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Old May 13, 2013 | 10:14 AM
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Ok I know this has been covered with the leveling kits while in 4wd. My problem is a substantial vibration that starts at approx. 63mph. It's not a death wobble but you can feel it through the whole truck. When I back the speed down it goes away. I have a 2013 crew cab 4x4 with a 2.5" leveling lift that was realigned by a shop that specializes in lifted trucks. I replaced the stock wheels with a set of 17" pro comp rims and Hancook Dynopro all terrain tires 315/70/17. These rims/tires were taken off my last 2004 Ram with very low mileage on them and I didn't have any vibration problems with them on the previous truck. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to start looking 1st?
 
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Old May 13, 2013 | 07:27 PM
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Old May 13, 2013 | 08:25 PM
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All the normal stuff - tire balance, alignment rod ends and ball joints. Any time you jack up a truck and add more rotating mass you are going to have the potential for vibrations.
 
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Old May 13, 2013 | 08:40 PM
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Trucks going in tomorrow to have tpms sensors installed and tires rebalanced. I would hope the rod ends, ball joints etc. are fine, the truck only has 350 miles on it. It was fine before the lift/rim/tire combo. I never had the opportunity to drive it at speed after the leveling lift was installed but before the rims/tires were put on. I could have narrowed it down a little bit.
 
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Old May 13, 2013 | 08:50 PM
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I have no idea what I'm talking about but, hub centric versus wheel centric rims? What type are the wheels you took of the old truck?
 
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Old May 14, 2013 | 01:33 PM
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I had the tires removed from the wheels, reversed, then reinstalled. I wanted the white lettering on the inside. The TPMS sensors were installed and they were rebalanced. My buddy said one tire/wheel was pretty out of balance. 3 tires only 1 to 2 ounces of weights were needed. the 4th tire it took 6 ounces to balance. Hope this won't be a problem. Haven't driven it at speed to see if the vibration went away though.
 
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