new spacers and studs; now sterring wheel vibrates

thakswet · 07-26-2011, 11:57 AM

2011 Touring Sport

I took some Stillen 20mm DRS Spacers and Replacement Studs (rear) and 15mm DRS (for the front)to a shop to be installed. Noticed that running at and over 65 mph I have a vibration in the steering wheel that was not noticable prior to getting the spacers and studs installed. Ran on them for ~50 miles and took it back to to the shop to torque again. And still over 65 mph I get a vibrating feel on the steering wheel. Any ideas? maybe take it to get a front alighment?

cheshirecat · 07-26-2011, 12:22 PM

Sounds to me like either the studs or spacer weren't seated correctly. Also, try removing the wheels completely (not just retorquing the bolts) and reseating it on the spacer hub.

kenchan · 07-26-2011, 01:06 PM

does the stillen spacers have a hubcentric lip? if not, it's not compatible with the stock oem wheels...

cptspeed · 07-26-2011, 02:58 PM

spacers suck. I had this problem with my ichibas. i have h&r's now. still a tiny bit of vibration, but I can live with it. Can't wait to get some rims.

ChrisSlicks · 07-26-2011, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

does the stillen spacers have a hubcentric lip? if not, it's not compatible with the stock oem wheels...

The Stillen is actually the H&R so yes it has the lip built in on the 15mm and larger.

kenchan · 07-26-2011, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

The Stillen is actually the H&R so yes it has the lip built in on the 15mm and larger.

oh i see... hummmm... hope that lip didnt crack off.

ChrisSlicks · 07-26-2011, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

oh i see... hummmm... hope that lip didnt crack off.

It will eventually ... but I doubt it has if just installed. Wouldn't hurt to put the wheels off and check everything over.

xdeslitx · 07-26-2011, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cptspeed

spacers suck. I had this problem with my ichibas. i have h&r's now. still a tiny bit of vibration, but I can live with it. Can't wait to get some rims.

I never had any vibration with my 20mm H&Rs

dmatt · 07-26-2011, 04:01 PM

I have a vibration problem after installing Ichiba 15 mm spacers on my stock Nismo rims. These were the replaceable extended stud version. I am looking into it right now, but will take probably them off. And yes these where hub-centric.

KamiSpeed · 07-26-2011, 04:24 PM

hub ring might be defective... I had a customer who had the same problem, he then replaced the hub ring and even though they looked exactly the same it fixed the problem...

BuckeyeZ · 07-26-2011, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thakswet

maybe take it to get a front alighment?

Save your money. An alignment won't fix this issue.

dmatt · 07-26-2011, 04:44 PM

kenchan · 07-26-2011, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KamiSpeed

hub ring might be defective... I had a customer who had the same problem, he then replaced the hub ring and even though they looked exactly the same it fixed the problem...

yah too bad on the H&R's they're one piece... ichiba/kics yes. H&R / Eibachs no.

thakswet · 07-26-2011, 04:48 PM

Thanks everyone; I took the car to get the alignment. Here's the results:

Front Intital Final Spec min, Spec max
Caster L 5.2 5.1 4.4 - 5.9
Caster R 5.1 5.0 4.4 - 5.9
Camber L -1.1 -1.1 -1.4 - .01
Camber R -1.3 -1.3 -1.4 - .01
Toe L 0.07 0.04 0.02 - 0.05
Toe R 0.14 0.03 0.02 - 0.05
Toe Total 0.21 0.07 0.05 - 0.11

Rear Intital Final Spec min, Spec max
Camber L -2.5 -2.0 -2.2 - -1.2
Camber R -2.3 -1.8 -2.2 - -1.2
Toe L 0.32 0.09 0.04 - 0.11
Toe R 0.15 0.09 0.04 - 0.11
Toe Total 0.47 0.18 0.09 - 0.21
Thust Angle 0.1 0.0

All Secondary Angles are perfect initial and final.

vividracing · 07-26-2011, 04:58 PM

Does the car still vibrate after the alignment?

07-26-2011, 11:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
thakswet Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 38 Drives: 11 370Z AT TourCouSp Rep Power: 13	new spacers and studs; now sterring wheel vibrates 2011 Touring Sport I took some Stillen 20mm DRS Spacers and Replacement Studs (rear) and 15mm DRS (for the front)to a shop to be installed. Noticed that running at and over 65 mph I have a vibration in the steering wheel that was not noticable prior to getting the spacers and studs installed. Ran on them for ~50 miles and took it back to to the shop to torque again. And still over 65 mph I get a vibrating feel on the steering wheel. Any ideas? maybe take it to get a front alighment?

07-26-2011, 02:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
cptspeed Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: tampa Posts: 799 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 16	spacers suck. I had this problem with my ichibas. i have h&r's now. still a tiny bit of vibration, but I can live with it. Can't wait to get some rims. __________________ FI CBE, 20" forged specialties rims, swift springs, boston subs, kicker amp, focal components

07-26-2011, 04:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
dmatt Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Hurricane, UT Posts: 217 Drives: 2016 370Z Nismo Tech Rep Power: 13	I have a vibration problem after installing Ichiba 15 mm spacers on my stock Nismo rims. These were the replaceable extended stud version. I am looking into it right now, but will take probably them off. And yes these where hub-centric. __________________ CURRENT - 2016 NISMO TECH \| PEARL WHITE \| MOWERAXLE \| GTR START \| K & N \| PAST - 2011 NISMO \| KW V3'S \| HOTCHKIS \| SPL \| AKRAPOVIC EVO CF \| VERTINI 19x9.5 & 19x11 \| HANKOOK V12'S 255/35 & 305/30 \| MOWERAXLE \|

07-26-2011, 04:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
KamiSpeed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 5,888 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 25	hub ring might be defective... I had a customer who had the same problem, he then replaced the hub ring and even though they looked exactly the same it fixed the problem... __________________ KAMISPEED \| SHOP 370Z PERFORMANCE PARTS & MODS \| SUPPORT@KAMISPEED.COM KAMI SPEED REVIEWS \| FINANCE YOUR PARTS WITH US \| MILITARY & FIRST RESPONDERS PRE-ORDER DEPOSIT PROGRAM \| HKS MASTER SELLER

07-26-2011, 04:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
dmatt Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Hurricane, UT Posts: 217 Drives: 2016 370Z Nismo Tech Rep Power: 13	__________________ CURRENT - 2016 NISMO TECH \| PEARL WHITE \| MOWERAXLE \| GTR START \| K & N \| PAST - 2011 NISMO \| KW V3'S \| HOTCHKIS \| SPL \| AKRAPOVIC EVO CF \| VERTINI 19x9.5 & 19x11 \| HANKOOK V12'S 255/35 & 305/30 \| MOWERAXLE \|

07-26-2011, 12:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
cheshirecat A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,428 Drives: N54 135i Rep Power: 292	Sounds to me like either the studs or spacer weren't seated correctly. Also, try removing the wheels completely (not just retorquing the bolts) and reseating it on the spacer hub.

07-26-2011, 01:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	does the stillen spacers have a hubcentric lip? if not, it's not compatible with the stock oem wheels...

07-26-2011, 04:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
thakswet Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 38 Drives: 11 370Z AT TourCouSp Rep Power: 13	Thanks everyone; I took the car to get the alignment. Here's the results: Front Intital Final Spec min, Spec max Caster L 5.2 5.1 4.4 - 5.9 Caster R 5.1 5.0 4.4 - 5.9 Camber L -1.1 -1.1 -1.4 - .01 Camber R -1.3 -1.3 -1.4 - .01 Toe L 0.07 0.04 0.02 - 0.05 Toe R 0.14 0.03 0.02 - 0.05 Toe Total 0.21 0.07 0.05 - 0.11 Rear Intital Final Spec min, Spec max Camber L -2.5 -2.0 -2.2 - -1.2 Camber R -2.3 -1.8 -2.2 - -1.2 Toe L 0.32 0.09 0.04 - 0.11 Toe R 0.15 0.09 0.04 - 0.11 Toe Total 0.47 0.18 0.09 - 0.21 Thust Angle 0.1 0.0 All Secondary Angles are perfect initial and final. __________________ 2011 Coupe Touring Sport Package 7AT with Nav, daytime LED, Nismo Catback Exhaust, Nismo Suspension Strut and Spring Kit, Stillen 20mm DRS rear, 15mm front, EVO-R rear fog F1 setup light with on/off switch, GT-R start button, CF door handle kit, Emblem changes, Z Stem Caps

07-26-2011, 04:58 PM	#15 (permalink)
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