rims question and vibrations

[mkii at charter.net (Josh)]

also, just changing to a 17 inch wheel, with tires that are lower profile
will cause the ride to get rougher, though you should stop noticing it after
awhile once you get used to it.

the hubcentric issue could very well be what's going on though.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Reed" <treed2@wsu.edu>
To: "Stefan P" <swap17s@hotmail.com>
Cc: <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 1:18 AM
Subject: Re: rims question and vibrations


> Sounds to me like you might have non-hubcentric wheels on a car that needs
> hubcentric wheels. You see, on 'dubs the weight of the car doesn't go on
> the wheel bolts.. it rides on the hub, which fits snugly inside the wheel
> (unless its a non-hubcentric wheel). There's a good chance your wheels
> aren't hubcentric, and thus need a spacer (usually colored plastic) which
> should be available from your local tire shop, in order to fit right.
>
> Without a spacer, your car may or may not vibrate like crazy (particularly
> at highway speeds) behaving as if the wheels were not balanced.
>
> I'm sure other people know more about this than me.. so if I get this
> wrong gimme a break ;)
>
> -Toby
>
> On Wed, 18 Feb 2004, Stefan P wrote:
>
> >
> > what is the size rims that you ppl have on your roccos and what size do
u
> > recomend? Cause a while ago I got a set of 17" rims and i think they
made
> > the ride quality really bad. Or it might be somehting else but i nor any
one
> > else can figure it out.  THe reason i believe this is because when i got
the
> > car it had the stock tear drops on it and it was a major diffence, now
the
> > car vibrates as if its about to fall apart while driving. When it idles
it
> > doestn vibrate. Struts are new in the front, aslo the tire shop says
that my
> > tires are chopping...but my allignment is good and so is the newly fixed
> > camber. (it was messed up after a small run in with a curb and some body
> > work fixed it) as for motor mounts replaced 2 times within a year!
> > Thanx for any help
> > Stefan
> >
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