hey guys i have an ASA AR1's 18" and i having a problem.
while im driving i can feel how the stering wheels move by itself to one side and sometimes to the other side.
should i take my car to alignament and balance???
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wheels problem.
hey guys i have an ASA AR1's 18" and i having a problem.
while im driving i can feel how the stering wheels move by itself to one side and sometimes to the other side. should i take my car to alignament and balance??? |
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11-19-2008, 11:35 AM
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Re: wheels problem.
Get it checked out. Could be from a missing balance weight, severely bent, balanced improperly, or down to worn/damaged sussy/steering components.
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11-19-2008, 01:23 PM
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Re: wheels problem.
18" wheels have seriously low profile tires, which increases the occurence of tramlining (following the ruts in the road). This may be the wandering steering wheel that you notice.
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11-19-2008, 04:56 PM
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Re: wheels problem.
get them balanced as you bought bent wheels and knew it.
You will have wandering more so with larger wheels/smaller tires. If it is pulling to one side then you have an alignment issue.
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11-19-2008, 05:27 PM
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Re: wheels problem.
Also, make sure the lugs are tight
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11-20-2008, 10:31 PM
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Re: wheels problem.
Is there any good how-to or a diy to have this job done???? cause here at town is round 100$ on an NTB , thats way to much.
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11-21-2008, 08:12 AM
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Re: wheels problem.
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Get what done? Wheel balancing? No, take it in. Alignment, NO, take it in. There are ways to do it, but you should not try it as you most likely will mess something up worse. A GOOD 4 wheel alignment was 80 bucks for me, and that was with a frame shop doing it, guy does amazing work. Balancing is like 15 a wheel or so with stick on weights.
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11-21-2008, 04:54 PM
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Re: wheels problem.
Did you have this problem with your previous wheels?
Anytime you start running a lower profile wider wheel, you'll have this. The tire has a flatter contact patch, which causes it to start tramlining. Where the tire will want to the follow the road. It feels like torque steer, but its only parts of the road. I have this problem with my autox wheels, but once I go back to all seasons, no problem. I'm doubting there is anything wrong with your car if you did'nt notice it did it before. But it does'nt hurt to have it checked out.
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