My new tires are bad!!!!
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#22
I actually also had a problem getting a set of Nitto TGs 33x13R18 to balance correctly. It took a while to get them tolerable, but they were never perfect. I also bought them from Discount Tire. However, Discount Tire has been great for everything else I've bought from them. A lot better than any other place I've ever used. I didn't read through the whole thread, just scanned it, did you get it fixed?
#23
I've got one suggestion, maybe the tires aren't bad at all. You mentioned that you have them mounted on aftermarket rims, did they use the factory lug nuts or did they use aftermarket? (I looked in your gallery, looks like aftermarket). There are two different types of mounting methods, hub centric and lug centric. Lug centric centers the wheels on the axle using the lug stems and then a normal nut, and hub centric has larger holes that the lug stems go through, then the lug nuts are tapered to fit inside the larger hole (there's also a hole through the rim that gets centered on the hub of the axle in some cases). When you put your aftermarket rim on your rig, does the rim wobble back and forth a little? If it does, the lug nuts you need have to have a taper on the wheel side of them. If they don't, the wheel will actually shift back and forth (wobbling effect) as your speed increases. You might just need some different lug nuts. There's a thread in the Superduty section about wheel wobble (it's on the first page) that probably explains this better than I did. Hope this helps, good luck.
#24
without a roar force balancer you cannot blame the tires. its more likely you need hub centric rings so the wheels fit the truck properly which is what most ppl find with these trucks. ive had 3 sets of tires now on my aftermarket rims and they all shake just as bad. im getting rings soon.
#25
I've got one suggestion, maybe the tires aren't bad at all. You mentioned that you have them mounted on aftermarket rims, did they use the factory lug nuts or did they use aftermarket? (I looked in your gallery, looks like aftermarket). There are two different types of mounting methods, hub centric and lug centric. Lug centric centers the wheels on the axle using the lug stems and then a normal nut, and hub centric has larger holes that the lug stems go through, then the lug nuts are tapered to fit inside the larger hole (there's also a hole through the rim that gets centered on the hub of the axle in some cases). When you put your aftermarket rim on your rig, does the rim wobble back and forth a little? If it does, the lug nuts you need have to have a taper on the wheel side of them. If they don't, the wheel will actually shift back and forth (wobbling effect) as your speed increases. You might just need some different lug nuts. There's a thread in the Superduty section about wheel wobble (it's on the first page) that probably explains this better than I did. Hope this helps, good luck.
#26
I actually also had a problem getting a set of Nitto TGs 33x13R18 to balance correctly. It took a while to get them tolerable, but they were never perfect. I also bought them from Discount Tire. However, Discount Tire has been great for everything else I've bought from them. A lot better than any other place I've ever used. I didn't read through the whole thread, just scanned it, did you get it fixed?
#27
without a roar force balancer you cannot blame the tires. its more likely you need hub centric rings so the wheels fit the truck properly which is what most ppl find with these trucks. ive had 3 sets of tires now on my aftermarket rims and they all shake just as bad. im getting rings soon.
#28
aftermarket rims do not fit the the hub in the center as the factory nes do and they rely on the taper of the lug nuts to center the wheel which not near as acurate. hub centric rings fit the opening of the center of the wheel making it the right size to fit the hub and center it properly.
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