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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 05:33 PM
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Need a little guidence here. I have an 07 Hemi 1500 with around 38,000 miles on it. Just had new tires put on and an aligement done. For some reason now the truck is shaking when i drive it.

All the tires are filled equally, it just started doing this today. Got the tires about a week ago.

Any ideas what it could be?
 
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 05:40 PM
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Sounds like a bad alignment, or balancing of tires. id take it back and ask them for the alignment summary, or tell them to recheck it.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 07:14 PM
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It wouldnt be alignment (usually causes a pull to one side not shaking unless both tires are pointed inward or outward).....
My guess is they weren't properly balanced, or one of the tires may be bad (bands in tires may be shot)
 
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 08:01 PM
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Or you threw a weight on one of the tires, if it happens, it usually happens soon after they stick 'em on.

Also, if they didn't Road Force Balance the tires and just did a standard balance (as most chain type shops do) it could be the balance is way off. ANY truck size tires should be Road Force Balanced...
 
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 08:59 AM
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Looks like I may have lost some of the weights on the tires. Called the guy this morning who put them on and said he had weights on all the tires...well i looked this morning and i am missing them on my left front tire.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 07:42 PM
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same thing happened to me...had tires rotated and truck shook like a ****. the guy who did it took it for a test drive real quick as if i didnt know what i was talking about, you should have seen his face when he came back haha. it turned out one of the weights fell off like you guys are talking about. rides smoother then it ever did now.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Jackstep0832
same thing happened to me...had tires rotated and truck shook like a ****. the guy who did it took it for a test drive real quick as if i didnt know what i was talking about, you should have seen his face when he came back haha. it turned out one of the weights fell off like you guys are talking about. rides smoother then it ever did now.

That's good to hear! Mine is going in the shop today to get the tires re-balanced. Hopefully this fixes my issue!
 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 09:39 AM
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i had the same issue, turned out to be where the rear axle connects to the diff, they had to replace that whole section
 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by HammerZ71
Or you threw a weight on one of the tires, if it happens, it usually happens soon after they stick 'em on.

Also, if they didn't Road Force Balance the tires and just did a standard balance (as most chain type shops do) it could be the balance is way off. ANY truck size tires should be Road Force Balanced...
Forgive my ignorance, but what is Road Force Balancing?
 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Blacksport
Forgive my ignorance, but what is Road Force Balancing?
Road Force Balancing
 
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