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Title: Odd steering since fitting 8j wheels
Post by: stainesy on 07 September 2012, 19:51

Just took my jetta for its first motorway run since fitting the 8j ET20 wheels
Between 60mph and 70mph I get steering wheel wobble
As feels abit floaty at speed aswell.
Is that normal once fitted wide wheels with poke?

Title: Re: Odd steering since fitting 8j wheels
Post by: Mitching on 07 September 2012, 20:56

Take them to a garage and get them balanced.

Title: Re: Odd steering since fitting 8j wheels
Post by: Gambit on 07 September 2012, 20:58

As above plus I assume the centre bore on the wheels is correct or you have at least got spigot rings to correct it?

Title: Re: Odd steering since fitting 8j wheels
Post by: JC on 07 September 2012, 21:09

NON power steering i am guessing ?

mine is a pig with the bigger wheels on ( and mine are small compared to yours )

tram lines like made in the ruts

and a small amount of play is a killer  :shocked:

Title: Re: Odd steering since fitting 8j wheels
Post by: stainesy on 07 September 2012, 21:09

They are brand new wheels with brand new stretched tyres freshly balanced with spigot rings.

It also goes wide around tight corners but that's to do with the much wider offset I recon.
Yeah at speed there is some play in the steering.

Title: Re: Odd steering since fitting 8j wheels
Post by: Mr Blue on 08 September 2012, 12:04

Anytime you touch the suspension or change wheels you must get the camber and tracking checked.

Title: Re: Odd steering since fitting 8j wheels
Post by: stainesy on 08 September 2012, 12:30

I haven't touched the suspension just put new wheels on. Didn't think that would change the setup?

Title: Re: Odd steering since fitting 8j wheels
Post by: weazgti on 08 September 2012, 14:19

Had the same mine but all I did was fit pas and put everything back the same. Ended up changing the camber myself so the wheels are straight and now it doesn't float around corners. I'm assuming that the stretch tyres on yours have little rubber actually touching the road?

Title: Re: Odd steering since fitting 8j wheels
Post by: stainesy on 08 September 2012, 15:59

Mine are 8j wheels with 185 45 tyres so it's not stupid amount of stretch.

Title: Re: Odd steering since fitting 8j wheels
Post by: Diamond Hell on 08 September 2012, 22:11

Get the tracking and camber checked.  It may be that putting your incorrect-sized tyres on your rims has increased the perceived sensitivity to tramlining, as the sidewalls can't flex like they normally would.

Put the old wheels and tyres back on, see if that makes any difference.

Wheel wobble sounds like something's not straight and true.

Title: Re: Odd steering since fitting 8j wheels
Post by: JamesS on 13 September 2012, 15:33

What tyres have you got on the new rims? Nankangs and other cheap tyres cause the car drive like a turd and should be avoided. Any camber & toe you had before replacing the wheels will be more obvious with wider wheels and cause the car to tram line more. If the car is properly slammed it also doesn't help! I went from 6.5 - 7.5j and noticed the difference.