Can anyone explain force balancing - in remedial terms?
I've had my 2016 F250 since 9/16 (some of you may remember my epic truck saga) and it has always started to shake when I get to around 65 mph. I basically got used to it, figured the tires needed balanced, but never got around to taking it in. Hubby drove it not too long ago and was shocked, said his Man Truck drove waaaay better than mine (Silverado 3500, dually, flat bed). So I finally took it back to the dealer and their diagnosis as follows: "Checked all tires for road force balance and found that all tires were out of spec. 91#, 46#, 80#, 56#. Tried to perform match mount on all tires and they would not get within spec. Below 40#. Installed 4 new tires. 2 of the new tires were not within spec. One I was able to force match and one other I had to replace with a new one. Post test drive found no other problems with vibration at highway speeds."
The old & new tires are Michelin, 10 ply (new ones are LT275/65R20). So, am I just a magnet for "bad" tires, are Michelin junk or should I be concerned there's something structurally wrong with my truck if numerous tires have to be force balanced?
BTW, this was all fortunately under warranty.
I've had my 2016 F250 since 9/16 (some of you may remember my epic truck saga) and it has always started to shake when I get to around 65 mph. I basically got used to it, figured the tires needed balanced, but never got around to taking it in. Hubby drove it not too long ago and was shocked, said his Man Truck drove waaaay better than mine (Silverado 3500, dually, flat bed). So I finally took it back to the dealer and their diagnosis as follows: "Checked all tires for road force balance and found that all tires were out of spec. 91#, 46#, 80#, 56#. Tried to perform match mount on all tires and they would not get within spec. Below 40#. Installed 4 new tires. 2 of the new tires were not within spec. One I was able to force match and one other I had to replace with a new one. Post test drive found no other problems with vibration at highway speeds."
The old & new tires are Michelin, 10 ply (new ones are LT275/65R20). So, am I just a magnet for "bad" tires, are Michelin junk or should I be concerned there's something structurally wrong with my truck if numerous tires have to be force balanced?
BTW, this was all fortunately under warranty.