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After 30,000 miles I may have a vibrator 2500 :(

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fjtort2 Enthusiast

fjtort2

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15 2500 CC 6.0

Feeling some small vibrations through seat, gas, brake pedal, floor board, arm rest. Steering wheel is starting to shimmy pretty good too.. Vibrations start at 60mph on up. Steering wheel will shimmy around 42mph

 

Truck has been perfect before these small vibrations started:(

 

I've read through some of the 1500 stories on the vibration issues.

 

 

I'll contact my dealer... Even though it seems like there isn't a fix.

 

What should be my first attempt at fixing? Driveshaft, Road force balance tires? ETC?

Thanks!

Brianibew Enthusiast

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After 30k miles, you may just have normal tire issues. Go take it to check the tires for proper balance and an alignment would probably be in your best interest as well.

sdeeter19555 Senior Enthusiast

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The frame beaming that affects the 2500s is there from new, not something that wears in with miles.

 

I would have had my tires rotated and balanced several times by 30k miles...every time made the truck feel smoother.

 

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Nathan79 Enthusiast

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Your truck has nothing in common with the 1500s. Any vehicle can vibrate after many miles.

fjtort2 Enthusiast

fjtort2

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Tires do have some life left. But ill take them to my shop. Thanks fellas

Colossus Senior Enthusiast

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Even if they have life left, once they wear down past a certain point, the vehicle never rides the same.

kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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I hear people recommend balancing the tires at their half life... I'll be going with balancing beads next time around so they stay balanced always.

 

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Colossus Senior Enthusiast

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I have them rebalaned about every 3 tire rotations, so about every 15,000 miles. The roads in many parts of America leave a lot to desire, easy to throw a weight.

sdeeter19555 Senior Enthusiast

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I have them rebalaned about every 3 tire rotations, so about every 15,000 miles. The roads in many parts of America leave a lot to desire, easy to throw a weight.

I've also had instances (albeit not with thiss truck) where the rims would spin inside the tires...usually when crossing those painted lines, the tire slip then grab hard and the rim slips inside the tire ever so slightly.

I hear people recommend balancing the tires at their half life... I'll be going with balancing beads next time around so they stay balanced always.

 

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I've had mixed results with balancing beads and powder.

 

I had a set of Michelin A/S that I had over 100k miles on and they still had lots of life left, I attribute that long life to the powder. I had a set of Bridgestone Revos that the powder wouldn't balance (but lead would), I also tried powder in a set of 35" BFG KOs without success.

 

If it works, there are some nuances, first it doesn't work on really rough roads (cracks and tar strips keep the powder distributed) and when you hit a hard bump, it takes several rotations of the tire to get back balanced (i.e., hit bump, out of balance for several hundred feet, back to normal).

 

If it works, it's great...if I knew it would work everytime, I would still be using it.

 

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KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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I would start with a tire balancing and a good alignment and go from there. I had an 03 1500 that would get a very slight shake in the wheel about every 20 to 30k miles and would get an balance and alignment and it would go away

fjtort2 Enthusiast

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Took the truck to my tire shop today. They balanced all four tires. The shimmy in the steering wheel went away! Haven't got it up to high speed yet.. But I think it took care of my issue. Thanks

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