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Old 10-24-2007, 03:19 AM   #1
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steering wheel wobble

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Ive recently purchased some 17inch m5 alloys fitted them to my bmw 318i e46 and im getting steering wheel wobble above 40mph! the tyres are all brand new and all balanced please help!

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Old 10-24-2007, 10:29 AM   #2
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Re: steering wheel wobble

Had a similar occurence on a Hyundai Elantra and the 17" wheels did not fit down tight on the axle hub, I had to buy some hub centric rings to solve the problem.
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Old 10-24-2007, 11:56 AM   #3
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Re: steering wheel wobble

Another thought. Do the lug nuts fully seat on the new wheel, that is do they go all the way in a nd press on the wheel, allowing the wheel to be tightly pulled up to the hub. On the Elantra, the lug nuts were tapered and did not fully seat once the threaded portion would no longer turn and again the wheel would wobble. Get the front end off of the ground and try and wobble the wheels, see if they are really tight with no slack.
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Old 10-25-2007, 03:07 AM   #4
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Re: steering wheel wobble

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Had a look at the suggestions seems fine also swopped all the wheels round still no luck!
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Old 12-27-2007, 04:07 PM   #5
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Re: steering wheel wobble

Does it only happen on rough surfaces? Have your wishbone(control arm) checked as this stops some vibration getting to the steering wheel, 17" 225 can give more feedback from the road also.
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Old 12-28-2007, 12:24 PM   #6
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