18X8' Rims

[jooneth]

I have recently replaced my 16'' stock rim to 18X8 rims and I am experiencing some drift. My steering wheel wanders and drifts towards left by itself and it's hard to control. It is quite rapid and espeicially when I put on my brakes. I have already taken my car to Bob Jane twice for wheel allignment but they said the rims may be too wide for my car.

Does anyone have the same rim size as mine or bigger and experience the same? BY the way my tyre is Kumho 225/40. Any tips?

[yfin]

What is the offset of the rims?

And is the car lowered or is it stock ride height?

[jooneth]

Well I am not sure what the offset of the rims is..... check this url
http://www.tempetyres.com.au/product...t=&part_no=799
But it tells nothing about offset. I remember the guy from bob jane said something about offset. Is there anything I can do to stop the steering wheel from drifting?

And the car is just stock ride height.

[yfin]

Hmm, well it shouldn't be all over the road like you describe. If you have changed the offset significantly it can impact how the car tracks. Do you have any photos of the rims fitted to the vehicle? Does the edge of the tyre go past the body of the car?

Also, have you tried the vehicle on a perfectly flat road like in a car park?

I would also rotate the tyres and see what happens.

[akina]

ahhh siff trust Tempetyres

yes... their cheap but kills out the performance.

Mind u the euro is 16"x7" stock.

[jooneth]

I dun have photos yet coz i recently got them. And yes the edge of the tyre sticks out a little bit. Is that bad????
On a flat road, it's ok but it drifts still out of the blue. When I rotate the tyre, I dun see any problem. It's just when I try to go straight and steering wheel tends to drift away from the straight line.

[--eskimo-eg--]

you might have a 'toe' problem, most prob its misaligned and not at 0 degree, all i can suggest is to go to other more reputable workshop, they shouldnt be drifting ard like that even if theyre wide rims

[vippy84]

check the thickness of the tyres.. are they equal?
i installed my 18" rims for my car recently and one of the tyre isnt equally on the same thickness.. therefore, it drift to the side which has thicker tyre thread...

[yfin]

Mind u the euro is 16"x7" stock.

bit smaller - 16x6.5

And yes the edge of the tyre sticks out a little bit. Is that bad????
On a flat road, it's ok but it drifts still out of the blue. When I rotate the tyre, I dun see any problem. It's just when I try to go straight and steering wheel tends to drift away from the straight line.

call them and ask them the offset. If they put the correct offset it should be flush with the body.

Rotating the tyres means you actually swap the position of each rim on the car - you definately need to try this. Bob Jane should do it for you if they fitted the tyres.

[albii]

Sometimes it happens when you put on a much wider tyre with directional tread.Some directional treads are more coarser than others especially if there is a definate V in the tread which causes the problem.
It's called tramlining.
I used to run 225/40/18 and now changed to 235/40/18.
Wait a while and let your tyres run in a little as it will get better.
BTW..rotating will not fix anything as all tyre sizes and rim and offset sizes will be the same on all 4 wheels.

vippy84...try putting the offending tyre on the back seeing as you have front wheel drive and that should fix the problem.

[Cranial]

I've just got some 18x7.5" rims and planning to put 225/40/18 on them. Wouldn't putting in 235/40/18 change the overall diameter of the wheel+tyre, meaning your speedo would be off?

[jooneth]

bit smaller - 16x6.5



call them and ask them the offset. If they put the correct offset it should be flush with the body.

Rotating the tyres means you actually swap the position of each rim on the car - you definately need to try this. Bob Jane should do it for you if they fitted the tyres.

I just checked with tempe tyre and they said the offset is +38. What does this mean?