Hi, looking for some advice. I bought a Toyota Yaris a couple of months ago. It came with a set of SR alloys (came with the car - no other details sorry). Just went to National Tyres and got two new tyres and an alignment check and ever since the car has been driving really strangely - wheels all over the place and having to grip the steering wheel. Went back and got the alignment re-checked but the guy said the problem wasn't the alignment but rather the alloys weren't right for the car and I needed spigot rings and the car was unsafe to drive. Took it to a different garage who said the alloys are fine and i don't need spigot rings but after they checked the alignment but am still having problems with the car driving all over the place.

Can anyone tell me are these alloys ok? Do i need spigot rings? Is there anything else that could be causing the car to drift or is it just that they are having difficulties aligning it correctly?

Most importantly just want to know the car is safe to drive.
thanks

Hi,
how different are the alloys to the standard wheels?? are they bigger with low profile tyres ?
Has the suspension been modded in any way ?

The easiest way to see if it's the wheels is to put a set of standard wheels on it and see if the problem is still there, although I appreciate that it's not always possible to do this !

Davy ( CFC1 ) is our wheel and tyre guru - it might be worth a trip over to see him !

Welcome anyway , hope you get it sorted soon


Rich

Need more info.
Was the tracking only checked or adjusted.
Need the make of the tyres, a lot of tyres now are directional(run one way) and have a tendency to tramline

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The Yaris SR wheels will be the same PDC as the standard Yaris wheels so there will be no need for Spigot rings. The fact that you say that you need to hold on to the steering wheel and that a garage says you need rings tells me that you are getting a vibration coming through the wheel?.. this could be a number of things but it won't be alignment causing it.

Did you get them to re-check the wheel balance?.. if not get it checked and ask them to check that the tyres are not out of shape (twisted or bulged or flat spotted)... If it is wheel balance the vibration won't be constant and will be noticed at between 50 and 70 mph and you are also normally able to drive through it (the faster you go it goes away), If it is a constant vibration that you feel at about 30 - 40 mph gradually getting worse it could be down to a faulty tyre.


A faulty drive shaft can also cause constant vibration.

How does the brake pedal feel when braking?.. does it vibrate? if it does it will more than likely be faulty brake discs, this can also cause vibration at speed.

Hi, thanks for the replies. I’ve had the car checked by another garage and it seems the alloys are the right size for the car. The tracking/alignment (assume it’s the same thing?) has been checked and altered. There has been some improvement but I still get tramlining when the car hits grooves in the road. There’s no vibration as such in the steering wheel but rather the car seems to weave slightly when I hit longitudinal ruts. Is that likely to be caused by the new tyres rather than problems with alignment?
Really appreciate the help – am a total girl when it comes to cars so not great on the details. Sorry.

The two new tyres are Bar Bravuris 82v if that's any help