Slight steering wheel vibration

[jollerbarn]

Originally Posted by shimmy

Start with wheel balancing, then check it and any spacers are seated properly(clean out the hub hole of the rim), then check steering bushes inc lower wishbone.

If you've got or can borrow a space rim with tyre try it on each side front to see if it cures it. It wil rule out bushes, bearings etc.

3Wheels3 had similar yesterday and we thougt it was buckled rim but turned out to be badly mounted rim/spacer.

The car is garaged at the moment waiting for the new 19's to arrive. I'll be sure to have those properly balanced hoping that that will clear the issue.

[outnumbered]

You might need to ask around a bit before you find someone who can properly balance 19" wheels with low profile tyres. I've found that the general tyre fitting places typically can't do it accurately enough, you need to go to someone more specialised to get it done well enough to eliminate all vibration. Not sure where you are in the country, but Black Boots in Chesham are the place I use.

[shimmy]

Kwik Fit seem to manage it ok!

[sailorbaz]

Poor guys in Denmark, can't imagine there'll be many 'Specialist tyre' places about there...I might be wrong though.

[DuncanR]

Originally Posted by sailorbaz

Poor guys in Denmark, can't imagine there'll be many 'Specialist tyre' places about there...I might be wrong though.

Thats why the mileage on that other car is a fat zero !! ...no tyres !!

[jollerbarn]

Originally Posted by sailorbaz

Poor guys in Denmark, can't imagine there'll be many 'Specialist tyre' places about there...I might be wrong though.

I have a friend who's in professional motor sports racing (yes, we have that over here :-)). He promised me to give the wheels a good going over on the balancer. He definitely has experience with tyres of this caliber.