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Hello, so I was driving on a highway going like 65mph and some random person pulled up to my side and told me that one of my tires were wobbling,

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Old 07-11-2017, 11:26 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hello, so I was driving on a highway going like 65mph and some random person pulled up to my side and told me that one of my tires were wobbling, i didn't ask him which one so I pulled over and made sure every lug nuts were tight..i used a torque wrench and tighten them 100 pounds when I installed the wheel spacers..20mm front, 25mm rear..they were not tight enough but then again I didn't feel no shakes or vibration when driving at high speeds. I didn't get the apr extended wheel studs btw. I'm not sure if my tires are wobbling or not as I don't feel anything. I'm using these spacers on oem wheels/lug nuts
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When I was younger, my uncle would pull along people on the highway and tell them their wheels were spinning while motioning his fingers to them in a circular manner as a joke. Kinda messed up now that I think about it but maybe he got you with it?!!?
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Your front wheels are probably not on all the way. Take one off and see if the OEM studs are hitting the back of the wheels - this is common with 20mm bolt on spacers on the front wheels.

I've had 20mm on before, I had to grind out a few millimeters of clearance on the back of the front wheels. Alternatively, you can also trim the stock studs or replace them with ones a few mm shorter.

When you pull off a wheel you should be able to see where the contact is taking place and it will make sense.
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... I didn't feel no shakes or vibration when driving at high speeds. ...
If there was enough wobble to eyeball, you should have felt it. Sounds to me like somebody was f**king with you. Easy enough to check - jack up each wheel and give 'em a spin.
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Do you know if you need hub centric rings? That's what I used with my spacers.
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Beside all thats been mentioned, if still in doubt, have a friend or family member drive along your side to see if they see the wobbling or anything weird, better safe than sorry.
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Your front wheels are probably not on all the way. Take one off and see if the OEM studs are hitting the back of the wheels - this is common with 20mm bolt on spacers on the front wheels.

I've had 20mm on before, I had to grind out a few millimeters of clearance on the back of the front wheels. Alternatively, you can also trim the stock studs or replace them with ones a few mm shorter.

When you pull off a wheel you should be able to see where the contact is taking place and it will make sense.
Agreed. If you're using type II 20mm bolt-on spacers with OEM wheels that have insufficient relief on the back side for the protruding studs, you're likely to experience some wobble/vibration. Switch to type I spacers with extended studs or go with 25mm type II spacers instead.

OEM wheels have a 66.1 center bore and don't require hubcentric rings.
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When I was younger, my uncle would pull along people on the highway and tell them their wheels were spinning while motioning his fingers to them in a circular manner as a joke. Kinda messed up now that I think about it but maybe he got you with it?!!?
turned out to be a joke! that ******* just wanted me to get scared..had me pull over on the side of the highway
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turned out to be a joke! that ******* just wanted me to get scared..had me pull over on the side of the highway
Gotta admit though - they had great timing.
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