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Offline Leggz11

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Spigot rings
« on: 13 April 2016, 18:18 »
I have fitted after market alloys 19's DRC DRM and. spigot rings 57.1MM- 73.1MM had the tracking done the wheels balanced and still get vibrations at 70MPH plus wondering as they are plastic and not metal is this maybe why ? Any help appreciated

Offline Exonian

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Re: Spigot rings
« Reply #1 on: 17 April 2016, 21:52 »
Hi Leggz,
It's a possibility but unlikely so long as the bolts are done up tight and they don't protrude from the back of the wheel stopping the hub/disc and wheel mating together tightly.

Try moving the wheels around to different axles/sides and seeing if it's any different.
Also try putting the wheels and tyres on a wheel balancing machine and lightly hold a bit of chalk against the tyres back and front, and against the alloys to see if there are any buckles or tyres misshaped.

I had an old GTI years ago that drove me nuts for ages, tried all sorts, it ended up being a tyre gone out of shape. Impossible to see with the car on the ground.
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Offline Mattyj

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Re: Spigot rings
« Reply #2 on: 30 April 2016, 12:33 »
Chances of it being spigot rings are very slim,whell bolts loose of balancing thats the nirm un,ess you have serious problem somewhere