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YOUR RESEARCHSteering wheel shake
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Clean between hub and spacer
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If so make sure the surfaces are clean between hub and spacer, then spacer and rim.
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If you can remove the spacers and re-test, do that.
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All this started when I had an impact with a curb at relatively low speeds on a slick surface. No physical external damage, but after a week or so started getting the suspension creak. Injected some gear oil at the ball joint and the noise went away. control arm may have slightly bent as well. Hard to tell even after inspection.
So I needed my passenger front LCA replaced. Went ahead and did the droplinks as well. At the same time, added 12mm spacers all around. Steering wheel shakes at higher speeds 55+. Car was re-aligned and front wheels were balanced. Shop says wheels are not bad and the tires are needing replacement. I didn�t have any shake before all of these changes. The car actually drove quite well despite the impact.
could the spacers be accentuating any issues with the tires? I�m going to remove the spacers this weekend and see if the problem goes away.
Shop owner recommended the rennline spacers. I can�t imagine the spacers themselves are out of round.
very confused?
I had a similar issue. When I added the spacers, I also bought longer lug nuts. The lug nuts were not the correct shape for the rims.
Also you may have a warped rotor. A rotor can also cause the shaking
You actually could have damaged the tire and compromised the tire. Internal damage that is not visible from outside the tire. Recently my wife, in her Mini, hit a curb and bent the rim. She never does stuff like that but accidents happen. I just bought a new wheel and tire. Done and it is safe.
Sounds like a spacer issue. Assuming you have hubcentric spacers and the proper extended wheel bolts (ball seat)? If so make sure the surfaces are clean between hub and spacer, then spacer and rim. I will go at this area with some sandpaper every time my wheels are off.
