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Old 11-30-2009 | 05:45 PM
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Any ideas why my Ram steering wheel wobbles as i pull away and up to about 30mph, after which it stops, all wheels have been balanced, i am told that it could be warped brake disc's! Ram has 20 inch alloys on it
 
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Old 11-30-2009 | 05:54 PM
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how old are the tires? if it still has the crappy stock goodyears on it, that could be your problem...
when i bought my truck it had a wobble and i thought it was due to a bad rack and pinion... turned out to be broken belts in 3 tires!! the wobble went away at higher speeds for some reason...
try rotating your tires (front to back, back to front) and see if it changes any...
mine pulled like a somebitch because the tire with the broken belt was taller...
does yours pull?

could be brakes too...

but i got my money on tires... could be flat sided too...
 
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Old 11-30-2009 | 06:01 PM
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Doesnt pull at all, all tires are Goodyears but the truck came with smaller wheels when it was new! the wheels that are now on it are 20 inch and it has 2 new tires on it! only started doing it after towing a heavy trailer!
 
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Old 11-30-2009 | 08:07 PM
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Alot of shops will only balance tires and wheels on the back, However, If you have wider wheels you need to balance both the front and back of the wheel. Also tire can be out of round or have damaged belts. Try rotating your tires and see if anything changes, if it does you know its in the tires. If not you know to check other things.
 
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Old 11-30-2009 | 08:27 PM
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check your alignment and the steering racks. best bet is the tires though...
 
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Old 12-01-2009 | 04:38 AM
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thanks i will get the wheels change round today
 
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Old 12-01-2009 | 04:42 AM
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Originally Posted by 05RamMan
Alot of shops will only balance tires and wheels on the back, However, If you have wider wheels you need to balance both the front and back of the wheel. Also tire can be out of round or have damaged belts. Try rotating your tires and see if anything changes, if it does you know its in the tires. If not you know to check other things.
Both the front and rear wheels have just been balanced, i have had the wheels shot blasted and sprayed matt black, the whole truck has had a respray due to Hail Stone damage back in July! only had it 1 month, got damaged while in Belgium (we live in England) total cost of repair £6500 thats $10400 on insurance act of god!!!
 
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Old 01-07-2010 | 07:36 AM
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Sorted the wheel problem, the front near side tyre had faulty tread, the tread had rised up on one side, new tyre fitted now but its now pulling to the left and the steering wheel is off set to the right, i need the tracking settings for my ram to get the front wheels re alined!!!
 




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