Out of round tires or something else?
10-05-2012, 05:52 PM
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Out of round tires or something else?
2 weeks ago, got brand new 265/75R16 Kelly Safari ATRs put on. I've had to do a massive amount of driving lately due to a family emergency, and have a lot more to go, so cash and timing sucks right now. But 40mph+ has my truck shaking pretty good. I took it to a tire shop where I'm currently at in Nashville, I figured a wheel weight or somthing fell off, and they said 3/4 brand new tires are out of round and they had trouble balancing them. They also said my control arms and ball joints are loose. I don't have a bad vibration in the steering wheel. Should I go through the hassle of getting the tires replaced under full warranty, or just get the ball joins and control arms tightened up and see if that fixes it? I can't do anything myself right now, on the road, so I'll need a mechanic to fix it. Any advice for cheapest and quickest fix is good. I have a trailer to haul up from Nashville to Indianapolis monday, so hoping I can get in somewhere tomorrow. Thanks guys.
10-10-2012, 07:20 PM
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Good Year replaced the rear 2 tires under warranty. They said everything looked good underneath except the u-joints. They're loose, but they said the entire shaft was so rusted out I'll need to replace the entire drive shaft eventually, so just drive it for now. haha. Glad they were honest.
