Tire or truck problems? Advice needed.
The steering wheel doesn't shake. But the whole truck, seems to shake up and down a bit at 20, 43, and 65 mph. Feels like it's coming from the back.
Good point. I think this is why they ended up giving my a full refund on my last tires I drove on almost 8 months. They didn't pro-rate them. They took some blame thankfully.
At this point, I'm 50/50 on wheels and driveshaft. Goodyear said 2 are bent, and from what I was told in my area, there's only one guy that balances driveshafts. So this tells me it's not an average thing to go out of balance. Like I said earlier, i'm getting a little tired of sinking money into this truck. I checked Tirerack for some decent 16" wheels to replace my stocks. Looks like $600+ is what I'm looking at.
I would check the wheels before I check the driveshaft. I have a front end shake above 55mph and it's 100% because of my wheels. Right when I read the first post, I thought wheels. Having the wheels checked would be far less than the $200 for a drive shaft. I'm shocked that they weren't checked first, before everything else. It does seem strange to have only noticed after the installation of new tires, but the balance of wheels and tires is delicate. Slightly hitting a curb one time is enough to bend a wheel if it hits in the right spot. Wheels that are bent usually come into play at higher speeds only though, so it could definitely be the driveshaft. But if you've had it aligned recently, twice no less, my money's on the wheels
Last edited by ckgreenstep; Apr 25, 2013 at 06:45 PM.
Goodyear said it was the two on back. There's definitely a lot of weight on them. I'd hate to pay for them at the boneyard and have them be bent though. haha
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I'd check Craigslist for some OEM wheels that have tires on them. If the tires are worn evenly and they're balanced with low weights, they'll Likely be fine. But hell, every guy that's looked at your truck should've checked the weights on your wheels! Haha. High weights = bent, every time.
As far as tires go, bent wheels will wear them unevenly and chew them up every time. A bent wheel cannot be balanced, the weights only help it a little bit. Believe me, I've learned the hard way
As far as tires go, bent wheels will wear them unevenly and chew them up every time. A bent wheel cannot be balanced, the weights only help it a little bit. Believe me, I've learned the hard way
I'd check Craigslist for some OEM wheels that have tires on them. If the tires are worn evenly and they're balanced with low weights, they'll Likely be fine. But hell, every guy that's looked at your truck should've checked the weights on your wheels! Haha. High weights = bent, every time.
As far as tires go, bent wheels will wear them unevenly and chew them up every time. A bent wheel cannot be balanced, the weights only help it a little bit. Believe me, I've learned the hard way
As far as tires go, bent wheels will wear them unevenly and chew them up every time. A bent wheel cannot be balanced, the weights only help it a little bit. Believe me, I've learned the hard way
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If you bought a whole new set, any of those should work as long as the bolt pattern is the same. I'm inclined to say 16x7 or 16x7.5 because I believe all 04+ stock wheels are 7.5 inches wide. And wheel repair does work. I've fixed one of mine and it's been fine, but I had to because my wheels are discontinued. But I was told by my friend that works at Discount that even when they're fixed, they aren't completely true and are more susceptible to getting bent again. So I'd just get a new pair or set if the cost is around the same
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Go to boneyard, buy two wheels, take them to Goodyear, get them to check them for being straight, then raise holy-hell that they installed your new tires on bent rims and have them switch the bent wheels for the new ones for free.
Thanks for all the help guys. I ended up getting some used Eagle Alloys off a fellow member here. And they balanced great. But..... i got them on the truck, and still, vibration at the same freaking speeds. 20's, low 40's, and mid 60's. UGH. It's GOT to be the driveshaft. I just don't know where to get it balanced around here. Only other thing I can think of doing if the shocks to help smooth it out. To feel it less maybe.
On a good note, the truck drives "tighter" and it's more enjoyable, even with the shaking.
Cliche stray bale in the bed pic. I'll get new centercaps soon.
On a good note, the truck drives "tighter" and it's more enjoyable, even with the shaking.
Cliche stray bale in the bed pic. I'll get new centercaps soon.
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