Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys

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Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys

Post by peanutbutter64 » Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:12 pm

we have a mazda bongo 2000 2.5lt petrol and we have severe wheel wobble at 65 and above, here is a picture of the wheel, could someone tell me if we already have and/or do we need spiggot wheels? if we do need them how would we measure for them?
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Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys

Post by francophile1947 » Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:18 pm

There is no picture :? :?
Do you know what the wheels came off? If not, measure the centre bore of your wheel and get spigot rings to drop it to 67.1mm, which is the centre bore of the Bongo wheels.
To be honest, both of mine had a bit of a wobble at 65ish, no matter what I tried :oops:
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Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys

Post by Titan1995 » Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:32 pm

I have 18" RX-8 wheels on my Bongo......no wobble and better handling at speed.

Tyres are 225/55 18's
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Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys

Post by peanutbutter64 » Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:34 pm

sorry cannot seem to upload picture but read though some other posts on here now, we have measured it at 67.1mm where do we take the other measurement from? is it the inside of the hole on the alloy ?
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Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys

Post by wonkanoby » Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:48 pm

yes its the diameter of the hole
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Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys

Post by peanutbutter64 » Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:58 pm

great thanks everyone, for others who need help i found this website useful http://www.spigotrings.com there is a page on measuring and how to measure
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Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys

Post by teenmal » Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:23 pm

peanutbutter64 wrote:great thanks everyone, for others who need help i found this website useful http://www.spigotrings.com there is a page on measuring and how to measure
It would also be worthwhile checking that the Off Set is within the manufacturer's recommended limits.
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Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys

Post by peanutbutter64 » Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:45 pm

we have the measurements and have now ordered some spigot rings off ebay let you know how i get on !
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Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys

Post by peanutbutter64 » Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:23 am

got spigot rings off ebay they have worked a treat - thanks bongo forum for all your help
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Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys

Post by David Edwards » Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:21 pm

Remember bongos are like a house brick, they are not really designed for speed..and I know 65 is not zooming but they will tend to wovbble a bit from that speed up, especially if the tyre pressure, balancing and tracking are not spot on, worth checking all and tyre wear too.
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Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys

Post by Titan1995 » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:04 pm

Absolutely no wheel wobble with my 18" RX-8 wheels. Cruises at 70+ MPH with no problem.
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Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys

Post by the laird » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:08 pm

If you go to Internet and key in
Alloy wheels international.com
Gives you all dimensions for various vehs .hope this helps you out
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Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys

Post by the laird » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:28 pm

If you go to eBay put in Mazda bongo and about eight ad there's a set of widgets for a bongo check size and see if they will do you?
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