S2kstephen

So back in the fall I removed my forged 21" wheels and replaced them with 19's and a little more rubber. After getting new hub centric rings, mount and balance, and alignment, I had a seriously noticeable steering wheel wobble (between 50-60mph) and a bad vehicle buzz/vibration at 70mph +.

I went to 4 shops, had the nearly new front Continental tires warranty replacement, multiple road force mounting and balancing, and having the suspension checked out by Lexus and a reputable local shop. NOTHING improved it.

Finally had the lead tech at Lexus check it over for 5 days, and it was determined that the 2 front wheels were bent, so I filed a warranty claim and got 2 new wheels shipped. The hub centric rings were too small (thanks Discount Tire). I did a lot of reading of the myriad of posts regarding the commonality of this and the variety of solutions. The most common (and cheapest) was Daizen steering rack bushings.

SO....after installing the 2 new wheels, proper sized hub rings, and the Daizen steering rack bushings I got it back today - TA DAH! Smoooooth as can be.


Next up so that my '02 is completely refreshed: Moog upper UCA's, lower UCA's, inner/outer tie rods, and front swaybar links & bushings.

OBP

discount tire direct messed me up years back when they gave me the wrong size hub centric rings for my Acura RL. Took them a few tries to get the right rings to me but it worked out in the end. Definitely need to look out as you install and make sure the rings sit nicely.

Harold57

Glad that you got the shimmy eliminated S2kstephen.

S2kstephen

Thanks Harold - just wanted to share my story of how I got it fixed.

Pnuge88

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I read somewhere on the forum that replacing the steering rack bushings made a huge difference in “shimmy”. Didn’t know daizen still made the bushings available. It was kind of an old thread.

can you post where you got them from?

Thanks!

S2kstephen

Yes, I read the same so for $40, figured it wouldn't hurt.

I got them off Amazon: