I am running Nitto DR's on a daily basis and have been for probably about 5000 miles now. Lately I have noticed that my truck has really been shaking (vibrating) at around 65mph, like it is out of balance. I took it to a local tire shop and was just going to get the back tires balanced and they told me that the drag radials was causing the vibration. The guy told me they wear faster and unevenly and thats whats causing the truck to shake. He tells me that if I want the vibration to stop that I should take off the tires. What do you guys think about this?

The tires are wearing a good bit but they still have plenty of tread to leave on the truck for another 3-5,000 miles I would think.

 

Bah, ive got 11,000 hard miles on my DR's. 100 passes at the track, 120+ burnouts and they are history just about. No vibration whatsoever and im even using 99 wheels on an 02.

Goto another tire shop bro.

 

Go to another shop and TELL them to balance your tires!!!!

 

OK, I will do that. So you guys think that if I get them balanced it should solve the problem.

 

I got some shaken going on as well. I had a problem the first time. Since I put my DR's on my chrome wheels, the balance weights have been poppping off on the inside part of the wheel. I guess they popped off again!!! I guess I have to use the tape weights.

BTW, My truck was not hooking up for sheeet last night!!! What PSI are you guys running at the track and on the street? I smoked them real good. The track was prepped with VHT as well. I came off on idle, 900 RPM and 1100 RPM. The tires bit and then let loose, I had some hop as well. My 60's were horrible, ranging from 1.95-2.08. My times were 12.85 @ 108.5. When I had the 26" ET streets I was at 12.7 @ 107 (I do have an upper 1 and the E-Fan as my only add on since I used the ET's) I was cutting low 1.80's with the ET's