Another vibration cure?
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Another vibration cure?
I have read tons of the vibration threads and realling i think i have the vibration they describe, well anyway i take it in yesterday and the dealer want to put 2 new tires on it.i've got 12000 miles on these tires dont yall think that is kinda crazy to just put 2 brand new tires on a 4x4?. say if its the front then shouldnt swapping them for the rear work or the other way round? i was always told when you changed 1 tire on a 4x4 you needed to change all 4. to me this is wierd i'm going to wait and see what yall think...
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dealer offered to change out our two front too because of uneven wear, but i didnt have time and just did a rotate mself and played with the air pressure. i think 2 would be fine as long as its on the same axels. i mean your not driving around in 4wd all the time.
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Originally Posted by blitzen25bm
dealer offered to change out our two front too because of uneven wear, but i didnt have time and just did a rotate mself and played with the air pressure. i think 2 would be fine as long as its on the same axels. i mean your not driving around in 4wd all the time.
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I had the vibration / steering nibble. Rotated tires front to back, no difference. Took in to dealer at 2000 miles. The dealer's steps are to do a spin balance, road test, and then a road force balance, road test. They found two tires to fail the road test balance. Swapped them out under warranty and it fixed the problem. One in the front and one in the back is my rotation failed to notice any difference. I have since replaced the cheap factory tires with a good set of All Terrain tires. One tire required twice the weight than the others. Still on the factory rims.
I am curious if those who go to the after market rims and good after market tires have similar balance issues with the amount of weight used.
I am curious if those who go to the after market rims and good after market tires have similar balance issues with the amount of weight used.
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I have been through this new tire out-of-balance problem enough times that I will not take a tire that requires more than 2 ozs to balance it, just tell them to mount another tire or you won't take any of them, if they balk at that just go somewhere else.
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Originally Posted by EBTDM
I had the vibration / steering nibble. Rotated tires front to back, no difference. Took in to dealer at 2000 miles. The dealer's steps are to do a spin balance, road test, and then a road force balance, road test. They found two tires to fail the road test balance. Swapped them out under warranty and it fixed the problem. One in the front and one in the back is my rotation failed to notice any difference. I have since replaced the cheap factory tires with a good set of All Terrain tires. One tire required twice the weight than the others. Still on the factory rims.
I am curious if those who go to the after market rims and good after market tires have similar balance issues with the amount of weight used.
I am curious if those who go to the after market rims and good after market tires have similar balance issues with the amount of weight used.
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Originally Posted by exiled
so basicly the 2 tires fixed it? you know i have thought several times reading the other threads that it might be a factory rim problem.
. I am thinking that they definitely contribute to the vibration also, but with the extra weight on the one I have no vibration any more and did not need that road force balance. It is curious that the Ford dealerships almost all have the equipment
to do it but few others have it. $60 or so per tire balance and cheap factory tires soon pay for those machines.
