheels has a spacer on and its not a hubcentric one!
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: danny_p on 10 June 2012, 23:24
mine dose this when there out of balance  usally because there full of mud.

tho last time it was beacsuse the tyer pikey balanced them without removeing the mud  then i pressure washed them   ooops
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: golfyste on 11 June 2012, 08:20
yeah they are non standard.... and only one of my wheels has a spacer on and its not a hubcentric one!

?????
Why does only one wheel have a spacer  :laugh:
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: Wayne on 11 June 2012, 10:48
yeah they are non standard.... and only one of my wheels has a spacer on and its not a hubcentric one!

That will not be helping, try it without
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: wheatobear on 11 June 2012, 12:29
yeah they are non standard.... and only one of my wheels has a spacer on and its not a hubcentric one!

That will not be helping, try it without

without the spacer the rear wheel will sit too far in....might just buy a hubcentric one...
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: Wayne on 11 June 2012, 12:35
yeah they are non standard.... and only one of my wheels has a spacer on and its not a hubcentric one!

That will not be helping, try it without

without the spacer the rear wheel will sit too far in....might just buy a hubcentric one...

 :huh: that is bonkers, do you have odd alloys or a bigger problem.
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: golfyste on 11 June 2012, 13:13
yeah they are non standard.... and only one of my wheels has a spacer on and its not a hubcentric one!

That will not be helping, try it without

without the spacer the rear wheel will sit too far in....might just buy a hubcentric one...

 :huh: that is bonkers, do you have odd alloys or a bigger problem.

Yeah doesn't sound right to me, there must be a underlying problem somewhere?  :huh:
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: wheatobear on 11 June 2012, 13:38
yeah they are non standard.... and only one of my wheels has a spacer on and its not a hubcentric one!

That will not be helping, try it without

without the spacer the rear wheel will sit too far in....might just buy a hubcentric one...

 :huh: that is bonkers, do you have odd alloys or a bigger problem.

odd alloys 3 are et45 and 1 is et35 ... so needed a spacer thats why i got them so cheap...paid £150 for a brand new set of alloys
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: golfyste on 11 June 2012, 13:39
I see, is the one with the spacer on the front or back?
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: wheatobear on 11 June 2012, 13:41
I see, is the one with the spacer on the front or back?

back....passenger side....
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: golfyste on 11 June 2012, 13:44
I see, is the one with the spacer on the front or back?

back....passenger side....

Hmmm I wouldnt expect that to give you shakey steering although I would still get a hub centric one on there.
First thing I would do is get the balancing checked on the wheels could be something as simple as one of the weights having fallen off.
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: wheatobear on 11 June 2012, 23:28
cheers for the help folks...ill start with wheel balancing!
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: luke on 12 June 2012, 10:44
stick to the speed limit then?  :undecided:
Title: Re: shakey steering at 80mph
Post by: wheatobear on 13 June 2012, 11:33
stick to the speed limit then?  :undecided:

no...thats boring