RE: Aftermarket wheel shaking

["PAT MARTIN" <MARDKINS@classic.msn.com>]

I completely disagree about this.  I worked in a tire shop for 4 years and  
hubcentric rings are not the likely problem and I have never seen them cause 
any problems.  When I bought my wheels they did not come with rings right away 
and we mounted them anyway.  They ran very true and I never had any vibration 
or other annoyances that come with out of round wheels or tires.  I only added 
the rings because it made it slightly easier to mount the wheels on the car.  
Balancing is very crucial especially with big wheels and z rated tires.  
Chances are the type of balance was not good enough or the machine used is out 
of calibration.  There are about 15 different ways of balancing a custom rim 
some , better than others.  The reality is that the only way to get a wheel 
perfectly balanced is to put weighs on the outside of the rim. This is not 
practical for obvious reasons but there are other ways that get weights 
towards the outside without the appearances of a weight on the outside.  

If the wheel and/or tire are out of round you can watch them on a spin 
balancer and see if they are out of round.  You can also make sure that the 
balancer is properly calibrated.

Pat Martin
864000csq  2 1/2 cat back, H&R-Boge,advanced and loving it.  Drilled and 
stopping it.  Koenig Cobra 16x7 with AVS Intermediates, turbo coming soon, 
K&N.
95 subaru legacy 
Bothell, Wa

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> the strong pull to the side when stopping or letting go of the wheel.
> The wheels do have
> the hubcentric rings on them so I'm out of idea's. Please help!
> Thanks,
> Chris Hlubb
> 

Maybe it's just personal preference, but I wouldn't use wheels with
hubcentric rings. I would get wheels made to fit the car. I think your
wheels are not perfectly centered. They can be in balance and yet be out
of round. 
My $.02
Wolff
'91 200 tq BBS
'86 4kq Ronal