Front end wobble?

[smoke20]

I just put a set of ITP wheels(brand new) on the front with my original tires. the wheels are a 3+2 offset. now, at high speeds, the front end wobbles(side-to-side). i can turn them around, like a reverse-flip, and the wobble goes away. i'm sure the wheel bearings are good. would a steering stabilizer help? i thought by buying ITP wheels, that i wouldn't have to worry about getting a warped wheel. is there a secret to fixing this when you make the front end wider via wheel offset? thanks!!!!!!

 

[CHutzell]

sounds like your ball joints are bad

 

[245stroker]

I'd check out your frontend, balljoints and bearings. If they seem to be alright stick another wheel on just one side and run it. If its fine, switch the old wheel with the other new wheel and see if it wobbles. You could have gotten a bad rim

 

[smoke20]

Maybe..... i'll check it out this weekend. my blaster is a 99', but it's only had 7 to 10 full tanks of gas run through it since new. it's never been ridden hard or jumped(a lot). yeah i know, "trailer queen", but i do take care of my sh*t and i just started riding quads again recently. but yes, good idea, i will check the ball joints out. that's a good place to start looking for a problem. thanks!!!I:I

 

[smoke20]

I'd check out your frontend, balljoints and bearings. If they seem to be alright stick another wheel on just one side and run it. If its fine, switch the old wheel with the other new wheel and see if it wobbles. You could have gotten a bad rim

thanks!!! parts do go bad. i plan on checking everything this weekend. Man i hope i didn't get a bad wheel. like i said earlier, you would think buying what i thought was one of the best wheels( and i'm not dogging ITP, i have them on all 3 of my wheelers) that you wouldn't have to worry about quality. thanks again!!!

 

[Roostinshee]

Also check really well at the spindles, make sure they are not bent at all, sometimes this is hard to tell. I had a similar issue after installing some new wheels turned out the upper portion of my spindle was slightly bent, off by .150".. made it wobble like mad...