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Old May 26, 2013 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by jtphoto JK
Speed dependent shakes and shimmies are always related to tire and wheel issues.
Good to know. Thanks
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Old May 27, 2013 | 06:29 PM
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I had the same, i think partially its my rims, or a rim. I did however massively reduce it by having balancing beads installed instead of weights.

I had the shimmy on two sets of tires, my brand new ones were worse than my mostly worn ones.

When i re installed my mostly worn ones at end of winter i had the beads put in. Way way better now

I will be using balance beads from now on in my 35's.
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Old May 27, 2013 | 06:54 PM
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I go with the flow....tire pressure versus balance.
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Old May 27, 2013 | 07:57 PM
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I had the same issues when I had a full tank of fuel or weight in the back. A new steering stabiliser and a little bit of tow-out stopped it . After 6 months of going insane and not letting anyone else drive it , it hasn't come back for over a year now. Hope this helps.
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Old May 27, 2013 | 08:05 PM
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I had the same problem when I got new tires. All it was was too much pressure in the tires. I went from 35psi to 12 psi on my 36's and it doesn't shake at all now.
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Old May 27, 2013 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by milazzocade
I had the same problem when I got new tires. All it was was too much pressure in the tires. I went from 35psi to 12 psi on my 36's and it doesn't shake at all now.
You probably won't get too many miles driving them at 12 psi will you?
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Old May 28, 2013 | 04:57 AM
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Originally Posted by milazzocade
I had the same problem when I got new tires. All it was was too much pressure in the tires. I went from 35psi to 12 psi on my 36's and it doesn't shake at all now.
I hope you aren't running 12 lbs on the street.
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Old May 28, 2013 | 05:16 AM
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It could be a bent wheel or a broken/separating belt in a tire. If it is speed dependent, it has something to do with a rotating part. Be it a wheel, tire, axel, shaft, transmission, etc. anything that spins or rotates that is consistent with increases or decreases of speed. Not that I think it IS the problem, but I've had similar issues with a '65 olds 442 and it was the driveshaft. I bet it has to do with a tire.

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