Spacers & wheel wobble

  1. Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT
    #1
    i currently have some 206 nimrods on my car and get some really bad wheel wobble with the universal 5mm spacers on the front. i get wheel wobble when accelerating and wheel wobble and juddering when braking. im taking it that its the spacers that are causing this so will these spacers be ok as they are hubcentric ones? and will they stop this wobble?

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  2. Frequent Poster Joined: May 2007 Posts: 801 Euro vt rollin on schmidts
    #2
    yes i think they will. It is more than likely the wheel wobble is caused from the current spacers. Hubcentric ones will eliminate this. I had same prob on my 5 turbo, hubcentric ones sorted it
  3. Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Colchester, Essex Posts: 2224 Saxo westcoast
    #3
    I had the same problem when i put universal 5mm spacers on my rear wheels, posted on here and everyone suggested that the hubcentric ones will cure it.

    The juddering when your braking gets seriously annoying! Worth the extra money for the hubcentric spacers.
  4. Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT
    #4
    i saw that thread when i had a quick search wallsy but i have 10mm on the rear n hav no problems
  5. Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Colchester, Essex Posts: 2224 Saxo westcoast
    #5
    Ohhh right i get ya. Thats weird because mine were only 5mm on the back and wobbled like hell. Hopefully you will get yours sorted.
  6. Central South Joined: Jun 2006 East Sussex Posts: 3105 VTS :)
    #6
    Might be worth checking the balancing too, I had a set of new wheels, all balanced with hubcentric spacers, steering wheel was shaking like mad.
    Had them changed due to faulty paint, the new set fitted with the same spacers and balanced and no wobble.