Hey Guys,

I'm in need of some input from more experienced Truck owners than myself. I bought a used 2007 F150 FX2 about a month ago and have been driving it around. So far, mechanically, it's perfect, however; there is a slight issue I'm a bit stumped on.

While driving at highway speeds, I get a good bit of vibration from my steering wheel and truck as a whole. Nothing major, just enough to notice. Also, once I hit 75 MPH I feel and hear the tires in the front make a noise. My stepdad told me it was the front tires vibrating. I also took it to the Ford Dealership in regards to this issue and their words were that the tires themselves were the cause for the issue. While they could do a road force (?) alignment, they didn't think it would help as they believed my tires were just "cheap".


The tires on my truck are some Cooper Discovery tires that were put on new when I bought the truck (the dealership put them on). I'm wondering if the dealership was blowing smoke up my butt when they told me that they really couldn't do anything for them or if they're right.

Thanks!

 

That sounds more like the tires were not properly balanced than an alignment issue. I don't know those specific tires, but Cooper is a well-known name. And even cheap tires should run fairly smoothly until they begin to wear. You can try swapping fronts and rears to see if the vibration changes. That costs nothing and you know its the tires. Or just have a respectable tire shop balance the fronts. If that cures the problem, go back to that dealership with the balancing invoice and blow some smoke back at them.