Spaced Out

James Chimney · James Chimney's Garage

I got my wheel spacers installed today (1 1/2" thought it was very wide till I put the rims and tires on and it looks fine) and installed my new 16" Phone Dials on my 85.5 na, they look great and they look like they belonged on this car from day one. slight shimmy/wobble in the front any idea's how to remove this (I watch wheels be balanced so they are ok)?
James

John_AZ · 03-12-2011, 03:53 AM

Shimmy can be caused by not having a front 1/16th inch toe in.

Other theories:
Put the wheel lock opposite the tire valve.
Balance the wheels "on the car"
Worn suspension parts.
Inherent to the 944........

Here is some discussion.
Vibration at 60-80? Getting frustrated... - Rennlist Discussion Forums

GL
John

Griffinroydonal · Griffinroydonal's Garage

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James Chimney · James Chimney's Garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by John_AZ

Shimmy can be caused by not having a front 1/16th inch toe in.

Other theories:
Put the wheel lock opposite the tire valve.
Balance the wheels "on the car"
Worn suspension parts.
Inherent to the 944........

Here is some discussion.
Vibration at 60-80? Getting frustrated... - Rennlist Discussion Forums

GL
John

every thing was fine with old 15" rims and tires only thing new is the 7 x 16 phone dials and G-Fource tires and 1 1/2" spacers

AA_Ezra · 03-13-2011, 09:01 AM

Perhaps one of the spacers is not setting on the hub correctly. Maybe the center cavity is not large enough and is slightly off?

Pete R · Pete R's Garage

You may have a problem with one of the tires, even if they are new. broken belt ect. can you rotate them around to see if you can get the wobble to move to the rear? You could narrow it down between a wheel/tire issue and suspension one. They may have not balanced it correctly or a weight could have been knocked off too.

matty89 · matty89's Garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete R

You may have a problem with one of the tires, even if they are new. broken belt ect. can you rotate them around to see if you can get the wobble to move to the rear? You could narrow it down between a wheel/tire issue and suspension one. They may have not balanced it correctly or a weight could have been knocked off too.

or the balancement machine is just not calibrated guys ! i put weights in and out and i still dont get no shimmy on the highways my mag is straight but when i balance it it asks for 3oz on one side and 2 on the other with no Rim out of round on it so its my rims the problem think about it ,! my 2cents