And don't touch a rotor when hot, you'll leave your finger prints on it.... with the skin under them with it.

 

Would this be coming from wisdom or experience?

 

I too had this same experience, not on my truck but on one of my cars, kept taking it back to tire shop thinking they had some involvement as it appeared soon after new tires, my steering wheel would shake violently around 70mph. After utter frustration and desperation I took it in and asked to have all four rotors turned, problem solved

 

Sometimes things are where you least expect them. Just wish I had read Watsons warning before I did the finger/rotor trick. You only do that one time though, not like some of my other mistakes.

 

They all feel like they are the same temp after a long drive. The fronts may have been a little warmer than the backs but not much

 

I have no idea if this is relevant but here goes. I bought a 2004 Excursion last September. The PO had it to the dealer 5 times for severe vibration above 75. Every time they would re-balance the tires -- a few weeks later back again. They had installed King Ranch 20" wheels. It required a spacer to prevent the tires from hitting the frame. When I pulled them off to find the vibration I realized they had non hub-centric spacers on it -- because of the design of them the spacers could and did move and there was no guarantee that the spacers ever were really centered with the wheels. I replaced them with hub-centric spacers and 7,000 miles later no vibration yet. Just a thought. Do you have spacers or adapters or wheels that are not Ford?

Doug

 

I have spacers and I think there the problem. If I jack up the rear and put it in drive the inner tires run perfect but the outer tires bounce

 

WOW! I hope it is that simple of a problem. These forums are great for many reasons but to share these odd stories about how something unique may be wrong has helped me many times in the past. At least you have something to look at.

Doug

 

Anyone have a recommendation for spacers that won't shake I can use between my back tires. They are 315 75 16

 

Stock steel wheels

 

036.0stroke,
I do not know about dually wheels but I can give you the info from the site where I got my adapters/spacers -- if anyone would know, it would be them; fred@wheeladapter.com. I know that most Ford wheels (if not all) are "hub-centric" meaning the wheels are a tight fit over the hubs and literally the hubs keep the wheels centered so as they rotate they cannot move. There is another type, "lug centric" -- think about a typical auto wheel -- the lug nuts are kind of "cone shaped" or tapered on the end to literally go into the wheel and the lugs keep the wheels centered. Those are what I had when I bought the Excursion -- they do not work on Fords.
Give wheeladapter.com a look.

Doug

 

036.0stroke,
Just a curious followup -- have you been able to make any progress on your concern?
Best of luck,
Doug

 

I have not had time to do anything with it yet. Got to find some spacers

 

WheelAdapter.com > Wheel Spacers
This is what I was speaking about -- hub-centric spacers. I am sure there are many others out there -- just make sure they say "hub-centric."

 

I bought a set of spacers from wheel adapter. Com last night. How long do they usually take to get here. I'm in Ohio