Steering shaking above 40mph - MINI2

Roofas · #1 (**permalink**) Oct 23rd, 2005, 10:26 PM

Noticed that my steering wheel shakes at speeds above 40mph - not drastically, just about 1cm side to side - would this be a tracking/alignment issue? Don't know the difference between the two so any help would be much appreciated. Could it be because I hit a kerb last week?

Thanks in advance.

MINIAC · #2 (**permalink**) Oct 23rd, 2005, 10:39 PM

Do you have centering rings on your new aftermarket wheels? The centerbore on aftermarket wheels is often larger than the 56.1mm centerbore of OEM wheels.

Quote: Originally Posted by Tire Rack

The centerbore of a wheel is the size of the machined hole on the back of the wheel that centers the wheel properly on the hub of the car. This hole is machined to exactly match the hub so the wheels are precisely positioned, minimizing the chance of a vibration. With a hubcentric wheel, the lug hardware will not be supporting the weight of the vehicle, all they really do is press the wheel against the hub of the car.

bimini · #3 (**permalink**) Oct 23rd, 2005, 11:58 PM

Depends on how badly you kerbed your wheels...could be as simple as them needing a rebalance...worth getting them checked out though

Daniel Leong · #4 (**permalink**) Oct 24th, 2005, 12:15 AM

a high speed balancing will cure did 'shaking' on my car. Normal balancing is great when doing less than 100kph. Lastly about 10, 000 kph tires need to be rotate for even waer and tear ,that is the two front tires will go to the rear and two rear to the front. Take note , if u rotate rear tires to the front, it need to re-balance for high speed again. It works on mine car.

Roofas · #5 (**permalink**) Oct 24th, 2005, 08:06 AM

Hi Ron,

Would these be them? I was wondering what these were, thought they had something to do with the centre caps

It also has the following numbers 63.3 - 56.1

Roofas · #6 (**permalink**) Oct 24th, 2005, 03:13 PM

I'm guessing (not too hard) that these are the centering rings - now, is it essential that I put them on straight way or can they wait a couple of days? Also, would I have done any damage to my wheels or the wheel mounts?

Thanks

wrecky · #7 (**permalink**) Oct 24th, 2005, 03:35 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by mini johnny

Hi Ron,

Would these be them? I was wondering what these were, thought they had something to do with the centre caps

It also has the following numbers 63.3 - 56.1

where did u purchase those from?
what exactly is the product name for it?

Roofas · #8 (**permalink**) Oct 24th, 2005, 03:39 PM

They came with the wheels but I didn't think that they had much function, Oh and there are four of them