20" Wheels = Shaky Steering??

[zerochief]

Originally Posted by Eric Giles

I bought my Style 87 20" replica AFS wheels and Toyo tires from ebay seller cleanin_out_the_garage back in April. They came mounted and balanced with the plastic hubcentric rings. Luckily, I have had zero issues with them-they arrived in perfect condition and are absolutely vibration free. I now have about 6k miles on them and the wheels still look brand new with no finish issues.

I am sure there are those that have had issues, but luckily mine have been great.

I bought mine from cleanin_out_the_garage also - with NO PROBLEMS

[DipnX5]

When I threw my 22in Nad4's on my X5 I was stupid and did not get an alignment. I noticed some similar symptoms, I took it into a shop called TruLine in bellevue, wa. They were great. They aligned the truck and also fixed my cv boot. Both of these dramatically improved the issues I was having...

[Brit6]

Sorry to bump an old thread, but i just got hubrings for my AFS Style 87 wheels but they don't fit. They must be hub centric of 72.56 then. I bought 74.1mm - 72.56mm hub rings and they fit on the hub fine but not in the wheel.

How can some people be running hub rings for AFS wheels and some people not? Different batches?

Originally Posted by zerochief

I bought mine from cleanin_out_the_garage also - with NO PROBLEMS

[Naz24]

Originally Posted by FeelGoodUnInc

I did figure it out! I picked up hub rings from the shop I purchased it from..when I called them to let them aware of the problem they said "oh this is quite a common problem with the replica X5 wheels we sell, you'll definitely need the hub rings which will resolve this problem!" - .. I was like wtf why didn't you bring this to my attention in the first place...I took it back and no more shaky steering
HOWEVER when I am trying to brake on some roads the steering wheels goes crazy..it this normal? The roads I'm talking about are a bit bumpy or uneven but the way it shakes the steering seems very dangerous

could be your bushings or ball joints are worn

[Cadesto]

I had purchased black 20s w toyo proxies off ebay..
"mounted balanced and shipped". Discount Tire mounted them.
Over 60 miles an hour there was crazy feedback on the steering wheel.
So i took it to the BMW dealer, had them re balanced ( they said they were fine)
Had an alignment, some other bmw alignment esque thing.. 1,500 bucks later i totallec my 2004X5 cause i couldnt control it. At least I got an early old model 2007 out of it in black i guesss

[Budarooski]

Originally Posted by Cadesto

...1,500 bucks later i totallec my 2004X5 cause i couldnt control it. At least I got an early old model 2007 out of it in black i guesss

Did I read that correctly? You totaled your X5 due to a wobbly wheel? Just how wobbly was this wheel????

[Cadesto]

Well in fairness I was going about 100 around a curve..
:p
Sent me into the side rail.. Really didn't look that bad scuffed wheel and bumper damage a little on the left 1/4 panel but the totaled it out.. Suspension damage.
They also said salvage yards are paying top dollar for x5 these days..