Hey all,
as some of you may know, I've been suffering with a steering wheel / brake pedal shake / judder
The front and rear suspension components have been replaced, new front pads and discs replaced, new tyres etc, not much left....
I believe the wheels are flat spotted / buckled and so visited Craig at Alloy Wheel Repairs Scotland today.

It's not high tech, more old school, checked and refurbed by a trained eye with specialist knowledge, it's NOT quite as simple as it looks.
Craig spoke at length on the different metallurgical properties involved, the heat process and powder coating ( not a favourite of his ) flat spots / buckles and dings etc

My wheels, as it turned out were as follows...
2 had approx. 3 or 4 flat spots and 1 other had 2 flat spots, nothing major in themselves but put together on a set of 20" alloys and noticeable when driving.
The worst has had a weld repair at some point and still had several flat spots, all needing attention.....
I watched as he checked, checked again as he heated and then began the rounding out process, very interesting but scary to see your wheels being treated this way, but it is what it is.......

See vids below.....
http://vid140.photobucket.com/albums...pslosewkvy.mp4

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3iczb4vav6...11655.mp4?dl=0

Certainly an interesting process and good to see a knowledgable man like Craig at his work.
Took the wheels back, refitted the tyres and balanced them properly and then fitted to the car, of course went for a test drive

The steering shake is all but gone, very very minor compared to what it was, a massive improvement to say the least.
Having said that and now having been advised of the weld repair and after repairing the flat spots and buckles, although they are significantly improved and will do the job for now, making driving much more enjoyable, I will probably be on the lookout for ether....

At least one replacement 20" Callisto OR perhaps a new set of wheels at some point.

Much happier though at the moment.