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"Wheel Shake" getting worse...any updates?

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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 03:53 PM
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Here in Utah we currently hit 80+ during the day and drop to 45 at night. Wheel shake is much more noticeable in the mornings now its colder.
What is your tire pressure at?
 
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 06:28 PM
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35 psi.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 2009detonateryellow
35 psi.

35 psi in the morning at 45 degrees, or in the evening at 80?

Try bumping it up a few psi. Soft tires can cause shaking and it's even worse when it's cold since the flat spots take longer to smooth out.
 
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 09:14 AM
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35 psi in the morning at 45 degrees, or in the evening at 80?

35 psi at 5:00 in the afternoon. Haven't checked it in the morning. Will do.
I am not running stock Goodyears and wheels. I have experienced the "shakes" with both sets of tires and wheels.
 
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by griebz
Hey all, I was plagued with the EXACT same issue, without really recapping the nightmares i had with the dealer, i took it to a different dealer and they told me i had a bad rim and put it on the rear, they ordered a new one and they are on backorder...very strange. Now its completely different..no shimmy. I bet its the problem, rotate your wheels and see it changes, maybe you can pinpoint it that way. I just know for rims to be on backorder already its a little out of the ordinary.
While Chrysler was busy playing the bankruptcy game a lot of vendors closed their shops forcing Chrysler to get their equipment and either set up shop or find someone to build parts. So whatever gets built now is probably barely keeping up the line. I have a friend who works in a mold shop and he knows several places that build parts closed up. One morning moulds piled up in their parking lot. Place went out of business but did not want to see everyone suffer I guess.
 
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 10:33 PM
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Lots of everything for the BIG THREE are on back order status.Heard of two week waits on warranty battery's and such.Guy I had here doing grading work today said he's been waiting 10 days for warranty injectors on his 04 Duramax.Told they would not be in until Wednesday at the earliest.They are back ordered.I tried to order factory Chrome BSM for my truck.Told on forever back order.File bankruptcy and don't pay your bills vendors quit you.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by hounddogg
Lots of everything for the BIG THREE are on back order status.Heard of two week waits on warranty battery's and such.Guy I had here doing grading work today said he's been waiting 10 days for warranty injectors on his 04 Duramax.Told they would not be in until Wednesday at the earliest.They are back ordered.I tried to order factory Chrome BSM for my truck.Told on forever back order.File bankruptcy and don't pay your bills vendors quit you.
Can you blame them, the other reason is they will not release parts without payment first now. A few years ago Chrysler and the rest were doing ISO2000 and forcing parts companies to comply to higher standards than they were holding themselves to, and profits for the part suppliers dwindled. Now it's payback time for them, Cash up front. What I don't like about that is if it is warranty eventually if the part is faulty the supplier will be paying for it anyway. Warranty parts should be supplier even parts ordered by say you or I since we pay up front. I have something to say about that coming up.
Now what I can imagine is car makers are having tough enough time buying parts for the line let alone for any other reason. What I don't like is when you order you have to pay first, at least around here you do. I would suggest pay by credit card so you can cancel the payment if you don't see you parts is a reasonable time. Never order or pay for a backordered part, if you already have cancel it and wait till the rush mellows unless its som
 
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 12:01 PM
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everytime we go camping mud gets on the rims (20") and when i wash the truck, there is always this one little bit of mud that doesnt get washed off and now they vibrate. so i wash, pull ahead, wash, ect. that helps get all of the mud/dirt off the rims.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by sharrison03
everytime we go camping mud gets on the rims (20") and when i wash the truck, there is always this one little bit of mud that doesnt get washed off and now they vibrate. so i wash, pull ahead, wash, ect. that helps get all of the mud/dirt off the rims.
That's exactly why I use balance beads inside the tires on my jeeps. Dynamic balancing takes care of any crud that can throw off the balance.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by oldjeep
That's exactly why I use balance beads inside the tires on my jeeps. Dynamic balancing takes care of any crud that can throw off the balance.
Please tell me about balance beads????? What are they?
 
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