new alloys but getting wobbly steering wheel

farrellniall

i got a new set of alloys for my berlingo van last sat. out of east coast alloys.

i put on the same size wheel. and put on my old tyres.

but was going down the motorway and at about 125kmh i noticed my steering wheel starting to wobbel.

there only a new set of alloys so wht would be rong.

christmas2012

jesus i would get that checked out - could be the makings of a road fatality..

Balancing

Hal1

Yea get them balanced, with some AM alloys spigot rings are needed.

bazz26

I presume you fitted the tyres on the rims yourself as I cannot image any decent tyre centre putting tyres on rims without balancing them first?

They need to be balanced.

MuppetCheck

christmas2012 wrote: »

jesus i would get that checked out - could be the makings of a road fatality..

With Christmas looming and everything!

Jimbob 83

Not balanced

Compton

as above deffo the balancing and maybe spigot rings..

Alanstrainor

How much would it be to get them balanced? Need to get my fronts balanced.

Gary ITR

Alanstrainor wrote: »

How much would it be to get them balanced? Need to get my fronts balanced.

Probably get it done for a tenner.

Tenner if they know you Alan maybe 15.

Alanstrainor

Cheers gents!

corktina

save the tenner, just stick to the speed limit...:D

farrellniall

they did balance them and the rings where fitted.

they suppled and fitted the alloys.

brother in law has a ballancer ill get him to cheak it out.

focus_mad

I hope they didn't balance them if it's shaking that badly at only 125kmph

farrellniall

What would it be. I seem them balance them and there is weights on the wheels.

carbon nanotube

drive shaft (drivers side and/or passenger side), cv joints..?

a bulge on a tyre could also cause.

farrellniall

farrellniall wrote: »

What would it be. I seem them balance them and there is weights on the wheels.

They could have done a sh1t job of it.
If it was fine before than you can rule out any mechanical issue with suspension etc barring uncanny coincidence.

farrellniall

Its not tyres and the van has only 13000 miles on it and just had its first doe and 1st service.

colm_mcm

Check that the spigot rings are fitted to the centre bore of the wheel.

farrellniall

They are wee yellow things???

colm_mcm

Yeah, kinda like washers that go between the centre bore of the wheel and the hub. I take it they're there.

farrellniall

Yes they are there what am I going to do???

colm_mcm

Put the back wheels on the front. If the wobble goes then its a wheel off balance. If its there it may still be another unbalanced wheel or you may need to get your wheel alignment looked at.

Weird if you're using your old tyres, it's probably wheel balancing though.

With the spigot rings, maybe remove one from one wheel and put it onto the hub and check its snug.

sundodger5

I sounds like they balanced the wheels statically. In this mode weights are only fitted in one spot on the wheel (1 Plane).
The best way i can explain is think of when you get steel wheels balanced you get weights on both the inner and outer lip of the wheel (balanced in 2 planes).
With static balancing the machine takes an average and gives you a position to add weights. Unfortunately this can still lead to vibration.
The machine can be set up to do 2 planes with both sets of weights still out of sight. Where static has failed this is what i would do on having to rebalance.
Also could be a bad job or that weights have fallen off.
Get all 4 wheels balanced also, its the right way to do it.