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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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I have a Ram 2009 1500 Hemi that I just bought 2 months ago. I purchased a set of KMC "Addick" spoke wheels in black & stayed with the stock tires. I needed to install hub rings because of the diameter difference of the hub. I have had these tires & wheels balanced going on 6 times now and Im at wits end. The truck rode fine after purchase so the problem should be with the new wheels. It rides fine at 55 mph but when increaseing to 65 I get a shimmie in the steering wheel. 70 mph is worse Any Ideas on what I should do
 
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 08:21 PM
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Keep it at 55
 
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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Ask for a new set of rims.
 
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by mike2810
Ask for a new set of rims.
Yes I did and got 4 new rims and balance and it still does it
 
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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I'm assuming you had road force balancing done, so if tire balance is not it, and the wheels have been replaced, my guess would be something to do with the hub rings. I'm not familiar with them, but I would think that they could be compressing or shifting possibly throwing your wheel(s) ever so slightly off center. Unless you're leaving something out, the hub rings are the only thing that hasn't been changed, and were also introduced right when the problem started
 
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by drop_zone
I have a Ram 2009 1500 Hemi that I just bought 2 months ago. I purchased a set of KMC "Addick" spoke wheels in black & stayed with the stock tires. I needed to install hub rings because of the diameter difference of the hub. I have had these tires & wheels balanced going on 6 times now and Im at wits end. The truck rode fine after purchase so the problem should be with the new wheels. It rides fine at 55 mph but when increaseing to 65 I get a shimmie in the steering wheel. 70 mph is worse Any Ideas on what I should do
i feel your pain man. had 22's on my charger and it took em forever to get the balance right. they always told me they needed hub rings, but by the time they ever got em back in stock it was winter and the wheels were off my car.

balancing them the next season finally fixed most of the problem, but that was it for me and wheels...
 
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