After I put my 18" Cypher couple of mos ago, my steering wheel vibrates at 60 mph. I read about the hubcentric rings, and just recently installed them on my wheels. I did balancing the wheels and all, but the vibration still there. What should I do?

Thanks,
Buche

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It's either those hub rings or balance or a bent wheel - if your set up is not staggard - then move the backs to the front - see if the vibration goes away - but any vibration between 55 - 65 mph like you are explaining is usually a balance issue... good luck

 

Have you had your alignment checked as well?

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How bad a vibration are you talking about here? Is it on all roads?


Brilliant Silver/Graphite/Chrome Wheels '04 Sedan/5AT

 

sometimes it comes and goes....I do not think its an allignment problem...cuz my car is going straight on the smooth road...

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Members don't realize or even test the new wheels they buy to see if they meet oem minimum runout specs.

Probably half or more of inexpensive [non full forged] don't meet spec brand new.
Hub centric rings are another nighmare.

 

I have always noticed certain places in the road where I get a tad of steering wheel vibration, on most cars I have had, so sometimes it is the road, even though it appears nice and smooth, we have a spot here, a relatively new stretch of interstate where I notice some, but my last car also did it there, so I know it's not my G.


Brilliant Silver/Graphite/Chrome Wheels '04 Sedan/5AT

 

So...in other words, I got f**ked with these wheels?...anything else that I can do?...

I drove my wife max..to find out if it is the road. My wife max doesn't vibrate like my G.

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Don't know but you'll never know till you test each wheel on a Hunter 9700 without the tires.

 

thanks for the inputs...do you know how much it costs to balance the wheels without the tires?..

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Obviously you have to pay to demount, then balance on Hunter 9700 [which is more expensive to pay for the longer time and more expensive machine] then fix the wheels, then remount the tires then balance the total assembly.

Probably $40 to $200 per wheel [if you have to repair the wheel].

Don't understand why members don't check wheels before the tires are first mounted.......draw a picture of EACH wheel [number each wheel inside] and reference imbalance from valve stem hole [inside and out].

That way when you change tires you can check the wheels each time..........quick and dirty [less expensive on a srtandard balancer] in 3 minutes each.

Precision and perfect vibration free isn't cheap - most won't spend the money or time.

I always point out that tire and wheel maintainence can cost more than the tires..........even $250 ones.

A standard radial force balance on a Hunter 9700 is roughly $25 in Atlanta plus some additional amount if the tire must be rotated on rim to minimize radial forces.

Wheel repair is $140-$200 each plus some extra to achieve oem spec for runout.........not really worth it unless the wheel is forged as cast [many/most] won't stay round.