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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 11:40 AM
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Sup dudes, and thanks for the advice, but yea it shakes like hell, its been doing it for 4 weeks but then again i have had them rebalanced 3 different times. at two different shops actually...... But i am just gonna drive it for a couple of weeks to see if it goes away, but not gonna lie its kinda scary going 65 while my truck is shaking like that, also this never started happening till i put these cragars on, i was thinking since they are a steel wheel u think somehow one of them could have bent? again thanks dude for the advice, and yes oe i think i need a bigger lift too

.... oh and i dont know if they are road force balancing them, if i get them balanced again i will ask
 
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 01:46 PM
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I would not be driving it like that unless I just HAD to. Go back to the shop and get the manager to drive the truck while you ride with him and let him see. Then go from there. They can inspect it and tell you if it is something else causing the issue or re-balance again or replace the tires.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 04:50 PM
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^^^ i tried, they said they are not aloud to ride with me (both shops said that) but it dont shake unless its at those speeds, so i feel i can drive it just not at those speeds, untill i figure this out
 
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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You might have a broken belt in a tire? If you have a full size spare try switching out one front tire at a time. Broken belts don't always show up on a normal balance but will on a road force balance. If you have a broken belt it will start to wear abnormally also.. Just a thought and if you have not tried this yet you might find the bad tire.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 09:26 PM
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Sounds like an easy thing to try with some spare time.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2010 | 09:44 AM
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yeah, i am just gonna go around tilll i find somone that does the road force balance and let them redo everything for me and see if that helps
 
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 06:46 PM
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I have the exact same problem. Shop rotated and balanced the tires but it was still there. Then they put on the spare it was gone. One of my tires had a broken belt and it was wearing uneven. He said they are really cheap tires and I believe it as they have less than 20k miles on them and already worn. Needless to say I will be getting 4 new ones and a balance tomorrow.

Another thing he said is if it's not your tires he has seen a loose carrier bearing cause a vibration as well.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 06:53 PM
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well it has stopped......... i started to shake not as bad and last when when i drove home from my girls place there was no shake..... i have no idea what is going on here, but with mine the shake never started till that exact same day i put my new rims on? so if i did have a belt break could the tire place done it?
 
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 03:16 PM
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Well as far as breaking a belt when installing tires on the rim, you can damage a tire but most of the time it is bead or sidewall damage from the tire getting pinched when being spun on. I guess it is possible, but probably unlikely as the belts I was referring to run with the tread of the tire. If you had side wall damage you would see a bulge at the very least and bead damage usually don't hold air very well. It really don't take much to break a belt while driving, actually going over really rough Rail Road tracks or hitting a pot hole can and will break belts in a tire. It don't take much to throw your tire out of balance either when this happens. Did you try rotating out a spare yet? Of course like I said that depend if you have one, if not ask a buddy if you can use his for a bit. It is a easy test and you may just find your problem tire. Other things to consider: bad wheel bearing, bad shocks, sticking brakes if you feel it upon applying the brakes.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 03:23 PM
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well it has stopped shaking at 65mph, i guess i had the same problem KUHAWKFAN did when he posted on the first page about his just stoping, but i did raise up my front end and checked everything and the right front tierod ends feels a lil loose which is weird because i just installed a new one about 6 months ago..... but thanks for all ur help, i have a my old rims and tires at the house but they are 285s (worn) and i am running 305s
 
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