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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 06:58 PM
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no proble mwith mine... but like all brands... there can be one bad one in the bunch now and again?Any sign of a slipped belt... or can you get rid of it by rotating in the spare to different positions to isolate the bad tire? Not much chance of all 5 being bad...
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 12:49 PM
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At the Goodyear dealer trying to find out what's wrong. Stay tuned!!!
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by MTG
Same tire. No shimmy. I'd go get them rebalanced. What is your caster angle set to?
Maybe I need to readdress the alignment next??
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Taholland
Maybe I need to readdress the alignment next??
I have a shimmy between 45->55mph as well. doesn't really effect performance or driving, just annoying when you let go of the wheel it is just shimmying all over.
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 02:56 PM
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Well just left Goodyear. They said I had a bad casting of a wheel. Put the spare on an the same thing happens. Don't know what to do now.
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 03:04 PM
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Do you have the stock wheels still? toss them on and see if it's the lift kit. Eliminate variables.
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Taholland
Well just left Goodyear. They said I had a bad casting of a wheel. Put the spare on an the same thing happens. Don't know what to do now.
You put the spare on and the same thing happened? I assume you meant you put the spare tire and wheel combo (different set than the one with the bad casting) on and it did the same thing? If it is still happening after replacing this supposedly bad wheel then it must be something else.
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 04:12 PM
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My GY took 5 times to get a decent balance.... See if they took the clips off... With aftermarket rims they need to be removed
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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 4cyturbowrx
My GY took 5 times to get a decent balance.... See if they took the clips off... With aftermarket rims they need to be removed
What clips??
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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by zoso1972

You put the spare on and the same thing happened? I assume you meant you put the spare tire and wheel combo (different set than the one with the bad casting) on and it did the same thing? If it is still happening after replacing this supposedly bad wheel then it must be something else.
I have the wheel tire combo as a spare. I will try to install my original tires on the new wheels first to see if it is the wheels or the tires next
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