Out of round steer. Will centramatics cure this shake ?

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  1. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    Put it on a balance machine and watch how they work.
     
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  3. Fairweather

    Fairweather Light Load Member

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    On Centramatics.

    I put them on my drive tires and have 280k on them right now with 15/32 of tread left.

    In reality, I probably could have had more but I only installed the Centrmatics at about the 150k mark.

    I didn't notice any change in mileage and sometimes, as another poster mentioned, the weight gets jarred loose after a pothole and takes a few seconds to get back to balance. At first, I thought something broke because, right after the bump, I'd feel the vibration. But, about the time I got good and sure that something was wrong, the vibration would go away, usually 3-5 seconds. Now, I know to expect it and so it's no big deal.

    I have no idea how they work but they do seem to work.

    They make an annoying hiss/rattle sound at low speeds though. Rolling through a parking lot, you can hear the weights sloshing around like sand in a cement mixer.
     
  4. Good bloom

    Good bloom Light Load Member

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    how do you guys figure centermatics extended your tire life ? if everything (alignment, shocks, kingpin etc...) ok with your truck drive tires can run roughly 500k steers 250k without centermatics
     
    Last edited: Jun 9, 2019
  5. Final Drive

    Final Drive Road Train Member

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    Why don't you just Google it..
     
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