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17-11-2007 | 08:49 AM

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Vibrations

Would using 2mm wheel spacers be a likey cause of vibrations/ shaking through the steering wheel???

Ta for any help in advance.....

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17-11-2007 | 08:53 AM

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only if the nuts are loose.

is everything tight.

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17-11-2007 | 08:57 AM

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All is tight dave..........

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17-11-2007 | 09:03 AM

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2wd...yes.

have you tried the front bearings, bushes etc....

not much there tbh.

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17-11-2007 | 09:12 AM

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They all appear fine, its strange as i only get the vibrations when im coasting along. When giving it some its not felt.

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17-11-2007 | 09:16 AM

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have you checked the tyres,no eggs in them,balancing ok etc...

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17-11-2007 | 09:21 AM

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Again all fine. The only difference from recent drives when it was fine and now is these spacers which are only a short term measure. But not sure why they would /could cause this fault......

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17-11-2007 | 09:24 AM

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are they bent.

take them off and then try it out to see if it goes away.

i'm surprised this is still in GD and not been moved yet.

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17-11-2007 | 09:45 AM

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IM VIBRATING!!

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17-11-2007 | 09:46 AM

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17-11-2007 | 10:12 AM

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like dave says, sounds like bent spacer. does it shake all the time, or just at a certain speed.?

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17-11-2007 | 10:32 AM

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I had front spacers on my 2wd sapphire with no problems.

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17-11-2007 | 11:40 AM

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Generally only upto 40-50mph

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17-11-2007 | 12:16 PM

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Please bear in mind I have no clue what im talking about here

But aren't there "Hubcentric" spacers that are "balanced" and "Spacers" which are just cheapy will get you by jobbies?

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