Vibration Gone

[Mark W]

Spent this weekend fitting the OEM wheels I bought form Anees - turned out to be a slightly bigger job than I thought - as I had to replace all the studs (previous owner had replaced original 35mm ones with 50 mm ones due to the aftermarket wheels needing them)

My car is now a completely different car - No vibration at all - and it also feels so much smoother even at lower speeds. Its like a new car ;o))))

I am just amazed at how the aftermarket wheels ruined the ride and caused me to spend hours and cash on looking at trying to fix the problem.

Not sure why - Offset was different (35 vs 50) and I also notice the Lexus wheels fit better - I like the way the nut sinks into the rim and pretty much touches the brake disc - Got to be a better fit than the OEM nuts that just "rest" on the rim.

One happy bunny - I just wish I had done it in the first place.....

Due to the offset change - I'm guessing this will have altered the geometry of the car?? - So probably due a trip to Tony @ WIM to make sure everythings just right.

[Anees]

Hi Mark,

Really glad you are sorted! Did you get the alloys refurbed then? What tyres did you go for? Any pics? :D

[Mark W]

Thanks Anees.....Didnt get refurbed yet - wanted to see first if

a) It was my aftermarket wheels that were the issue

and

B) what the colour looked like on the car

Now I know the wheels were the prob I'm going to get the ones I bought from you refurbed....colour looks quite good so may stick with existing....but still undecided....

Tyres - Only just recently bought a set of Falken FK452's - £72 each from Camskill - So had them stripped off my old rims and onto the Lex ones.... I'm very impressed with the performance of these tyres so far - noise and grip excellent.