Vibration is damn enoying?

I’m just saying it’s not the customers fault that the tire that the tire store is offering is out of round. The only way to find out if it is out of round, is to pay them extra? Just seems wrong. I understand it’s not the employees fault it’s the tire manufactures fault. They should be checking this during quality control. The tire store should be able to back charge them for having to figure this out for their customer.

Or am I just being too difficult? LOL

 

Yep, thats the best answer. I probably couldn't have put it better.

We are in the process of replacing every balancer with new road force balancers.
It will indicate if a tire is too far out of round. It will also help us with whats called a "Ride Match" balance. A ride match starts by road force balancing the tire/ wheels assembly. The machine will then tell you to turn the tire on the wheel to achieve the lowest runout (as close to perfectly round as possible).
Road force balancing is included with our install fees because all of our balancers will eventually have the road force equipment.
Ride matching balancing is extra due to the extra labor.

 

That’s really good to hear!

 

I agree, but remember this,
(I can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking my head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take a butcher's word for it.)

 

I have the exact same issue. Icon Rebounds with BFG AT KO2's, 285/75r17. I had them balanced twice, then had road force balance. They recommended I have a Road Force balance, so I had one done. Didn't help, they said one tire was pretty bad. So I replaced it. Still the same vibration. I'm trading the truck for a 2020 Pro when they hit the lot, but I'm having them put the tires on it so I can test drive it first.

 

If there still a way to get tires trued? I remember my father having this done to get tires back round. They had a slicer that would cut the face while the tire and wheel were spinning

 

My Ko2's were finally smooth on the 4th Discount tire shop in Las Vegas Nevada. I'm guessing the first 3 machines were out of whack.

 

Yes it still did it in 5th gear

 

So it’s RPM related not speed related.

 

Not necessarily because it's two different RPM ranges

 

2000 rpms in 6th gear and 3000 in 5th gear and still doing it.......I really think it is bad tires again I will get them forced balanced tomorrow

 

I did 5th gear at 70 and 75mph and still doing it

 

Please report back and let us know please....

 

I got rid of Coopers because of this .......then went with Toyos and then Nittos now with Michellin I though these would be better....didnt have issues with the Toyos or Nittos

 

Interesting thread. Mine has some but it seems to be more related to the type of road surface. I really think it's the cheapie ATs on mine. I'm going to drop buy the local guy up the street and talk to him. He's been in the tire business since he was a kid and is very hands on.

 

What tires you have?

 

It’s your tires. Where you get them balanced? What wheels you have?

 

Michellin LTX at2

 

Americas tire and I have the Black Rhino glamis wheels

 

Is there another America’s Tire near you? I believe the balancing is lifetime. Just not sure it’s between stores.

 

No the nearest is in Fresno 45 minutes away

 

The dude I know there is the Store manager he is cool as hell......I just have to talk to him and he will check them at no charge......I just have had bad luck with tires there......I've had two cooper tire that were separated and then 3 of the 4 michelins that I have now were also bad so he replaced all 3

 

I’d first try swapping one front with one rear. Drive it and see if it gets better or worse. See if there’s more or less vibration in the wheel. Then do the other side. This should give you a lot of info.

 

Thank you sir for the laugh.

 

I too already had 3 trips to discount tire to rebalance my grapplers and its still vibrating.Guess i have to change shop as there is 16 year olds doing work without even cleaning the wheel and slapping balancing weights which end up on my garage floor couple days later

 

Both of y'all come out to my store here in Austin. I can make them ride perfect
Seriously though, ask them to do a road force and ride match balance. Also have to make sure they are doing a dynamic balance instead of a static balance.

My truck runs straight and true up to the governor. I've got vision wheels (with ET lugs) and 275/65/20 LTE BFG K02's. Everything about it screams "that's gonna be a balancing nightmare on a Tundra."

I also torque mine to 120 instead of the 97ft lbs. that is spec'd for tundras with OE alloy wheels. I do this because when my truck rolled off the assembly line, according to the vin tag, it came with 18" steel wheels that were torqued to 150 ft lbs. I believe the studs could have stretched some because of that. Then you put an alloy wheel on spec'd at 100. They might actually be a little loose even though they are torqued to spec.

My manager always says "theres no way your truck doesn't vibrate." Well it doesn't.
Tundras are very sensitive to balancing issues.
The "16 year old kids" are still considered professionals. If they make a mistake it's because they are humans too.

 

What's the difference between static and dynamic?

 

Take a quick read.
https://e-quipfix.co.uk/wheel-balancing-101-static-vs-dynamic-wheel-balancing/

EDIT: post a pic of the wheel weights on one or two of your tires and I can try and figure out if they did one or the other.

 

Dynamic is balancing inside and out of the wheel......got it....I will let them know mine only has weights in the center