Do i need a rebalance or what?

jro909 · May 5, 2012

I'm really on the fence here on what to do or if i just need to accept the nature of the beast with these tires,

1) the tires are loud, i mean when i got them they howled a bit on the highway, now they rumble even in town...but i'm not sure if its just because i've put 9000 miles on them or if its the road surfaces(roads are complete shit around here)

2) they ride hard, once again i'm not sure if its the nature of the beast or what but i had bf goodwrench all terrains on my old s-10 and they diden't nearly rattle my bones like these(i thought maybe it was the tire psi but that checks out as fine per the dealer)

3) tire wear, they look like they are wearing evenly but if i say drive through some concrete dust, i can see that the middle patch of the tread is coming in contact with the dust but the outter tread lines aren't almost like they are over inflated but once again the GM dealer says the tires are at the right psi

the tires are general grabber at2s, on a 4x2 RCLB with bilstein shocks...thanks in advance

KMGZ400 · May 5, 2012

number 3. how neurotic are you? who even notices that?

just messin around, anyway those tires do ride pretty rough, its just the nature of the tire. if you want a way smoother better performing on road tire go with firestone transforce HT's, they are not the best looking tires but the ride amazing on road. i personally dont like the way AT especially MT tires feel on the road compared to HT tires

Big Whiskey · May 7, 2012

Lots of variables there....

What size tires? How wide are the rims? What load range/ply rating are the tires? Are they on a 1500 or 2500? How much PSI are you running?

jro909 · May 11, 2012

Lots of variables there....

What size tires? How wide are the rims? What load range/ply rating are the tires? Are they on a 1500 or 2500? How much PSI are you running?

255, they are on the stock 16 inch factory rims, load range i'm not sure but they are on a 1500...and i do believe its 35 psi

Big Whiskey · May 11, 2012

Well, nothing sounds out of the ordinary there. I'm just as confused as a cow on astro-turf.

jro909 · May 12, 2012

probably nature of the beast huh? thanks all for your time

newdude · May 12, 2012

Have you rotated them in the past 9000 miles? Agressive tires are easily choppable if not rotated and can cause some strange noises, and maybe some odd feelings while driving. Also, check your door jamb sticker for the PSI and see if it shows 35psi. Check your pressures yourself as well to make sure they are set at that psi.

KMGZ400 · May 12, 2012

out of curiosity why are your running 255's?

jro909 · May 14, 2012

Have you rotated them in the past 9000 miles? Agressive tires are easily choppable if not rotated and can cause some strange noises, and maybe some odd feelings while driving. Also, check your door jamb sticker for the PSI and see if it shows 35psi. Check your pressures yourself as well to make sure they are set at that psi.

they are rotated every 6k, tire pressure is spot on to the door sticker....to the other guy 255 is the stock tire size for my truck, don't ask me why it just is lol