Need help on wheel rings

[mok]

Hey guys I recently bought 17" ENKEI IMOLA rims with tires
http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheels/enkei_performance/swap/enkeiperf_imola_b_ci3_l.jpg
my car pulls to the right sometimes and sometimes to the left. Its very jerky. I believe its due to not having hub centric rings.
I don't know what size to buy for these?
btw i'm a noob at these things.
THanks for any help.

[Thrizzl3]

go to simply tire and ask for a set. not sure on price though.

[mok]

go to simply tire and ask for a set. not sure on price though.

do they base it on the rim? or car?
or both?

[Thrizzl3]

do they base it on the rim? or car?
or both?

just say a mazda 3 and he will give you the proper size

[midnightfxgt]

These wheels have a 72.6mm bore, and the mazda3 has a 67.1mm bore. (http://www.enkei-polska.pl/size_chart/IMOLA.pdf)

Therefore you need a 72.6mm-67.1mm hub ring. Cost would be about $10-20 for a set of 4.

-John

[silverstarmazda]

pulling to the left and right and jerking?? not sure thats a hub centric ring problem. if it was it would be vibrating.. pulling to the left and right is normal for having wider wheels. jerking is due to the roads and sometimes how the tires follow the grooves in the road

[midnightfxgt]

I didnt read the bottom part, but the pulling/jerking would not be caused by hub rings. Only vibrations.

Pulling is NOT normal for wider wheels at all. I would start with an alignment.

[bluntman]

If a vehicle pulls, does it pull in both directions or only one?

[midnightfxgt]

Can only pull in one direction... wider tires will follow grooves in the road a little more, perhaps giving the appearance of pulling both ways?

[mok]

Can only pull in one direction... wider tires will follow grooves in the road a little more, perhaps giving the appearance of pulling both ways?

yeah it kinda pulls right at times sometimes its straight and sometimes jerks different directions.
that sucks that it follows grooves I almost want to stay stock because of these reasons.
With the stocks I had good alignment. Right when I put on the aftermarkets these things happenned.
I remember happened to my bmw when I put on aftermarket rims.
So for sure its not hub rings?
i'm just screwed with this annoying jerking? lol

[aris]

You get used to it

[midnightfxgt]

Car should not jerk. Also, following the grooves in the road should not be THAT drastic. I run a 8.5" and 10" wheel, and it rides great!

Maybe have the shop take it for a test drive.

[Wes08M3]

It's probably not the lack of hub rings that is giving you these problems but you really should buy them anyway.

[silverstarmazda]

lol hitting those perfect grooves. thinner tires ride through, wider tires ride over, perfect tires follow the groove. i know a little patch on finch that has my car pull into the on coming lane. while my friends have no problem going through them. kinda like fitting a puzzle piece...