e60 530d auto. vibration problems !

[stevegarry0]

hello. i have just put some 20" wheels on my E60 530d and im getting some strange vibrations through the car & steering as if the wheels need ballancing, It starts at 55 mph and is still there up to 85 mpm.after 90mph its fine the strange thing is the vibrations come in 20 second waves thay start of light then get more progresive to the point the passenger seat is shaking, all the tyres are new & i have had them re ballanced today but the car is still the same, Any idears chaps.??

[phelix]

Are you wheels hubcentric? Meaning do they fit properly onto the hubs. BMW uses the hub to centre the wheel; if the diameters between the hub and the wheel are different you'll have no end of problems. Sometimes spigot rings are available to adapt different diameters. What brand of wheels are they?

[stevegarry0]

hi..thanks for the reply.. i baught them from M style out of one of the BMW mags thay are an M5 replica wheel.. i will ring then & ask about the spigots.thanks again.Steve

[skeeterm5]

A couple of thoughts

Did you go to a decent wheel balancing place? You might want to try and find somewhere that does on-car balancing, this really helps to iron out hub alignment issues.

What about a four wheel alignment, maybe there is a problem there.

Are the tyres new?

S

[stevegarry0]

hi... yeh the tyre depo are real good and yes tyres are all new , i have just took the front wheel off and there is some up & down movement Oon the hub so think im gona need very thin spigot rings ...Thanks steve

[phelix]

stevegarry0 said:

i have just took the front wheel off and there is some up & down movement Oon the hub so think im gona need very thin spigot rings

If you still have the original wheels you can see that they don't move at all once seated on the hub face - in fact in left in place long enough some dissimilar metal corrosion can take place and they stick like sh*t to a blanket!

[stevegarry0]

Think the spigot rings need to go on first, iv just baught a set on ebay 74.1 to 72.6 its only 1.5 mm but i gues that must make a difference. Thanks for all your imput...Steve

[matt1978]

Hi there,

I just read your post,I have same problem with my BMW 530d and I was wondering if you have sorted out your problem?
If yes, could you tell me what was the problem,-did SPIGOTS helped?

Thanks

[stevegarry0]

hi... yes it was the spiggot rings i baught them of ebay £5/6 quid thay are only very thin but sorted the problem strait away... good luck..steve

[Matt UK]

phelix said:

If you still have the original wheels you can see that they don't move at all once seated on the hub face - in fact in left in place long enough some dissimilar metal corrosion can take place and they stick like sh*t to a blanket!

only solved by a Green Flag chap using a bloody great wooden mallet!

[BMW Pretoria]

I have a 2004 bmw 530d, I have the same problem, but I stil have the original wheels and new tyres, and balance is fine, I can't find the problem, and I need help