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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 08:56 PM
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Default Larger tire size causes front-end shaking

I think I @#$%ed up big time guys.
I went from 265/60/R20 tire size to a 275/70/R20 and man
as soon as I hit 50-60 mph, my whole front shakes and vibrates.

Anybody experience this? Suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 09:21 PM
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on the frt of the brake rotors, there are little brass clips that hold the rotor to the studs, remove those brass clips and your shake should go away, all of us had this issue with those little tabs, they just throw the rim out of wack just enough to cause the shake
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 10:26 PM
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Could be the clips.....or it could be the tires. These trucks are sensitive to oversized tires. If it's not the clips, I suggest taking it back to where they were purchased and have them re-balance the tires. If that dosent help, ask for a different tire. What kind of tires did you get? Aggressive tread does not help.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 10:33 PM
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yea those big tires can be a pain to ballance. So if those clips dont work i would try getting them rebalenced
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 10:44 PM
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If all else fails. Order Dyna-beads from InnovativeBalancing.com.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 11:00 PM
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hooah gotta love the dakotas handling capabilities with anything you throw on it! lol
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 11:23 PM
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If you think its the tire/wheel not being balanced, a guy with a H1 Hummer that banks where I work said he tried everything including golf *****, but he found the best thing to be 16oz of antifreeze inside the tire.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 11:25 PM
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Iv never hurd of that. Would water work?

EDIT:never mind thatll freeze hah
 
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 12:53 PM
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i had to have mine balanced twice to get them right
 
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 04:22 PM
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mine still shake i think i gotta get new tires
 
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