Wheel Alignment and Balancing

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That would be a 1 inch difference. 16 inch is shorter then a 17 inch rim.

there is only one way to make them fit on OE struts you will need at least a 35 offset on 8.5X 20, the ideal will be 30 front and rear but in tyres just have une option 245'30/20 nitto tyres if you put more than 30 will rub on strut base on the rear, the tire is a little thin but with a eibach pro street set will look great, I allready have this on my car

Yes, if a strut is bent then the alignment can certainly be off. Struts wear down much like the shock absorbers of a vehicle. On the front struts, they assist in the steering, and often times the round bearings become squared up, which can cause you to have to physically turn the steering wheel to get the wheels back to center. Also, there is a hard rubber in the middle of the strut, and bolts that hold the strut in place. These bolts can rust through, or even the center metal column of the strut can completely rust out, depending on how much salt your vehicle encounters during winters or if you live near the oceans/Gulf coast. It is important to consider replacing the struts, as they are critically to safe and proper steerage.

Yes. What usually happens is the neoprene boot that covers the joint wears out and breaks. This allows contaminants to enter the joint and grease to be washed away. The CV joint's days are numbered after this happens. You have a limited amount of time to get it fixed before it fails. If it does fail, it is a safety issue. Not only will it cause severe damage to your car, but it could cause a serious accident.

Your question makes the assumption that the question is true. Wider tires are not more efficient than narrow tires at normal speed in all conditions. Wider tires do provide more traction and stopping power on dry or wet pavement as they have more tread contacting the road. But a wide tire that is worn also has a higher tendency to hydroplane on a wet road than a narrow tire. In snowy conditions a narrower tire is almost always a better choice. Wide tires tend to float over the snow instead of digging in and they usually provide less traction. Wide tires also may provide less fuel economy than a narrow tire. It depends on many factors.

A 255/60 looks pretty good on 8". I've used 275 before but that's about the limit. Go to an online tire dealer like tire rack. Put in some figures for tires. Click on the specifications for that tire. It will tell you the recommended wheel width.

UK is 1mm

the tyres could blow and you may lose controle of your car

NO THAT COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE YOU OR DAMAGE YOUR VEHICLE. google "16.5 inch rim" and you'll get plenty of info

Bad tire or alignment is most common. It can also be caused by a warped brake rotor or drum.

it will change a little from tread height but typically no even low or over inflated tires can change align angles but if it does not pull to one side or cause irregular tire wear who cares.

front to back

broken belt in a tire probably due to bad allignment

Because your brakes, when applied, "straiten" the rotor (disk) from a cockeyed angle. To put it simply, your wheel bearings are worn and while driving, the rotor, wheel and tire are at a slight angle. The "wear indicators" (a small piece of metal attached to the pads on the top) built into the brake pads are temporarily rubbing against the rotor. When you apply the brake, it temporarily returns the group back to where is should be as if it were new, stopping the indicators from touching the rotor.

Thought i should add that if your wheel stops squeaking when you depress the pedal it is usually a sign of ball-bearing wear. The wheel will squeak through braking if the brakes are done, or worn.

See the attached links for some good instructions on how to replace the wheel studs.

It generally breaks down into a few steps:

1) get the right tools together (and the replacement stud if you know the size)

2) jack up the car and remove the wheel

3) remove the brakes

4) knock out the stud to be replaced.

(if you didn't get a replacement stud before you started, take the stud you removed with you to the auto-parts store to get it matched up to what you need)

5) Insert the new stud

6) screw a nut onto the stud and tighten it until the new stud is seated

7) reinstall your brakes and put your wheel back on

Yes

If the rim is welded to the tire, yes. You can change it, but you have to replace both the rim and the tire which will cost a lot.

If the rim is welded to the vehicle itself, no. You cannot change it.

In either case, having a welded rim is technically illegal in the US if you drive it on the road. If you don't, then it's not a problem

Can be incorrect alignment, bad lower ball joint, badly adjusted steering,or wrong pressures.

The idea when doing this is to install a tire with a shorter sidewall. It's the overall diameter of the tire you are looking to match. If your stock set up has a tire with an overall diameter of say 26" then you'll want to find a tire with the same overall diameter in the 20" version. However, you aren't going to have much sidewall left on the tire with the 5" change you're making. Watch out for potholes or those rims are toast. Tire Rack online allows you to shop tires by size and you can click on the specs. The diameter will be listed there. Keep plugging in tire sizes until you find the ones that match.

No. Bearings and axles are non-adjustable. But the question is not clear as to what is meant by "off". There is really nothing other than mileage that wears bearings and axles. Front-wheel drive cars don't have servicable bearings. However, when a rear brake job is done on a car with drum brakes, chances are there may be bearings that should be greased at that time. Axles are sealed, and are not serviceable on anything other than a 4x4, and even then, there isn't much to service. Bearings on a Ford Explorer 4x4 (for example) needs the front bearings re-packed with a front brake job. If your axle or bearings seem messed up after the alignment and rotation, it didn't have anything to do the tires being out of balance. Because lifting a vehicle on a rack removes all weight off the suspension, it can sometimes cause the vehicle to settle wrong when put back down if there is a weakness in a component. Example, wheel bearings that got into their own worn groove because they were a little loose. The wheel, when off the ground, tilted one way, and when lowered back down, forced the bearing if loose into a weird spot.

The 1986 Mazda B2000 pickup truck has 14"x5.5" rims. The OE tire size is 205/75R14, and 195R14 tires also fit ideally.

What is camber? Camber is the vertical angle of your tires. When you look at the front or rear of you car or truck are the top tires leaning towards or away from the chassis.

If the top of a tire is leaning towards the chassis this is negative camber and if it is leaning away it is positive camber.

What camber does to your handling. To start off let us look at what incorrect camber angles will do to your handling. It affects overall traction, cornering ability and handling.

With camber angles not adjusted to both track conditions and your driving style can make driving or racing your car or truck very frustrating.

Now let us look at why camber angles are so important. When you enter a corner your car or truck will want to lean, because of the force of gravity.

The faster or harder you enter a corner the more lean you will have. This flex of the suspension will cause the inside tires to want to lift off the surface and the outer tires to lean away from the chassis.

This changes the contact patch of the tires, the area of the tire in contact with the surface. If camber angle is incorrectly set the contact patch lessens causing the loose of traction.

On the other hand, with camber angles set correctly the contact patch remains flat, lessening chassis roll then increasing traction.

Now let us look at how to adjust camber. Almost all RC vehicles use turnbuckles to adjust camber. These turnbuckles, in most cases, are threaded in opposite directions with hex nuts mounted in the center of the turnbuckle.

When installing camber turnbuckles make certain that they are all installed the same way. This will make adjusting camber much easier and faster if all turnbuckles turn in the same direction to shorten or lengthen.

When you take your hands off the steering wheel with the car moving and it goes to the left or right quickly.

Anything plastic on a vehicle wheel is there purely for decoration so it will not affect the function of the wheel but it wont look as pretty.