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Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:12 pm
by peanutbutter64
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?
Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:18 pm
by francophile1947
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
Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:32 pm
by Titan1995
I have 18" RX-8 wheels on my Bongo......no wobble and better handling at speed.
Tyres are 225/55 18's
Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:34 pm
by peanutbutter64
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 ?
Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:48 pm
by wonkanoby
yes its the diameter of the hole
Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:58 pm
by peanutbutter64
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
Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:23 pm
by teenmal
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.
Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:45 pm
by peanutbutter64
we have the measurements and have now ordered some spigot rings off ebay let you know how i get on !
Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:23 am
by peanutbutter64
got spigot rings off ebay they have worked a treat - thanks bongo forum for all your help
Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:21 pm
by David Edwards
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.
Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:04 pm
by Titan1995
Absolutely no wheel wobble with my 18" RX-8 wheels. Cruises at 70+ MPH with no problem.
Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:08 pm
by the laird
If you go to Internet and key in
Alloy wheels international.com
Gives you all dimensions for various vehs .hope this helps you out
Re: Wheel wobble at 65 and non standard 18 inch alloys
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:28 pm
by the laird
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?