Change in mileage and Handling

msk_kapoor · 21st April 2006, 18:15

I own a Indica 2004 V2 diesel and i recently changed to Alloy wheels. After the change i face the following issues.

My mileage dropped from 15.5 KMPL to 13.5 KMPL.
My steering wheel starts vibrating at 100KMPH, which peviously was doing 120KMPH without any issue.

Is this because of Alloy wheels? If so what should i do to fix these issues.

aZa · 21st April 2006, 18:22

tell us more bout ur tyres ?

Get balancing and Alignment done, this should correct most of the problems

ksethuram · 21st April 2006, 18:27

Get balancing and Alignment done as aZa said. Also check the air pressure in the tyres.
Also tell us more whether it is tube/tubeless, size and make.

extreme_torque · 21st April 2006, 18:40

The alloy dealer might have given you a damaged piece... check your alloy wheels also when going for alignment n stuff.

Kaizer Sozay · 22nd April 2006, 23:23

Did you change your Tyres also, coz if you have changed the profile it will have a difference on the FE. Get your wheel balancing done also

Buffetfan · 23rd April 2006, 21:03

After doing the alignment and balancing...if you still need help then there is another thread on this forum about "Hub Centric rings" ...getting one custome made for your wheels should iron out matters

drifter · 23rd April 2006, 22:34

Solution to your vibration issues.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...oy-wheels.html

As far as mileage issues are concerned...the FE should not see any difference if the new tyres were of the same size as the original ones.

Drifter

21st April 2006, 18:15	#1
msk_kapoor BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 189 Thanked: 184 Times	Change in mileage and Handling I own a Indica 2004 V2 diesel and i recently changed to Alloy wheels. After the change i face the following issues. My mileage dropped from 15.5 KMPL to 13.5 KMPL. My steering wheel starts vibrating at 100KMPH, which peviously was doing 120KMPH without any issue. Is this because of Alloy wheels? If so what should i do to fix these issues.
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21st April 2006, 18:22	#2
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	tell us more bout ur tyres ? Get balancing and Alignment done, this should correct most of the problems
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21st April 2006, 18:27	#3
ksethuram BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chennai , London (now) Posts: 233 Thanked: Once	Get balancing and Alignment done as aZa said. Also check the air pressure in the tyres. Also tell us more whether it is tube/tubeless, size and make.
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21st April 2006, 18:40	#4
extreme_torque Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,376 Thanked: 5,105 Times	The alloy dealer might have given you a damaged piece... check your alloy wheels also when going for alignment n stuff.
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22nd April 2006, 23:23	#5
Kaizer Sozay BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 333 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	Did you change your Tyres also, coz if you have changed the profile it will have a difference on the FE. Get your wheel balancing done also
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23rd April 2006, 21:03	#6
Buffetfan Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,128 Thanked: 195 Times	After doing the alignment and balancing...if you still need help then there is another thread on this forum about "Hub Centric rings" ...getting one custome made for your wheels should iron out matters
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23rd April 2006, 22:34	#7
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	Solution to your vibration issues. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...oy-wheels.html As far as mileage issues are concerned...the FE should not see any difference if the new tyres were of the same size as the original ones. Drifter
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