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<p>[QUOTE="SpiritWolf, post: 3991626, member: 89863"]::sigh:: So Blue ridge got my batteries replaced, all 4 were bad. I expected that... they also found my rear shocks were toast... didnt expect that, but yeah, i can see how that could be an issue, so those are now fixed too..... However, Im not sure I agree with their reasoning behind why she is vibrating so bad, and was in fact doing it WORSE after they replaced the socks.... </p><p>So, I went to the local Volvo dealer to double check.... The dealer thinks the super singles may be out of balance, BUT they say the ride adjustment was so far out of whack it was amplifying the situation.....Sure enough, they adjusted the truck correctly, and now she rides a lot better. Still has some vibration though, so the suggestion was that I get the rear tires balanced as soon as I financially can. </p><p>So far today, have spent $1050 today on batteries, shocks, and chasing this issue.</p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies-vb/roundies/biggrin_25511.gif" class="mceSmilie" alt=":biggrin_25511:" unselectable="on" /></p><p>can I PLEASE have a few trouble free weeks to just run and make money before something else goes wrong?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SpiritWolf, post: 3991626, member: 89863"]::sigh:: So Blue ridge got my batteries replaced, all 4 were bad. I expected that... they also found my rear shocks were toast... didnt expect that, but yeah, i can see how that could be an issue, so those are now fixed too..... However, Im not sure I agree with their reasoning behind why she is vibrating so bad, and was in fact doing it WORSE after they replaced the socks.... So, I went to the local Volvo dealer to double check.... The dealer thinks the super singles may be out of balance, BUT they say the ride adjustment was so far out of whack it was amplifying the situation.....Sure enough, they adjusted the truck correctly, and now she rides a lot better. Still has some vibration though, so the suggestion was that I get the rear tires balanced as soon as I financially can. So far today, have spent $1050 today on batteries, shocks, and chasing this issue. :biggrin_25511: can I PLEASE have a few trouble free weeks to just run and make money before something else goes wrong?[/QUOTE]
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