AustinGS4

I recently purchased some 19" rims for my GS400. Like mentioned by a few people on CL, I am also experiencing vibration at 55 mph. This was not the case with my stock rims and certainly not after the four wheel alignment. When I say there is vibration, I mean the steering wheel is shaking like crazy. I am trying to find hub rings for my car but I have run into the following trouble:

1. The manufacturer is a joke, rude and no help at all.
2. The tire retailer found rings that fit the hub but not the rim
3. I tried a local wheel retailer and they had nothing that fit.
4. I called the Lexus dealer and they don't know the hub size of a '98 GS400
5. I looked on eBay and found a bunch of hub rings but really don't know which to get

Can someone please help me? I researched everywhere and cannot find the answer I need.
Thanks,

Carle

tmf2004

iTrader: (15)

Call D2-Autosport they can get you hub rings....

Chpsk8

I see this a lot, don't most vendors supply the proper hub centric rings with the purchase of rims? I have a couple sets for my other cars and I recieved rings with each set. I would hope it would be an automatic accessory on a high line car like this.

Dx3

iTrader: (13)

Hey man,

I had the same problem - turned out I had mounted the tires facing the wrong direction

I got the ones on ebay for 9.99 and they fit my GS.

jonny

Chpsk8

Remember that all rings are not universal. You'll need to know the diameter of the hub, and the diameter of the hole in the rim. The ring fills the gap.

AustinGS4

And that's pretty much what I was looking for.... Perhaps D2_Autosport will know the hub diameter and I can supply the bore size of the rim and we can find a match. Thanks y'all.

BC-GS430

I bought a set from http://www.tmengineering.net/.

D2-AUTOSPORT

Hey man, if thats a wheel that we carry then we can certainly get you the correct hub spacing measurements. If its not then thats tougher, since we dont have access to the information. It really bothers me when retailers do not properly support thier clients, especially when the issue is so simple.

What brand of wheels are those?

AustinGS4

Unfortunately it's not a product you carry. I seriously wish that it was. It's my understanding that the center bore of these rims is 66.6 and with that information I hope you have my solution.

Carle

D2-AUTOSPORT

With that information (if it is correct) Todd at TMEngineering.com can assist you, we do not sell hubrings, as our wheels come with them ( we dont normally stock extra's) hopefully Todd can help

Neo

iTrader: (3)

Contact Todd to see if he can get some at that size. Since you know the rim's center bore, Todd knows the Lexus hub size (60.06 or sometimes listed as 60.1) and can tell you if he has some or can get some.

todd@tmengineering.net

AustinGS4

Thanks Neo,

I am emailing Todd and will post my results.

Carle

EL PAALO

if you want some today, you can go by a discount tire in town since they usually have extras (polycarbonate) or can order you aluminum ones. I'd recommend Tim or Mark at the store on 71.
I'd assume the outer diameter is 73.1 unless it's a specific application for another vehicle.

AustinGS4

Hey, welcome to CL. Thanks for the thought. I did buy my tires from Discount Tire and went back to my store out here on 183 but they didn't have my size. They told me that the size looks like it would be a special order. And that was it. I never thought to try another Discoount Tire Co. Hwy 71 is opposite side of town but I may head down there and check them out or call first.

Thanks!

EL PAALO

Thanks for the welcome; just lookin' around at the moment.
If they said it's a special order size then it may not be the standard 73.1 OD.
Also sounds like you might just need a rebalance.