Hub spacers.

[Platinum76]

Finally just stumbled upon a remedy.... Hub spacers... for my shimmy on my motegi mr7s... anyone know of a reasonable site to purchase them from.

[Raven]

How would hub spacers help with a shimmy?

[vibenvy]

How would hub spacers help with a shimmy?

I'm assuming he / she means hub rings aka hub centric rings...

Finally just stumbled upon a remedy.... Hub spacers... for my shimmy on my motegi mr7s... anyone know of a reasonable site to purchase them from.

Tire Rack would probably be your best bet. They should be able to tell you the bore size of the MR7s and the bore size of your Vibe. They shouldn't be too expensive either (I would guess no more than $20.00 for a set of four). I would recommend getting plastic ones as opposed to metal. I have heard of people having rusting issues with metal ones .

[Raven]

I've got Motegi 17 inch on my 2006. The bore size is 54.1mm on the car. Many places state 57.1 as the correct size but that is wrong. My Motegi rims are 60mm, so my hubcentric rings are 60mmx54.1mm.

The MR7 has a stated hub size of 72.6mm but I would confirm that.

My rings are aluminum and I do have a problem with rusty hubs making them hard to remove. Spraying with a WD40 type product helps. Plastic aand polycarbonate rings are available also. They're about $5.00 and up for a set of four.

There's a bunch on Ebay or Discount Tire and Tire Rack have them.

Here's some polycarbonate ones at 60% off $3.20 shipped. http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-NEW-72-6-54-1 ... 3e&vxp=mtr Sale ends in 2 days.

[vibolista]

To keep alloys from sticking fast to hubs, just spread a little anti-seize on the back of the wheel where it touches the hub. The stuff I use is copper color so copper based, and the jar's cap has a brush attached to do the spreading. Doesn't take very much... just a thin coat is enough. A jar will last many years, even being used by my son, and all his car friends. Be careful not to spread it around by touching it.

WD-40 doesn't do the trick. With anti-seize applied, the wheel will come off easily as you unbolt it. Any car parts place will have it. Don't put it on the studs, since torque figures are calculated for dry metal to metal contact.