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slight wobble/shimmy between 50 &60 mph

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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 03:40 PM
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I have a very slight wobble between 50 & 60 mph. it does not matter if road is smooth or rough. I have checked the whole front end and everything looks great. Nothing loose or worn out.
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 03:49 PM
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Tires balanced? Proper PSI? What shape is your steering stabilizer in?

Tires new? Maybe you wore out a little tread and now you notice it more....
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by FoxRacingJMC
Tires balanced? Proper PSI? What shape is your steering stabilizer in?

Tires new? Maybe you wore out a little tread and now you notice it more....
Tires were balanced a month ago, set at 30psi, tires have 6k on them, steering stabilizer has about 15k on it looks good no leaks or signs of wear. It does seam like the wobble started after a tire rotation and balance.
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by silverbackjk
Tires were balanced a month ago, set at 30psi, tires have 6k on them, steering stabilizer has about 15k on it looks good no leaks or signs of wear. It does seam like the wobble started after a tire rotation and balance.
Any time I hear shimmy between speeds its almost 9/10 times going to be PSI or balancing issues. 30 psi might be a bit low for your setup, Nitto recommends up to 65 psi for the trail grapplers @ 35", your only rocking half that.

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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 05:12 PM
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I had this issue awhile back. Ended up being a tire out of balance. Rotated tires and no more wobble.
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by silverbackjk
I have a very slight wobble between 50 & 60 mph. it does not matter if road is smooth or rough. I have checked the whole front end and everything looks great. Nothing loose or worn out.
What your wheels look like. I had a buddy that couldn't figure a shimmy out and he had a bent steel wheel
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Tonka_yellow
What your wheels look like. I had a buddy that couldn't figure a shimmy out and he had a bent steel wheel
I have aluminum ATX. no bends.
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by RedOffRoad
Any time I hear shimmy between speeds its almost 9/10 times going to be PSI or balancing issues. 30 psi might be a bit low for your setup, Nitto recommends up to 65 psi for the trail grapplers @ 35", your only rocking half that.

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I did the chalk test for proper ware when i got the tires and have bee running 30psi with no issues till i got them rotated.
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 09:29 PM
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out of balance condition, rotate tires and it will probably fix itself.
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Old Oct 3, 2012 | 11:10 AM
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Just got the tires balanced and the wobble is sightly there at same speeds.
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