Ol Steering wheel shaky shake

So my tundras steering wheel shakes slightly once in awhile while cruising around (doesn't seem to be at a certain speed, just kinda randomly) and always while braking. The peddle itself doesn't seem to pulse, but the steering wheel and truck shake. The truck tracks straight while driving.

What I've done so far: Replaced ALL brake parts, new rear wheel bearings, new brake backing plates, bleed brakes (twice for good measure), checked front wheel bearings, checked tire pressure, and gave suspension/steering component a good shake to see if anything moved around.

I will be putting on a suspensions, wheels/tires, and getting an alignment in a week or two. Is there anything I should look at before putting this stuff on or is there a chance replacing that stuff and getting an alignment will sort it out?

any advice is appreciated!

Edit: Installed new slotted/cryo stoptech rotors if it helps at all.

 

After you replaced your front rotors, did you bed the brakes in? How tightly did you torque the lug nuts? Did you clean underneath where the rotors mount to the hub?

These symptoms still point to the front brakes being the issue.

 

I did not bed in brakes, but this has been an issue with both my old and new brakes, lugs torque to specs via Hanes manual for Steelers, everything cleaned during refresh.

 

I would try bedding the brakes, that could cause the issue you're having.

 

I’ll give it a shot tomorrow, looking for stoptechs recommendations now. Any other thoughts?

 

Whose pads did you use?

 

Stoptech Truck and SUV pads.

 

This is all I can find on stoptechs website about bed-in:

“Pads are scorched to aid in rapid bed-in and perform from the first stop. Precision cut backing plates and application-specific pad shims help eliminate noise. Positive-molded pads insure consistent braking performance.”

 

You can always put the old pads and rotors on to check.

For bed in, get your truck up to 50-ish MPH and do hard braking down to 5-10mph, then back up to 50, down again, up again, and down once more. Be sure not to come to a complete stop.

 

It was doing it with the old pads and rotors, that’s why I replaced everything.

 

Did the caliper pistons move smoothly?

 

Yes, they are new genuine Toyota calipers.

 

When you get your alignment, you can ask them to look into it. I suspect they will also tell you there's an issue with the front brakes.

 

Having it looked at Wednesday afternoon, I’ll report back what they find.

 

The mechanic said brakes and suspension bushings look good. He noticed the steering rack bushing were a bit lose, but recommended an alignment and tire balance first to see if that resolves anything.

I’m going to install my new suspension next week and take it in for an alignment and balance. I’ll let you all know how it turns out. In the mean time, if anyone has other ideas please let me know.

 

Have you tried rotating your tires to rule out a bent rim or bad tire?

 

Did that right after on the mechanics suggestion....no joy.