Stealership true or tale?
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JK Enthusiast
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Hi All,
Thanks for all your inputs on this!
I have isolated the vibration to the front left tire. I do have a suspicion that the tire is no longer true (i was a bit brutish on that back corner a few times, and had a few curb impacts) I plan on swapping out my front left to see if the vibration (which is now a bit worse and goes up to 60 now) will go away.
I will be replacing all my tires and rims in the next month or two ...so this is not too much of a worry, but good to learn a few lessons about people who do work on my rig. I will now watch every tech working on my rig like a hawk....
Cheers,
Botsjeep
Thanks for all your inputs on this!
I have isolated the vibration to the front left tire. I do have a suspicion that the tire is no longer true (i was a bit brutish on that back corner a few times, and had a few curb impacts) I plan on swapping out my front left to see if the vibration (which is now a bit worse and goes up to 60 now) will go away.
I will be replacing all my tires and rims in the next month or two ...so this is not too much of a worry, but good to learn a few lessons about people who do work on my rig. I will now watch every tech working on my rig like a hawk....
Cheers,
Botsjeep
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From: Williamsburg, VA
Squat down facing the center cap on the wheel, place your left hand on the treads palm down. run your hand down until your little finger is touching the road surface. Leave it there. Now do the same thing on the back side of the tiretread with your right hand. Then run both hands palms down towards each other feeling the tire tread until your hands meet. If you have a knot or belt seperation you will feel it easily with this method. If you find something or are suspicious then carry to a tire store and get it looked at...
i think i might have gotten a little turned on by your description makes it sound like you are making sweet sweet love to the tire. i make funny....
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From: uniontown, pa
if you hit the rear tire on something hard, perhaps you knocked the alignment out. once the alignment is out, the tire could have cupped. once the tire is cupped it can cause a vibration or shake which would be noticed much less on the back than it is on the front. once putting it on the front it is easy to notice the cupping while driving.
to check if it is cupped just rub your hand across the tread. if it is all the same height, it is not cupped, but if it feels uneven then the tire is cupped. some tire companies can shave the tire back true, but it could cause you to lose quite a bit of tread.
and these jeep wranglers are known to cup tires like crazy if you don't rotate them enough. mine cupped on the front, so i moved them to the back and took care of my vibration...
just a thought.
i also wanted to say, that i had seen rotors cause a vibration while driving without braking. it was on vehicle that had just replaced the brakes with new pads, but they didn't replace the rotors. well, the rotors were really warped. enough that while driving they were rubbing the new pads, because the new pads were wider than the pads that were on it before, on the inside then out causing a similar effect as if they were braking. it was my younger brother. i straightened him out.
to check if it is cupped just rub your hand across the tread. if it is all the same height, it is not cupped, but if it feels uneven then the tire is cupped. some tire companies can shave the tire back true, but it could cause you to lose quite a bit of tread.
and these jeep wranglers are known to cup tires like crazy if you don't rotate them enough. mine cupped on the front, so i moved them to the back and took care of my vibration...
just a thought.
i also wanted to say, that i had seen rotors cause a vibration while driving without braking. it was on vehicle that had just replaced the brakes with new pads, but they didn't replace the rotors. well, the rotors were really warped. enough that while driving they were rubbing the new pads, because the new pads were wider than the pads that were on it before, on the inside then out causing a similar effect as if they were braking. it was my younger brother. i straightened him out.
Last edited by stock jk; Jul 23, 2008 at 04:48 PM.
JK Enthusiast
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From: Carrollton, Ga.
broken belt in tire.
I had my tires rotated and balanced on a different vehicle a while ago.
Had major handling problems after, thought they had messed up.
The garage finally discovered it was a broken radial belt in the tire.
We didn't notice it when on the back of the vehicle. but when it was on the front, Good Grief Charlie Brown!
Had major handling problems after, thought they had messed up.
The garage finally discovered it was a broken radial belt in the tire.
We didn't notice it when on the back of the vehicle. but when it was on the front, Good Grief Charlie Brown!