Cynabal Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I just got done swapping my tyres around both N/S tyres were same but O/S were two different, so i put the N/S Rear onto O/S Front which also corrected tyre rotation so now I have same tyres on front really reduced the pulling while accelerating, but I noticed neither rear wheel has a spigot ring, is this a massive worry? the more I do the more I find that the last owner was a massive bodge artist so many little things bodged I'm starting to think this the car will never be right . I wish I had someone who knew a bit about MB6's when I bought the bloody thing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny2 Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 If your centre bore is lager than 64mm, you should have spigot rings so as your wheel studs arn`t taking all the weight of the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didjeridave Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 You can get away with no spigot ring as the nuts are tapered & will centre the wheel on installation, although to be honest, spigot rings are like £6 a set; I'd just get them ordered as a matter of course. Unfortunately, I don't see the problems you mention being related to spigot rings; generally if the wheel is off centre you'd get vibration, not pulling so much. If the front wheels had different amounts of wear with the old tyre combo, they'll have been different diameters (really quite significant difference is possible), so that could be one explanation for the improvement in pulling you've seen. Suggest you get tracking, tie/track rod ends and bushings checked over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wezza9 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 get the spigot rings asap the wheels are held tight with the wheel nuts but the load is on the spigot ring not the wheel bolts i had a teg wheel go on track earlier on this year ( wheel nuts checked every time i went out )i can not find the posting since the forum move on the road it may be ok but i will never run a car with out or advise some one not too esp when they are not expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiNK43 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 seriously they that important? i havent got any on any wheel since i fitted rotas nearly 2 years ago.no problems yet and i drive the car hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 seriously they that important? i havent got any on any wheel since i fitted rotas nearly 2 years ago.no problems yet and i drive the car hard!before after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Spigot Rings are used to ensure that an alloy wheel is correctly centred on to the hub of the vehicle. If an alloy wheel is fitted without spigot rings it will probably cause the wheel to vibrate, make it almost impossible to balance, increase uneven tyre wear and in time will work the fixings loose. So, fitting wheels without spigot rings can be very dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiNK43 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 wow thats some impressive wheel breakage going on there! think maybe spigot rings are top of my shopping list now then!must admit i did buy some from the uk rota distributor and they were the wrong size. so just didnt bother after that.thanks for the advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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