Steering Judder

[alanvr]

hi hopefully someone can give me some advice

recently bought a 51 plate IS200se but unfortunately the original alloys where a bit of a mess which i replaced the next day with a new set of wolfrace which had a different offset resulting in the wheels sitting slightly further out than the originals

i have now had these blanced about 4 times at various garages ranging from independent to kwick fit with no real difference due to vibrations through the wheel usually between 60-70mph but strangely occurs on some roads worse than others

heading home today i had to brake sharply when i pulled into my street a few miles later and heard a squeal from front passenger side which i think is a seized caliper? wheel is warmer to the touch than drivers side

do you think it is been the caliper all along or is it due to the different offset of the alloys?

any advice would be greatly appreciated as at the moment my only option seems to be replace the alloys again

thanks in advance alan

[Ladies_Love_Lex]

Its most probably the caliper, major saftey issue there!

I would reccomend you go straight back to one of the garages and get them to check the caliper if you cant do it yourself.

If the caliper has seized in the break position then this will generate heat which in turn would also warp the break disc, which could be causing the vibration. :)

[BluffMaster]

Most likely the calipers mate. had the same issue with mine when i curbed the car!

also, get the brake shoes checked, damaged callipers usually wear the shoes unevenly.