1.25 “ Spider Trax Kenda Klever 275/80r/18 AT

Kenda Klever tire on....1.25 inch Spidertrax spacers on....50 mile inspection....check torqued to 130 ft pounds yesterday....inspect today check torque at 120 ft pounds....no movement...wheel back on at 97 foot pounds....I noticed that the steering wheel shakes sometimes...the tire weighs 44lbs...per advertisement...I’m wondering if the tire is to heavy for the spider trax wheel spacers...what do you guys think...alloy wheels silver and black stock wheel...

 

Do you get the shakes without the spacers and the same tires?

i ran Lt bfgs before, they weigh 55lbs I think, zero shakes with the same spacers, OE alloys and methods

 

No shakes before spacers....only after I put on spacers....I hate to spend so much money on wheels...not sure of the offset required for the tire and wheel fitment....wheels are so expensive ...

 

My scale says the kenda klever 275/80r:18 weighs 70 pounds

 

How does the tire say they balance? Tons of weight needed? Is the shake coming from the front only?

 

Here’s the kenda klever weight 275/80r/18 with stock alloy wheel....about 100 pounds....

 

Wow thats a very heavy tire indeed. I wonder how each one balanced, and how close all 4 are to each other

 

I’m checking the rear spacers now...the 50 mile check...

 

I had the tires mounted and balanced at Eagle Tire...a Goodyear tire center in Gig Harbor....there were no problems and no vibrations...I drove about 500 miles without spacers...no wheel shake...I put on spacers and then had a front end alignment at Eagle tire in gig harbor...

 

Here’s my backup stock set of stock tires and stock wheels which weigh about 70 lbs...

 

Nice! Swap to those and see if you get a shake. Maybe one of the hubs has some rust or crud preventing proper tightening?

 

These kenda tires are engineered for 3/4 ton and 1 ton trucks

 

These are the stock wheels that the klenda klever tires are mounted on now...

 

Here’s a couple of snap shots of the truck.....