↓ Advertise on Defender2 ↓

Home > Wheels & Tyres > Pressures and Wheel Wobble
Post Reply  Down to end
Page 1 of 1
Print this entire topic · 
WillH



Member Since: 16 Feb 2016
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 17
United Kingdom 2003 Defender 90 Td5 HT Zambezi Silver
Pressures and Wheel Wobble
Hi everyone

I've had my new wheels and tyres on for a week now and I've noticed that there's a wheel wobble around 50mph. They were all balanced when I had them fitted so Im a bit lost as to what to do next. Just wondering if anyone else has had any similar issues? I remember Mal mentioned using balancing beads, would these help and has anyone else had any experience with them? They're 285/75/16 on Mach 5's if thats any help.

Also just wondering what pressures people are running with the same size tyre on a 90? It very rarely does any towing or heavy carrying.

Cheers

Will
Post #529431 5th May 2016 10:11pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
miker



Member Since: 13 Sep 2015
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1776
United Kingdom 1999 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Rioja Red
Which tyres? Some are easier to balance than others...
Post #529442 5th May 2016 10:46pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
WillH



Member Since: 16 Feb 2016
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 17
United Kingdom 2003 Defender 90 Td5 HT Zambezi Silver
Sorry meant to mention that! BFG All terrain KO2's
Post #529444 5th May 2016 10:56pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
miker



Member Since: 13 Sep 2015
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1776
United Kingdom 1999 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Rioja Red
They're not known for being too horrendous. Are the weights resonable? ie not A massive pile of them in one spot?

Also worth a try is swapping fronts to rears.

I have a 110, but mostly run empty. I have 30PSI in the fronts and 38PSI in the rears at the minute. Seems a good compromise as I do a lot of motorway.

Old style BFG AT's
Post #529445 5th May 2016 10:58pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
WillH



Member Since: 16 Feb 2016
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 17
United Kingdom 2003 Defender 90 Td5 HT Zambezi Silver
Ideal cheers for that. To be honest I haven't looked closely at the weights on every wheel yet but the ones on the spare looked reasonable, I'll have a proper look tomorrow and adjust the pressures.
Post #529449 5th May 2016 11:17pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Post Reply
Post Reply  Back to top
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT + 1 Hour

Jump to  
<  Previous Topic | Next Topic >
Posting Rules
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum



Site Copyright © 2006-2025 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
DEFENDER2.NET RSS Feed - All Forums