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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 07:22 PM
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I just put 31" swampers on my truck I have my torsion bars cranked up and was wondering what I can do to stop the steering wheel from shaking at certain speeds.
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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what kind of swampers are you running?
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 07:44 PM
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super swamper tsl
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 07:54 PM
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i had the same tires on my old truck and i noticed alittle wheel shake aswell i think it was from the lugs on the tires!! also check to make sure your tierods and all that arent bad just to be safe!!
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 07:57 PM
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the wobble isnt all the time though, i had general grabbers on it yesterday and had no problems its just with these tires wobbles around 40mph and 70 mph.

Would i need a damper and are stabilizers only for lifted trucks?
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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asfar as stabilizers i have never delt with them on a non lifted truck!!
i really think it is just in the desighn of the tire cos i ran a series of mt's and at's on my last truck and they all had different effects on steering and handling but like i said i remember the swampers being the worst!!
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 08:07 PM
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oh and also try rotating the tires cos you may have a wheel that is out of balance!!
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 10:24 PM
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Have you used them in the mud cause if there is even a little caked mud in the rim it will wobble weird like that... Are they balanced?
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 11:09 PM
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I would check to make sure they are balanced, nobbier tires seem to go out of balance quicker.
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 11:27 PM
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i had afew sets of tires that they werent able to get 1 or 2 of the tires 100% and i would put them on the rear!!
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