Is it safe to drive with a slight vibration?

[Stewie]

So I recently replaced my steelies with alloys but after driving them, I noticed a slight vibration at speeds greater than 75mph on the wheels; so I took them to get a diagnosis of them.

After they did the diagnosis, they found out that my wheels did not perfectly fit my hub where it would allow a little play between the hub and wheels.

So is it safe to drive it? I am hoping to get 3 years out of them.

Thanks

TIL: DO NOT buy used rims

 

[Olas]

You need spigot rings. They might have a diffenrnt name in the US but they're essentially an adaptor to,take up the differences in diameter.

Scroll down to "wheel location on hub"

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Is 75 mph legal on any public road in Canada? If not, you'll be fine

 

[Claud]

No. Put your steel wheels back on and get some alloys that fit properly.
Did you state the precise model and year of the car when you bought them?. If so you should have been given wheels that fit properly, I suggest you have a word with whoever sold them to you.
Improperly fitting wheels could easily put you and others at serious risk.

Claud.

 

[wemay]

Originally Posted By: Olas
You need spigot rings. They might have a diffenrnt name in the US but they're essentially an adaptor to,take up the differences in diameter.

Scroll down to "wheel location on hub"



What Olas says (here they're called hub-centric rings)...

 

[Nick1994]

I wouldn't be able to put up with a vibration for 3 years.

Actually, not even for 3 days.

 

[IndyIan]

It's safe, but annoying. I've never really found a problem with lug centering wheels but I have only run OEM alloys.
If you are stuck with the rims, isolate which one is the problem and then put it on the back and try that.
Also if you got new tires, one may not be round either and the tire shop is blaming the wheels. I'm sure they sell dozens of multi-fit lug centered steel rims in winter with no hub rings in sight.

 

[Olas]

Originally Posted By: Olas
You need spigot rings. They might have a diffenrnt name in the US but they're essentially an adaptor to,take up the differences in diameter.

Scroll down to "wheel location on hub"


Tis is the link you need https://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk/news/technical-aspects-of-alloy-wheels/

 

[Stewie]

Originally Posted By: slacktide_bitog
Is 75 mph legal on any public road in Canada? If not, you'll be fine

Some highways are 120 km/h

 

[Stewie]

Originally Posted By: Olas
Originally Posted By: Olas
You need spigot rings. They might have a diffenrnt name in the US but they're essentially an adaptor to,take up the differences in diameter.

Scroll down to "wheel location on hub"


Tis is the link you need https://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk/news/technical-aspects-of-alloy-wheels/


The guy who did the diagnosis couldn't fine one that fit, how could one go about it?

 

[Stewie]

Originally Posted By: Claud
No. Put your steel wheels back on and get some alloys that fit properly.
Did you state the precise model and year of the car when you bought them?. If so you should have been given wheels that fit properly, I suggest you have a word with whoever sold them to you.
Improperly fitting wheels could easily put you and others at serious risk.

Claud.


It was a private seller

 

[Stewie]

Originally Posted By: Nick1994
I wouldn't be able to put up with a vibration for 3 years.

Actually, not even for 3 days.


It is barely noticeable unless you pay close attention.

 

[Stewie]

How
Originally Posted By: wemay
Originally Posted By: Olas
You need spigot rings. They might have a diffenrnt name in the US but they're essentially an adaptor to,take up the differences in diameter.

Scroll down to "wheel location on hub"



What Olas says (here they're called hub-centric rings)...

How do you go about measuring them?

 

[surfstar]

Sometimes you need OEM for important items.

Like headlights. Or wheels.

 

[KingCake]

If the rims are not fitting the hub correctly, that is to say they are not hub centric, then they are very dangerous.

Being hub centric is what holds the weight. NOT the wheel studs/bolts. The wheel studs/bolts ONLY provide the clamping force.

You will shear the bolts and loose the wheel, possibly at speed.

 

[KingCake]

Originally Posted By: IndyIan
It's safe, but annoying. I've never really found a problem with lug centering wheels but I have only run OEM alloys.
If you are stuck with the rims, isolate which one is the problem and then put it on the back and try that.
Also if you got new tires, one may not be round either and the tire shop is blaming the wheels. I'm sure they sell dozens of multi-fit lug centered steel rims in winter with no hub rings in sight.


If the rim is not hub centric it is NOT SAFE.

 

[CapriRacer]

Just an FYI:

What holds a wheel (as in the metal part of a tire and wheel assembly) onto the hub is the friction between the wheel and the hub. That's why getting the proper amount of torque on the lug nuts (and lug bolts) is very important. That torque applies force which greatly increases the break away friction.

Please note that it is NOT the hub that holds the assembly onto the hub. In fact, many wheels do not ride on the hub - and some hubs do not even have a lip!

HOWEVER, the center hub lip is very useful in centering the wheel. That aids in preventing vibrations - but that's all it does.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted By: Stewie
It was a private seller

What is the make/model of the rims? Find a place online that sells them new. That place will normally also sell matching centering rings for them to fit your particular car.

 

[Stewie]

Spoke to the seller as he also happens to own a garage and he ended up buying it back.

Paid $40 for removing and mounting my winter tires with my money back.

 

[Stewie]

Now I just bought a set of reps Advan wheels.