Drove The Civic to Work

"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori) 02/27/2019 at 12:35 • Filed to: project golf ball

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That is mud not rust... I swear

New wheels and tires look great... but there is something seriously wrong. Over about 50 the steering wheel starts shaking and the car starts to feel unsettled. Thinking it is the garbage wheel spacers (new ones were delivered today) but could also be the alignment.

Current spacers:

Spacers delivered today:

So yeah... should be a lot better.

Going to take a new way home via surface streets. Weather sucks so I might pass on getting the alignment for a couple days.

benjrblant > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/27/2019 at 12:48

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those current spacers look skeeeeeetch

vicali > benjrblant 02/27/2019 at 12:52

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I ran a set of 10mm on the back of my vw for a few years. They were hard to center, and then the extended bolts had a habit of snapping.

They taught me to avoid them.

Captain of the Enterprise > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/27/2019 at 13:10

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Why are you running spacers? They look like stock wheels. Also to test you could take them off and see if there’s a difference.

BJ > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/27/2019 at 13:17

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Sketchy spacers, indeed.

I suspect a bad balance job, too: vibrations can come and go at any speed.

On the plus side those steelies are hot stuff.

RacinBob > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/27/2019 at 13:35

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My vote is that inner t ie rod ends are shot.

RacinBob > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/27/2019 at 13:36

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Also, jack the front up and start it and put it in gear. If the tires rotate straight and don’t start hopping, its not the wheels, spacers or tires.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Captain of the Enterprise 02/27/2019 at 13:59

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Mild interference with the brake line mounting bracket and fender lining . The new wheels are off a 2002 and are 2" wider and have a 0.25" different offset.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > RacinBob 02/27/2019 at 14:00

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I replaced them, so more likely my alignment is super out.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > BJ 02/27/2019 at 14:00

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Yeah considering how crappy that Pep Boys was at everything else...

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Captain of the Enterprise 02/27/2019 at 14:06

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I should say the spacers are only 0.25", so nothing dramatic. I also added some context posts to the end.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > benjrblant 02/27/2019 at 14:06

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They are.  I bought them because they were cheap and shipped with prime.  People convinced me to get some not shitty ones.

Captain of the Enterprise > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/27/2019 at 16:03

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Oh okay I didn’t know that. My guess would be that the solid spacers would help. Good luck with it!

MM54 > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/27/2019 at 18:00

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I’d get the spacers swapped out and an alignment (assuming the wheels/tires are balanced) and go from there.

RacinBob > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/27/2019 at 23:37

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A tape measure comparing the difference between track on front and rear of tire would tell you if alignment is grossly  out