alignment question
03-17-2008, 09:42 AM
#12
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 2,081
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Nope, dont have them on the S...Id be willing to give them a shot....
What Ill do is swap my stock wheels on, try them, and if there is no shudder at high speeds, Ill try the hub rings and the alignment
What Ill do is swap my stock wheels on, try them, and if there is no shudder at high speeds, Ill try the hub rings and the alignment
03-19-2008, 01:52 AM
#17
Former Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 4,664
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by juntuned,Mar 19 2008, 12:56 AM
I doubt hubcentric rings will do anything...
As far as I know Shawn's car hasn't been in in accident so I doubt it's a bent suspension piece. Tires are in balance so we know that's not an issue and I doubt his wheels are bent as that's something the tire shop wouldn't noticed when they balanced his wheels.
Lack of hubcentric rings on aftermarket rims are a very common cause of vibration on s2ks with aftermarket rims. Most rims are made to fit a large selection of cars causing their center bore to be bigger than the s2000s hubs. We actually ran into this on Jimmys (LVGPwhite) volks. After he got the rings from discount the vibration was gone.
Here is a good paragraph that also explains it
[QUOTE]Hubcentric rings are designed to fill in the gap between the
03-19-2008, 02:01 AM
#19
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 14,373
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by KrazyKarim,Mar 19 2008, 02:52 AM
As far as I know Shawn's car hasn't been in in accident.
03-19-2008, 02:07 AM
#20
Former Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 4,664
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Enthralled,Mar 19 2008, 02:01 AM
Actually, someone did hit his front quarter panel a while back while he was parked at work.
