19.5 Dually tires

[Hay Dude]

Yes they were spun first and had weights on them. The 21 is pampered.. No mechanical issues whatsoever.

Do they sit a lot, for long periods of time?

 

[Tomtint]

Do they sit a lot, for long periods of time?

The truck only has 15K miles so it's not really used everyday. Sometimes its only driven 1x a week.. Sometimes it won't move for a couple weeks.

 

[Tomtint]

I got the 18 Dump truck back today.. The shop misunderstood my request and put my polished wheels on and they the old wheels in the back... I wanted them to take the tires off the polished wheels and put them on the steel wheels. .. That said, the only thing it hs now is the centramatics. Its drivable.. A little shake it the rear at over 60mph.. Now I need to get tires put on the steel wheels and start over.

 

[RayIN]

The truck only has 15K miles so it's not really used everyday. Sometimes its only driven 1x a week.. Sometimes it won't move for a couple weeks.

I have brand-new tires on my Silverado. It sat for a week in this sub-freezing weather on concrete.
I drove it Friday last and all 4 tires felt like they were square. Drove it 40 miles before they felt normal again.

 

[Tomtint]

So back to the 19.5 debacle .. Had the tires taken off my polished wheels and put on the steel wheels, Balanced with weights and its decent to drive now with minimal vibration.. It's a dump truck so I expect a certain amount of a rough ride. Took the F450 Limited that has the new Bridgestones on it back to the shop that installed them.. It had lead weights and centramatics and it felt like the tires were square.. It was nothing short of awful to drive. .. The original shop took the weights off, removed the centramatics and put bags / beads in the rears... I drove it about 60 miles and it was absolutely miserable .. You couldn't leave a coffee in the cup holder without it splashing out.. So today.. Back to another shop.. Remove rear tires and suck out the beads.. rebalance with weights, no centramatics and re install.. Still sucks to drive... This truck was silky smooth with Continentals but they wore out at 20K miles. Im tossing the back four tires and putting rib tires on the back that match the fronts.. Its getting to the point where I'm going to get rid of the truck next...

 

[Jimbrown]

Have you checked the drive shafts? I am pretty sure that truck has two shafts with a sort of hanger bearing between them. The rubbur in the mount where two shafts join go bad.

 

[Hay Dude]

Have you checked the drive shafts? I am pretty sure that truck has two shafts with a sort of hanger bearing between them. The rubbur in the mount where two shafts join go bad.

Carrier bearing.

 

[Hay Dude]

So back to the 19.5 debacle .. Had the tires taken off my polished wheels and put on the steel wheels, Balanced with weights and its decent to drive now with minimal vibration.. It's a dump truck so I expect a certain amount of a rough ride. Took the F450 Limited that has the new Bridgestones on it back to the shop that installed them.. It had lead weights and centramatics and it felt like the tires were square.. It was nothing short of awful to drive. .. The original shop took the weights off, removed the centramatics and put bags / beads in the rears... I drove it about 60 miles and it was absolutely miserable .. You couldn't leave a coffee in the cup holder without it splashing out.. So today.. Back to another shop.. Remove rear tires and suck out the beads.. rebalance with weights, no centramatics and re install.. Still sucks to drive... This truck was silky smooth with Continentals but they wore out at 20K miles. Im tossing the back four tires and putting rib tires on the back that match the fronts.. Its getting to the point where I'm going to get rid of the truck next...

Man that’s unfrigginreal.
I’m on my 4th set of tires on my Ram and every time I change tires, I fear an incurable vibration, but nothing has ever happened (yet).
My latest set looks like ag tires. I thought “now the truck will vibrate”, but it’s still smooth!

 

[Tomtint]

Have you checked the drive shafts? I am pretty sure that truck has two shafts with a sort of hanger bearing between them. The rubbur in the mount where two shafts join go bad.

That’s a carrier bearing, The truck has 24k miles on it ..I can’t imagine it old fail that soon. The “vibration” has changed with every method of balancing. It went from a wobble at 60-65 and nothing at lower speeds. To tires feeling like they were egg shaped, to tires feeling like they had flat spots, to constant vibration to the point that you can’t pu5 a cup of coffee in the holder without it splashing out.. I believe it has to be the Bridgestone tires… I’m having them removed Sunday.. they have about 500 miles on them and have been a problem since day 1

 

[Hay Dude]

That’s a carrier bearing, The truck has 24k miles on it ..I can’t imagine it old fail that soon. The “vibration” has changed with every method of balancing. It went from a wobble at 60-65 and nothing at lower speeds. To tires feeling like they were egg shaped, to tires feeling like they had flat spots, to constant vibration to the point that you can’t pu5 a cup of coffee in the holder without it splashing out.. I believe it has to be the Bridgestone tires… I’m having them removed Sunday.. they have about 500 miles on them and have been a problem since day 1

You buying tires from same dealer?