2004 Shakes while Towing
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2004 Shakes while Towing
So i've been checking out the site now for a while and seems very cool, I decided to see if anyone can help me with a couple of issues i've been having. its an 04 super crew lariat and i've had an issue with shaking. I have a 14' motorcycle trailer that dosent weight that much at all and the bikes I have in it are fairly light. I have no idea and no one else i've ever talked to about this issue has any ideas... The whole truck shakes when im going
60+mph. First everyone said get the tires re-mounted and balanced, alignments etc... did that (twice).. did nothing. So the guy at the dealerhip told me to go to New Hampshire cause in NH they can Hi-speed balance tires faster than they can in Mass...?? I didnt belive him but he said his son had the same problem.. and it worked..I called a few places in NH and they all thought I was on crack for asking that dumb question.. Then I was told the tires are cupped and have flat spots (original BF Goodrich) looked that up and alot of people did say those are junk tires and I did have 45k on them so why not change them up. Spent just about $1000 on new Bridgestone Revos and knew they are a little harder tire and would take that into acount...Well $1000 later...pulling the same trailer still shaking.. not as bad I'd say but the whole truck still shaking mostly 60-70mph. Soo I was told what about your ball hitch on the truck is it loose?? Checked that and it does have more play from side to side and up and down than I think is normal so I go to the store and buy another ball and ball hitch and slide it into the reciever...it is a little more snug but not by much at all. Try that with the trailer and bikes on it.. same shaking in the truck.. I have no idea what to do.. go back and have my new tire re-balanced?? i doubt that is going to solve anything. F.Y.I most people first ask about the trailer tires etc.....I have not balanced the trailer tries due to that I've hooked it up to two other peoples trucks and tested it and it worked fine. Anyone have any ideas on what the issue could be??? Thanks so much!
60+mph. First everyone said get the tires re-mounted and balanced, alignments etc... did that (twice).. did nothing. So the guy at the dealerhip told me to go to New Hampshire cause in NH they can Hi-speed balance tires faster than they can in Mass...?? I didnt belive him but he said his son had the same problem.. and it worked..I called a few places in NH and they all thought I was on crack for asking that dumb question.. Then I was told the tires are cupped and have flat spots (original BF Goodrich) looked that up and alot of people did say those are junk tires and I did have 45k on them so why not change them up. Spent just about $1000 on new Bridgestone Revos and knew they are a little harder tire and would take that into acount...Well $1000 later...pulling the same trailer still shaking.. not as bad I'd say but the whole truck still shaking mostly 60-70mph. Soo I was told what about your ball hitch on the truck is it loose?? Checked that and it does have more play from side to side and up and down than I think is normal so I go to the store and buy another ball and ball hitch and slide it into the reciever...it is a little more snug but not by much at all. Try that with the trailer and bikes on it.. same shaking in the truck.. I have no idea what to do.. go back and have my new tire re-balanced?? i doubt that is going to solve anything. F.Y.I most people first ask about the trailer tires etc.....I have not balanced the trailer tries due to that I've hooked it up to two other peoples trucks and tested it and it worked fine. Anyone have any ideas on what the issue could be??? Thanks so much!
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Originally Posted by BostonF150
So i've been checking out the site now for a while and seems very cool, I decided to see if anyone can help me with a couple of issues i've been having. its an 04 super crew lariat and i've had an issue with shaking. I have a 14' motorcycle trailer that dosent weight that much at all and the bikes I have in it are fairly light. I have no idea and no one else i've ever talked to about this issue has any ideas... The whole truck shakes when im going
60+mph. First everyone said get the tires re-mounted and balanced, alignments etc... did that (twice).. did nothing. So the guy at the dealerhip told me to go to New Hampshire cause in NH they can Hi-speed balance tires faster than they can in Mass...?? I didnt belive him but he said his son had the same problem.. and it worked..I called a few places in NH and they all thought I was on crack for asking that dumb question.. Then I was told the tires are cupped and have flat spots (original BF Goodrich) looked that up and alot of people did say those are junk tires and I did have 45k on them so why not change them up. Spent just about $1000 on new Bridgestone Revos and knew they are a little harder tire and would take that into acount...Well $1000 later...pulling the same trailer still shaking.. not as bad I'd say but the whole truck still shaking mostly 60-70mph. Soo I was told what about your ball hitch on the truck is it loose?? Checked that and it does have more play from side to side and up and down than I think is normal so I go to the store and buy another ball and ball hitch and slide it into the reciever...it is a little more snug but not by much at all. Try that with the trailer and bikes on it.. same shaking in the truck.. I have no idea what to do.. go back and have my new tire re-balanced?? i doubt that is going to solve anything. F.Y.I most people first ask about the trailer tires etc.....I have not balanced the trailer tries due to that I've hooked it up to two other peoples trucks and tested it and it worked fine. Anyone have any ideas on what the issue could be??? Thanks so much!
60+mph. First everyone said get the tires re-mounted and balanced, alignments etc... did that (twice).. did nothing. So the guy at the dealerhip told me to go to New Hampshire cause in NH they can Hi-speed balance tires faster than they can in Mass...?? I didnt belive him but he said his son had the same problem.. and it worked..I called a few places in NH and they all thought I was on crack for asking that dumb question.. Then I was told the tires are cupped and have flat spots (original BF Goodrich) looked that up and alot of people did say those are junk tires and I did have 45k on them so why not change them up. Spent just about $1000 on new Bridgestone Revos and knew they are a little harder tire and would take that into acount...Well $1000 later...pulling the same trailer still shaking.. not as bad I'd say but the whole truck still shaking mostly 60-70mph. Soo I was told what about your ball hitch on the truck is it loose?? Checked that and it does have more play from side to side and up and down than I think is normal so I go to the store and buy another ball and ball hitch and slide it into the reciever...it is a little more snug but not by much at all. Try that with the trailer and bikes on it.. same shaking in the truck.. I have no idea what to do.. go back and have my new tire re-balanced?? i doubt that is going to solve anything. F.Y.I most people first ask about the trailer tires etc.....I have not balanced the trailer tries due to that I've hooked it up to two other peoples trucks and tested it and it worked fine. Anyone have any ideas on what the issue could be??? Thanks so much!
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I agree with the above posts
Just because your trailer pulls well with someone elses truck doesn't mean it is balanced well when hooked up to yours. I'm assuming your draw bar and ball are positioned such that the trailer bed is level when loaded, and not pitched slightly up or down.
Pack the bearings and balance the trailer tires.
Pack the bearings and balance the trailer tires.