Time for new shocks?
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Time for new shocks?
2010 F150 XLT Crew Cab 136000 miles
From taking off from a stop the steering wheel has a little bit of vibration but the truck vibrates quite a bit. Rougher roads tend to add to it. Just pulling out of the rock driveway you can feel each rock. Anybody know what this could be? You can also look in the back and see the bed shaking at 15mph. The rear shocks where replaced with oem. The front shocks are original and have 1.5 inch spacers. it has 33" LT's on it. Rear axle and driveshaft have been replaced. We were leaning towards torque convertor or trans issue, but at 15mph, that much vibration...?.
From taking off from a stop the steering wheel has a little bit of vibration but the truck vibrates quite a bit. Rougher roads tend to add to it. Just pulling out of the rock driveway you can feel each rock. Anybody know what this could be? You can also look in the back and see the bed shaking at 15mph. The rear shocks where replaced with oem. The front shocks are original and have 1.5 inch spacers. it has 33" LT's on it. Rear axle and driveshaft have been replaced. We were leaning towards torque convertor or trans issue, but at 15mph, that much vibration...?.
Tuned
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: New Lisbon NJ USA
Check your tire pressure as alloro has indicated but also check to see if tires are properly balanced, a tire could have thrown the balance weights on one rim.
The tires themselves could also be the problem, I had a set of tires on my 2007 F150 that looked great but were unable to be balanced, I took the truck to 3 different places and they just could not get them balanced.
Look for bubbles, out of rounds and flat spots, chunks missing, lots of things can cause a tired to cause problems
Jack your back wheels of the ground and chalk the front wheels and have someone put the truck in gear while you watch from the outside, If the back tires are off you will see it when they are spinning. Just be very careful and make sure you have the front wheels chalked properly
You can't easily do the same with the front wheels but you can rotate back to front and test the front that way on the rear of the vehicle
The tires themselves could also be the problem, I had a set of tires on my 2007 F150 that looked great but were unable to be balanced, I took the truck to 3 different places and they just could not get them balanced.
Look for bubbles, out of rounds and flat spots, chunks missing, lots of things can cause a tired to cause problems
Jack your back wheels of the ground and chalk the front wheels and have someone put the truck in gear while you watch from the outside, If the back tires are off you will see it when they are spinning. Just be very careful and make sure you have the front wheels chalked properly
You can't easily do the same with the front wheels but you can rotate back to front and test the front that way on the rear of the vehicle
Tuned
Joined: Apr 2001
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From: Central Callifornia
Check your tire pressure as alloro has indicated but also check to see if tires are properly balanced, a tire could have thrown the balance weights on one rim.
The tires themselves could also be the problem, I had a set of tires on my 2007 F150 that looked great but were unable to be balanced, I took the truck to 3 different places and they just could not get them balanced.
Look for bubbles, out of rounds and flat spots, chunks missing, lots of things can cause a tired to cause problems
The tires themselves could also be the problem, I had a set of tires on my 2007 F150 that looked great but were unable to be balanced, I took the truck to 3 different places and they just could not get them balanced.
Look for bubbles, out of rounds and flat spots, chunks missing, lots of things can cause a tired to cause problems
Once got a ride in a GMC and noticed vibration. Jacked it up and spun front wheels, turned out both had flat spots.
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