Could a bent rear wheel cause steering wheel wabble
at 55 MPH? I was told when i had tires put on these rear wheels the right one was badly bent but i didn't have any real seriously adverse behavior until AFTER i had the new rotors and pads put on.There had been wheel shudder under braking but the new rotors and pads fixed that completely,now at 55 MPH the steering wheel bounces.Not below and not above by much anyway.I had hub-centric rings on and the guys who did the brakes said they were all in good shape.Can a bent REAR wheel cause steering wheel bounce or would it be more likely that after doing the brakes they mixed up the wheels and put the badly bent one which had been on the right rear, up front as they are all the same size and the tires are all the same. I am just trying to understand from whence came this wobble and weather to spend a day and $100+ getting the bent wheel trued or just spend $200 on a brand new wheel. I'm leaning toward just getting a new wheel but if i knew with certainty a rear bent wheel wouldn't produce steering wheel bounce at 55 and it would have to be on the front, it would exclude any other causes for the wobble such as those newish Boge 750i bushings having been ripped while the "warped" rotors were in use.The reason i am not starting with that possibility is the wheel wobble wasn't present before the Rotor job and if it was junked bushings I'd have felt this before the Rotor job,right?
Last edited by Jehu; 12-18-2006 at 06:57 PM.
1995 540i Manual build 1/95