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Originally Posted by TiAgX5
Because "wobble" bolts are the correct fasteners for hub-centric wheels.
Standard bolt should be used with lug-centric wheels.
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yes, but not 100% correct concerning the OP, maybe.
As an example: e46, e39 and a bunch of other BMW's have all hub-centric wheels, but don't have the wobble bolt. But they ALL have CONICAL lug bolts. The issue some people have, same as with the OP, if using incorrect mounting technique of the wheel it can induce "shimmy".
The correct way of mounting the wheel, is, with the wheel in the air (jackstand or jack), once it's mounted on the hub, try to torque as close as possible to the 130 or 140 Nm the lug bolts. The bolts have that conical shape to force the wheel to be hub-centric. On the e53, the wheels (especially the 20") are heavy, and having the wobble bolt, it will "help" setting the wheel hub-centric.
if the wheel is mounted above ground, and the bolts are torqued only to keep the wheel from falling off, then torqued on the ground with the weight of the car on them, they might get misaligned ever so slightly and as a result you have a car with shimmy induced. It doesn't matter if you use spacers or not, e53 or e39 or e46 etc.
Also, I use spacers on my e39 for years now, never experienced shimmy, and they never got stuck on the hub. As a matter of fact, none of the wheels on any of my cars get stuck. What I do, I use a light coat of antiseize between wheels & hub or between wheels, both sides of spacers & hub. And they still look like brand new after many years of DD-ing through slush, snow or summer.
