Postby iheartmypathy » Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:20 am
so a few days into having these tires, I was on the highway and woah... holy shakes. Shaking the whole front of the truck like I've never experienced before. The wheel was shaking side to side as well, making it difficult to hold on to.
I took it back to the tire shop, and they adjusted the balance, said that he thinks its likely the toe in adjustment is too far in for the bigger tires, making the tires essentially fighting for direction causing the shake. Makes sense to me. I was unable to make an appt where I purchased the tires because they were booked solid till next week... and I travel 80 miles round trip to work (95% highway) so I took it to a shop near where I work. I explained the situation, the toe being too far in, and the guy looked at me like I have 10 heads. He says in all his years working in tires that he's never heard of an alignment issue being the cause of shaking. I called while the truck was on the machine, and he did say that the alignment was totally out of wack, but was adamant that he doesnt think this is causing the shake.
Who is right??