Vibration no one can find

Well that would explain it. My dad in the 90's called Yokahamas YOKOCOMAPARTS. He never had one go more than 100K without BLOWING or Breaking a belt.

 

We have a continental general account. I've never had any problems like that and they wear pretty well. You might look into getting a national account with them. I think new ones cost us $260 as long as they aren't worn down to much to get the recap credit.

 

Centramatics will cause tires to randomly bounce. Many will say I am full of it, but I saw for myself. I had the same bounce on new steers. I had new tires that were machine balanced and Centramatics put on at the same time.

The front of the truck would shake all over the place. THe local front end man told me to take the centramatics off. To prove his point, he jacked up the front and spun up the wheels. The hood looked like it would come off. He then took off the Centramatic, speed balanced the tire prefect so there was no vibration. He then put the Centramatic back on, and the truck went back to almost shaking off the jacks.

The Centramatics were new, and all bearings were free inside. After taking all six of the Centramatics off, truing every tire on the truck, and speed balancing every tire on the truck, it rode like a luxury car. I got my money back on the overpriced ball bearing hoops.

 

Oh, and stop buying stuff at the truck stops. Total ripoff.

 

dang hrdman i just watched that video and woo what some shakes!

 

I wouldn't be so quick to blame the centramatics. I don't think there is any way the centramatics are going to balance a setup out by 39 oz......that is alot.


And as far as jacking up the tire and spinning it and seeing it shake with the centramatics....this could be true. There is not enough centrifugal force acting on the balancing media in the ring at slow speeds. I think the centramatic website says it starts balancing at 21 mph or somewhere near there. I don't think you can spin a tire faster than 21 mph by hand.