Wanli tires

daaboots · Post by **daaboots** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:51 am

Is anyone else using wanli tires? Do you have a problem with vibration at highway speeds?

My rim and tire package is about 2 weeks old. I brought them back to the tire shop because of a vibration at highway speeds. They balanced the front tires again for me. Didn't fix the problem. I took them back again and they balanced all 4 tires again. Still didn't fix the problem. I watched the guy and all 4 tires are prefectly balanced yet I still get a vibration. I'm getting pretty ticked off.

They didn't install hub centric rings. They have them on order and I will have them on by Thurdsay. If the hub centric rings dont fix the problem, what should I do?

SteelBlue · Post by **SteelBlue** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:09 am

When I first put 17's on my car I had horrible vibrations too. It even made the steering wheel shake. We found out the problem was a spacer thing on one of the lugs in the front. It wore down eventually and I haven't had a problem since.
I don't know if thats whats going on with yours; someone with more knowledge with chime in soon but at least there is a possible reason to it.

OB · Post by OB » Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:14 am

never heard of them

daaboots · Post by **daaboots** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:36 am

orangeblastsxt wrote:never heard of them

I think maybe thats the problem...

tamadrumr88 · Post by **tamadrumr88** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:29 pm

its some kind of crush washer. as far as i knew, they only came on the srt4's but i could be wrong (my '01 RT didnt have them).

remove all of your wheels, and remove the washer if thats the case... or you could just wait until you get the hub centric spacers

daaboots · Post by **daaboots** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:41 pm

yeah i remember those washers now. Cant remember if we took them off or not. I'll check thrusday when i get the hub centric rings

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:03 pm

The hub-centric ring will deinately fix the problem with aftermarket rims. I ordered some but they sent me the wrong size. I am used to the shaking of the steering wheel now.

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:09 pm

orangeblastsxt wrote:never heard of them

Knoxville_R/T · Post by **Knoxville_R/T** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:44 pm

Take it to a place that has a GSP9700 Wheel Vibration Control System

http://www.gsp9700.com/pub/search/findgsp9700.cfm

daaboots · Post by **daaboots** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:14 pm

Well no new updates as of yet. The rings were supposed to be in Thurdsay, then Friday, now Tuesday......

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:41 pm

Ya make sure they took off the brake clips. They are little clips on the stud to hold the rotor on the assembly line. The stock wheels have a recess for them but aftermarket dont. I see it all the time at work

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:09 pm

daaboots wrote:Well no new updates as of yet. The rings were supposed to be in Thurdsay, then Friday, now Tuesday......

Tuesday is the 4th of July...

daaboots · Post by **daaboots** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:15 pm

03sxt wrote:
daaboots wrote:Well no new updates as of yet. The rings were supposed to be in Thurdsay, then Friday, now Tuesday......
Tuesday is the 4th of July...

Yes you are right. But tomorrow is July 1st and i live in Canada

half_twisted · Post by **half_twisted** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:25 pm

it might be normal to feel a lil viberation on the steering wheel cuz if the low 45 series tires.. when you get thiner tires than stock you just cant avoid feeling more of the road at your steering wheel..

an alternate problem might be tha you need an alignment and thats making your wheels viberate at high speeds.. also check your struts they may be shot and causing the viberation cuz they bounce alote on the road surface when going fast..

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:30 pm

daaboots wrote:
03sxt wrote:
daaboots wrote:Well no new updates as of yet. The rings were supposed to be in Thurdsay, then Friday, now Tuesday......
Tuesday is the 4th of July...
Yes you are right. But tomorrow is July 1st and i live in Canada

daaboots · Post by **daaboots** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:51 pm

GRRRRRR!!!

So this is what has happend so far:

1. Bought the rims/tires. Had them installed.
2. Brought them back for a vibration. They rebalanced the front tires and scratched the inside lip of the rims when removing the old weights
3. Brought them back again for vibration. They rebalanced all 4 tires and they scratched the inside lip some more, even after I told them about the front scratch
4. Brought them back again and had the hub centric rings installed. Instead of torquing the lug nuts properly, they used an impact gun on pull power
5. Went home. Loosened the lug nuts and torqued them properly. Broke the lug nut key while trying to remove them because they were so tight. Scratched my rim some more. Luckily I had an extra key and lug nuts (which I was trying to sell, not any more though).

Broken key

Scratch around lug nut hole (not really bad but ticks me off!!)

So in conclusion:

a) I still have a slight vibration.
b) The tire shop I went to sucks.
c) Wanli tires are garbage. Never buy them!!!