Has anyone fitted a steering damper on a BDR?

[Rick Parker]

Neat, compact and it WORKS

http://www.borgeson.com/VibrationDamp.htm

[Gatorac]

Originally Posted by Rick Parker

Neat, compact and it WORKS

http://www.borgeson.com/VibrationDamp.htm

It works on what for what????

[JayBar]

I'm thinking it is a high tech rag joint.

There has been a lot of talk over the years about the team three wheels being "hub centric". Meaning the hole in the wheel should fit tight on the hub to center it. The spacing on the BMW hub is smaller than the hole in the team three rims. There is a spacer that BDR used to supply, that would let you center the wheel before bolting it up. There is a manual method that I used when I had the problems mentioned above.
I had taken my car to a shop to have the front wheels rebalanced. The shop pulled the wheels checked the balance which turned out to be OK. But when I drove home the problem was worst then when I went in. I called Reg and he knew exactly what the problem was. The wheel was not centered.
Simple fix. Jack up the car. Loosen the lug nuts, then slowly tighten them by hand a few turns at a time, do the star pattern, round and round till they are tight. Lower the car then torque. I think 100 ft lbs is a bit much, I was always told 70 to 90 ft lbs.
Once I centered my wheels the problem went away. I have seen 140mph (straight at Sebirng) and no shimmy.