dumb question
 

Please excuse this dumb question,but the other day I decided to swap around the wheels on my car(front to back and left to right) but now it has a wobble at around 50 to 65 and then get less noticable.
Any ideas why ?
would they need balancing?

Also can I get the tracking done or does it have to be the full geo set up?I dont really want to fork out for a full set up with the roads the way they are at the moment but I did have the car lowered so I would have thought something should be checked.

Jason

if your car was lowered it will alter the geometry so yes a full set-up would normally be needed.............we do this as a matter of course if we fit springs/shocks/etc.....

as for the wobble sounds most likely that you have a slight imbalance on one of the wheels

i've had this before, put it down to the tyres wearing more unevenly on the front than the back (geo settings) so the car would sit slightly differently once swapped.

Are the tyres "directional"?
If you swap them side to side they will be rotating backwards!!

:agreed: with all the above......

and theres no such thing as a dumb question:nono:

Could put them back on the corners they came off and see if the wobble goes again to make sure its not just coincidence

saw a scoobie on a forecourt in croydon with the directional tyres on every corner going the wrong way!!!!!!

Thats for sideways parking.....or the driver was a fiddler crab

Checked and no there not so I think i will have to swap them back and see if it goes back to normal

also just to add can i take it to have the tracking done,I mean can a garage that does tracking do it on a 4wd car ?

tracking is simply the alignment of the s/rack, most places can sort this easy enough (although make sure they adjust it correctly to keep your s/wheel aligned!!)

Handles great in reverse:thanx: