Out of round steer. Will centramatics cure this shake ?

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  1. henboy1

    henboy1 Medium Load Member

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    I have a slightly out of round passenger steer tire . The tread is still 90% , so I would hate to get rid of it . Can I purchase centramatics to stop the shaking while keeping this tire ?
     
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  3. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    Nope. An out of round tire is junk there's no fixing it. Centramatics are a waste of money too.
     
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  4. henboy1

    henboy1 Medium Load Member

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    Wow. One guy with a freightliner told me it fixed his shaking and wear
     
  5. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    Junk tire.

    Replace it.

    It will shake you and your truck until something comes loose.
     
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  6. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    You can't fix an out of round tire. It's not round and it's never going to run true no matter what you try. It really sucks for such a new tire but I've been there before too. The best thing you can do is get quality tires. They cost more up front but are usually round and they last 2 or 3 times longer so are really much cheaper over the long term than "bargain" tires.
     
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  7. henboy1

    henboy1 Medium Load Member

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    Great advice . Thank you all
     
  8. Antinomian

    Antinomian Road Train Member

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    Centramatics are great at what they do. They eliminate the need for balance weights. They can not change the shape of a tire though.
     
  9. TallJoe

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    I'd keep that tire as a spare. I'd buy Centramatics anyway.
    Centramatics is an outstanding product. I've had them for 4 years now.
    My drives are over 300K miles (over 3 years) and are perfectly round and still at 6-8/32, so they will last till Winter easy. I replaced my steers a few weeks ago at 215K miles and they were perfectly round except too thin 6/32 - they will work on my trailer. Centramatics will give you more counterbalance weight vs weights they allow to glue to the rim at Love's and Petros - if you need to add more weights than what they allow there then a tire or a rim is a junk anyway.
     
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  10. Bakerman

    Bakerman Road Train Member

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    Take the tire back to where you purchased it, mount it on a tire balancer and tell them to look at it. Have them replace with new or give a refund.
     
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  11. Old Man

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    That is exactly what you should do.
     
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