What seems to be the problem Raptor??

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LEGORAPTOR

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So I took my raptor out to the beach this past weekend to try the new M/T tires and had a badass time trying this baby out in the sand dunes. After though when I was on my way back home, Everytime I got to about 80mph I felt the truck shake/vibrate a lot. The I also let the stering wheel go and it would slowly but surely start leaning to the right side. Is it the alignment? Do I have to get tires balanced again? Was is during the crazyness of my off roading that this occured?

P.S- I'll post pics and vidz later this week of my adventure =P

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If it shakes its a tire balance problem. I would first check that you don't have mud/sand packed up inside the wheel. If you do, than that could very possibly be your shake. If not, it sounds like the tires need re balanced. The pull could be an alignment issue, low tire psi, or bad tire.
 
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Thanks

I'll check tire balance and alignment this week as well as do another pressure wash on wheels and undercarriage just to make sure theres no sand/mud stuck under there. Thanks a lot.
 

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Everyone says these things won't do a 100+, BS mine will push 120 but it feels like she is wanting sand and not pavement. It has done this since day one. In the desert she feels fine with no sideways shake or control problems.
 

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DId you put new rims on with the M/T's ? Check the weights , tape weights ? It ahould be almost impossable with out noticeing when you did it ,but you could have knocked a weight off . I would take it back to where you bought the wheels or had them mounted.
 
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