hi all

 

finally got my brembos all fitted up :-)

 

got a slight problem though when i go over 50mph an up an when acceleration im getting wheel wobble that i never had before im not getting it when i brake just accelerate ive fitted 5mm spacers an longer wheel bolts so im gussing its heading towards my spacers they are hubcentric from creation motorsports has anyone ever fitted 5mm spacers with spiders?

 

ive ordered the allignment tool as it was a struggle to get them all on an lined up i was wondering if this could be my problem?

 

thanks guys tell me what u think

You've probably lost a wheel weight. If you have not lined up the  spacers then you'd struggle to get the wheel on, so I doubt it's that. Get the wheels checked/rebalanced.

You've probably lost a wheel weight. If you have not lined up the spacers then you'd struggle to get the wheel on, so I doubt it's that. Get the wheels checked/rebalanced.

I hope it's that simple of a fix got it goin in to be balanced tomorro is there anything else it could be?

I doubt highly its the spacer. I ran my Celica GT4 with 5mm machined spacers on the fronts to clear the huge four pot calipers. I did three track days with them and some very hard road driving for two years without any adverse side effects/knocking/vibrations.

 

First thing, get the wheels balanced, if the vibration continues then you can fault find further eliminating the wheels. You'd be amazed how much difference a 10 or 20g wheel weight makes.

I fitted those exact spacers with 30mm bolts and no problem. As said above check balance. After I fitted mine I went to my local tyre place and got them to torque evenly all the way round, for peace of mind more than anything, could try that.

I fitted those exact spacers with 30mm bolts and no problem. As said above check balance. After I fitted mine I went to my local tyre place and got them to torque evenly all the way round, for peace of mind more than anything, could try that.

Did u have this set up with the 17inch spiders?

I've got 5mm spacers an 30mm bolts

Did u have this set up with the 17inch spiders?

I've got 5mm spacers an 30mm bolts

Yeah mate, it was a bit disconcerting how much I had to turn and tighten the bolts round the wheel to get it all seated which is why I got them re torqued. Turns out I wasn't far off but like you say it was a handful getting them on. But as said above once the bolts are in they should be well in place, just gota tighten the buggers up. Awesome gti now sell a wheel hanger to make the job a lot easier, will be getting one of those I think.

Wobbling under load would suggest a drive shaft issue to me.

Yeah mate, it was a bit disconcerting how much I had to turn and tighten the bolts round the wheel to get it all seated which is why I got them re torqued. Turns out I wasn't far off but like you say it was a handful getting them on. But as said above once the bolts are in they should be well in place, just gota tighten the buggers up. Awesome gti now sell a wheel hanger to make the job a lot easier, will be getting one of those I think.

I will give all this ago tomorro got my alignment tool turning up an ill tighten the bolts I done them up with a nut gun so I'll go over them an see what I come up with :-)

I will give all this ago tomorro got my alignment tool turning up an ill tighten the bolts I done them up with a nut gun so I'll go over them an see what I come up with :-)

At least you can then rule it out, if it still happens after that and balancing you've probably got another issue to explore as Paul mentioned above.

At least you can then rule it out, if it still happens after that and balancing you've probably got another issue to explore as Paul mentioned above.

Balanced an alignment tool used an it's all good slam my foot on the brake now an U fly straight threw the front window :-)

Balanced an alignment tool used an it's all good slam my foot on the brake now an U fly straight threw the front window :-)

Sweet, good times mate, think I'll get my alignment checked soon, keep on top of it. Did you get bolts torqued as well?

Sweet, good times mate, think I'll get my alignment checked soon, keep on top of it. Did you get bolts torqued as well?

Yeah all torqued an set up them tools make it so easy to get the spacers an wheels on got mine off ebay

Yeah all torqued an set up them tools make it so easy to get the spacers an wheels on got mine off ebay

Was that the wheel hanger jobby?