Vibration Problem..can someone help?
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chevy6000vho is correct. i was gonna say the same thing but he beat me to it. I would not be surprised at all if the person who installed your wheels and tires forgot to remove the factory retainer rings. There are 2 per wheel. They are used to hold the rotors on during assembly of the truck. With aftermarket wheels, the wheel won't seat correctly on the hub usually causing vibration. Put your truck on jackstands, dismount your wheels, and look for hte rings. They can be easily ripped off w/ some pliers and a screwdriver.
And for a balance, go to discount tire. If you didnt get what Chevy6000VHO said about hub-centric wheels.... Our trucks have lug-centric wheels. When you get different wheels, they might not have the same size center hole. If You have a large center hole, the shop might cone it facing away from the machine, not allowing it to seat correctly against the balancer's plate. make sure that they "cone it from the outside".
And for a balance, go to discount tire. If you didnt get what Chevy6000VHO said about hub-centric wheels.... Our trucks have lug-centric wheels. When you get different wheels, they might not have the same size center hole. If You have a large center hole, the shop might cone it facing away from the machine, not allowing it to seat correctly against the balancer's plate. make sure that they "cone it from the outside".
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Originally Posted by Blown02Sierra
chevy6000vho is correct. i was gonna say the same thing but he beat me to it. I would not be surprised at all if the person who installed your wheels and tires forgot to remove the factory retainer rings. There are 2 per wheel. They are used to hold the rotors on during assembly of the truck. With aftermarket wheels, the wheel won't seat correctly on the hub usually causing vibration. Put your truck on jackstands, dismount your wheels, and look for hte rings. They can be easily ripped off w/ some pliers and a screwdriver.
And for a balance, go to discount tire. If you didnt get what Chevy6000VHO said about hub-centric wheels.... Our trucks have lug-centric wheels. When you get different wheels, they might not have the same size center hole. If You have a large center hole, the shop might cone it facing away from the machine, not allowing it to seat correctly against the balancer's plate. make sure that they "cone it from the outside".
And for a balance, go to discount tire. If you didnt get what Chevy6000VHO said about hub-centric wheels.... Our trucks have lug-centric wheels. When you get different wheels, they might not have the same size center hole. If You have a large center hole, the shop might cone it facing away from the machine, not allowing it to seat correctly against the balancer's plate. make sure that they "cone it from the outside".
Even my factory 20's fit the centering hub perfect, but the cone method does not work with my wheels.
Jim
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Originally Posted by KosinTrouble2
Pulled the wheels off, those little washers are not there but you can see where they used to be. I'm stumped.
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If it were me I would have the drive shaft checked and balanced if that did not work I would have th rearend looked at. Big Ed just bought a brand new truck that has a shimmy at speed and GM is replacing the entire rearend because of the problem.
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