2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission vibration when driving

[trudydog]

4570,

Yep, I have the IDENTICAL issue... smooth as silk till about 2100 RPM then a center console shake. I have Lukes Links across the front, new sway bar bushings and end links. Been to the (reputable) alignment shop twice; they hold their reputation on the tires! I am saving for some Terra Grapplers as they seem to hold favor with many. It is frustrating for sure but I am satisfied this issue is NOT the "death Wobble" cause the vibe is isolated to a certain RPM/Speed range and to the center console and not the steering package. U were in the in the same position it sounds. plan to put the new tires on soon.

 

[BIGNASTY]

BIG, the newest, baddest tire balancer uses road force simulation to balance your tires..... THey don't use enough pressure, in my opinion, to modify what a truck does, but it's still enough to show bad spots in a tire, which tells you what your working with. I leased one when I had my first shop; they were still new, then. To buy one would have cost $9500 for the cheaper one. I didn't do enough tires, so I found a guy that would lease me one, and that worked out ok. I did enough tires to pay for it, then I got to balance all my own crap. ANYWAY, I had brand new tires that wouldn't pass the balance machine's specs. I called trying to figure out what the problem was. The techinician on the phone asked me if I was balancing Goodyear tires... ... I asked why. He said Goodyears typically weren't built well enough to pass the machine's specs. WHAT?!? He said they get the same complaint daily, and they were typically new, Goodyear tires. Well, that was when I first started dealing tires, and the off brand of tire I was using was manufactured by Goodyear... ... in retrospect, I can see how crappy those tires really were. What's sad is several other brands have gone the same way. It's all about the bottom dollar, until the SUVs start blowing out tires and flipping, killing people, and the lawyers get involved. THEN you see a temporary improvement in quality. :{

HH I dont dought that for one second I bought some Goodyear G what ever's for my truck ONE TIME I have had NO LUCK with Goodyears on any car\tuck\ I have ever had them on.

 

[trudydog]

Update after new tires installed: Installed 4 new NITTO Terra Grapplers 265/75R/16 and the truck drives smooth! I replaced 285/75R/16 Dunlops.