Took off wheels...= light steering? :/

Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:45 am

Ok, I took off all my BBS last night to polish them by hand and although the result was bloody good

my steering is now really light! All the wheels were done up tight. Bit odd? Any one got any idea?

(I also managed to put a 2cm scratch on my front bumper reversing out of my pitch black drive

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Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:55 am

Are you sure you put them back on in the same place? Sounds to me like you have put the front ones on the back, with the different tyres the steering will feel different.

Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:51 am

I did them one at a time just to make sure I wouldnt make that mistake. It is very odd. Its not exactly a problem though..the steering feels great lol

Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:55 am

OH GOD

2 cm's how will you live with yourself

Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:05 am

Ritchie wrote:Are you sure you put them back on in the same place? Sounds to me like you have put the front ones on the back, with the different tyres the steering will feel different.

that's not really an option mate as the rear tyres are mostly wider than the fronts , so the steering should get havier.

don't really have an idea what it could be

Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:25 pm

2 cm's how will you live with yourself

I know mate, but its so gay when something like that happens. Because its metalic so it probably means the whole car has to be repainted

Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:34 pm

329iturbo wrote: that's not really an option mate as the rear tyres are mostly wider than the fronts , so the steering should get havier.

Where did you get that from?! 's true for *some* people, but most of us have got the same size all round...

Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:36 pm

I think he maybe means that they wear flatter cos they dont turn like the front wheels?

Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:23 pm

maybe you got polish on the tread of the tyres

Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:29 pm

jonz wrote:maybe you got polish on the tread of the tyres

Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:31 pm

Ziggy wrote:
329iturbo wrote: that's not really an option mate as the rear tyres are mostly wider than the fronts , so the steering should get havier.
Where did you get that from?! 's true for *some* people, but most of us have got the same size all round...

yeah I know mate

forgot to put that in there too, but what I mean is that if you do have different sizes and you swap the rears to the front it will stear havier

Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:31 pm

The tyre pressure should be the only difference

Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:11 pm

Shiney rims turn faster!!!!! less air resistance see!!!

mrlee

Post Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:07 pm

couldnt be something as simple as the car's tyres were a bit flat before you cleaned the wheels, and you adjusted the pressure on them before you put them back on??

my 320i is sensitive to tyre pressures on the front (205/55/15) ie if its 2-3psi down the steering feels sluggish