Question about my new rims

Discussion in '8G Lancer - Suspension' started by faracinman2, May 2, 2008.

  1. faracinman2

    faracinman2 Well-Known Member

    Ever since I got my new rims installed whenever I'm driving I get this bad vibration. It seems as if they are not balanced... So I went back and they checked it and they said that my tires were perfectly balanced... The guy said some thing about a Centric Hub ring... are you suppose to buy one of those whenever you get a set of after market rims? Or what could b the problem??
     
  2. JDMhammer

    JDMhammer Well-Known Member

    got rim pix?
     
  3. faracinman2

    faracinman2 Well-Known Member

  4. JDMhammer

    JDMhammer Well-Known Member

    did you get an alignment? and do you have spacers?
     
  5. faracinman2

    faracinman2 Well-Known Member

    No I didn't get the alignment but I had them check it, and they said that won't cause the vibration, and no I didn't have spacers
     
  6. DirectorSe7en

    DirectorSe7en Well-Known Member

    Hub centric rings would be if you had spacers. But since you don't I don't know why it was referred to you.

    I strongly suggest you take your rims & tires to someone professional to have them removed and re-installed before you permanently damage something.
     
  7. RedGalant2k1

    RedGalant2k1 Well-Known Member

    9 out of 10 times customers receive a vibration after installing wheels because hubrings were not installed with the aftermarket wheels. The hubbore on the aftermarket wheel is physically larger than the factory wheel or factory wheel hub so therefore there is "slack" between the aftermarket wheel and factory hub.

    The wheel NEEDS to be centered, you need to purchase and have hubrings installed.
     
  8. faracinman2

    faracinman2 Well-Known Member

    With these hubrings are they the same as Hub centric rings?? Also where do I get them at?
     
  9. playa213xx

    playa213xx Well-Known Member

    are the tires brand new?? I know that i've got my rims and tires as a package(used with 1000 miles on them) and the front tires are choppy...it causes vibration. No need for a hubring. Basically, the tires are just "effed" up. So they will either do one of two things: A) even out, or B)cause uneven wear and end up being replaced sooner than typical. I don't know the case you have with yours but its a suggestion.
     
  10. faracinman2

    faracinman2 Well-Known Member

    The tires are only 2 weeks old
     
  11. JDMhammer

    JDMhammer Well-Known Member

    +1
     
  12. RedGalant2k1

    RedGalant2k1 Well-Known Member

    Any quality tire shop should be able to get them. The only major one that may be in your area is Discount Tire, but they should have that stuff in stock.

    And yes Hubrings is the same as Hub Centric Rings just shortening the term.
     
  13. faracinman2

    faracinman2 Well-Known Member

    Thanks bro!
     
  14. Lancerlot

    Lancerlot Well-Known Member

    And they are very cheap too!
     
  15. faracinman2

    faracinman2 Well-Known Member

    Well thats good to know
     
  16. jacob1bc

    jacob1bc Well-Known Member

    are you sure they balanced it right because to me it sounds like a balance problem. or you tire are worn out, but it still sounds like a balance problem.
     
  17. faracinman2

    faracinman2 Well-Known Member

    almost positive its not a balancing problem cuz I took it back yesterday and they re-balanced them. Tires a literally 2 weeks old so yeah, I'm going to try the Hub ring and see how that works out
     
  18. jacob1bc

    jacob1bc Well-Known Member

    okay well let all of us know if that fixed the problem
     
  19. faracinman2

    faracinman2 Well-Known Member

    Will do, I'm about to leave to go start looking at tire places in town, hopefully one has one...
     
  20. Lancerlot

    Lancerlot Well-Known Member

    well, if the wheels have a 73mm center bore, and the stock size on the car is 68mm or something, that extra 5 mm could cause it to shake a little if the wheels werent tightened to the car perfectly.