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Hurdy:
I'd also look at the spigot rings before taking it to be tracked :happy2:

rskardon:

--- Quote from: Cooper on August 25, 2009, 09:06:37 pm ---
--- Quote from: rskardon on August 25, 2009, 07:55:32 pm ---
What's a Spigot Ring?

Sorry for ignorance

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Spigot rings make the centre bore of the wheel match up with the spigot on the wheel hub. The weight of the car should be supported on the spigot, if it is not the weight is supported by the wheel bolts and will cause vibration at high speeds. It is also very dangerous and under spirited driving or heavy breaking the load on the wheel bolts can result in the bolts snapping and obviously the wheel will come off  :scared:

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Thanks Cooper, what am i looking for to see if they are not right? is it the bit tat sticks out from the hub that te wheel sits on? would it be worn or something if at fault?

Cheers,

R

NotNormal:
Deformed tyre casings ? Falken tyres are the most expensive tyres on the market, so maybe they keep there costs down by using a lesser spec casing ... ??!!??

Just a thought.

Failing that, then spigot rings might be a fraction out ?

rskardon:
Right, I took one of the front wheels off to have a look, can you confirm for me that there are no Spigot rings in these two shots? I think it should be on the wheel side? If they are indeed missing would it be fair to say they should have been supplied with the wheels or is it up to the owner to get them? Will all good Alloy wheel dealers have them and does anyone know the size i will need?

Thanks,

R

Cooper:
To see if the spigot size is correct, when you have the car jacked up remove all of the wheel bolts and the wheel should still stay on the centre of the hub with all of the bolt holes lined up, if the wheel drops it means your spigot size is incorrect :happy2:

Edit: Looking at those pics the centre bore on the wheel looks like it should be about right, you can measure it yourself, the diameter of the hole should 57.1mm for VAG application, if this is the size of the hole then your problem lies elsewhere

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