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<blockquote data-quote="smurfslayer" data-source="post: 1827834" data-attributes="member: 21926"><p>Suspension vibration, oscillating steering wheel, or both are absolutely miserable to troubleshoot. I highlighted the variables in your problem via different colors above. </p><p></p><p>You have:</p><p>wheels</p><p>tires</p><p>front lift</p><p>prior occurring vibration</p><p></p><p>Because you have multiple variables, stacked on top of a pre-existing condition, resolving this problem will be akin to shooting in the dark without a light. </p><p></p><p>The only way to properly diagnose this is to eliminate the variables 1 x 1 until you resolve the problem. You now have a worse vibration. My suggestion would be to find a local FRF with a known good set of wheels / tires and swap them for a test drive on your truck. If the vibration goes away, you can eliminate the lift as a potential contributor. If the vibration continues, however, then you have something else wrong. </p><p></p><p>The vibration before all the work needs clarification. Did you have the vibration before the lift? Before the tires? Before the wheels? or did you change multiple things at one time? </p><p></p><p>The most likely cause of the vibration would be the tires and balance. Were they road force balanced? When you look at the wheels on the Raptor from the factory, you will find often pound of weights and sometimes more in order to get that ‘perfectly smooth’ ride. I’ve never seen a tire shop use that much weight even with R/F balancing and if I’m honest, nothing has compared to factory balancing to me. Certainly not my stealership service dept. Discount tire got me very close and it’s smoothed out almost entirely but it’s not factory. I have to really try to discern it, but there’s an ever so slight vibe present and I do mean ever so slight. More than 99% of the time, you don’t even know it’s there, but as delivered from the factory, the ride was 100% smooth, all the time, every time, regardless of road condition. </p><p></p><p>Since you have differing opinions on the wheels, you will likely need the runout measured. No two wheels are identical or perfect, but if they’re within the manufacturer’s spec, you won’t notice or appreciate any of that difference. If your wheels pass the runout measurements (plural), then you can safely move on to something else as the culprit.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, NEVER modify on top of an existing problem or situations like this are the result.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smurfslayer, post: 1827834, member: 21926"] Suspension vibration, oscillating steering wheel, or both are absolutely miserable to troubleshoot. I highlighted the variables in your problem via different colors above. You have: wheels tires front lift prior occurring vibration Because you have multiple variables, stacked on top of a pre-existing condition, resolving this problem will be akin to shooting in the dark without a light. The only way to properly diagnose this is to eliminate the variables 1 x 1 until you resolve the problem. You now have a worse vibration. My suggestion would be to find a local FRF with a known good set of wheels / tires and swap them for a test drive on your truck. If the vibration goes away, you can eliminate the lift as a potential contributor. If the vibration continues, however, then you have something else wrong. The vibration before all the work needs clarification. Did you have the vibration before the lift? Before the tires? Before the wheels? or did you change multiple things at one time? The most likely cause of the vibration would be the tires and balance. Were they road force balanced? When you look at the wheels on the Raptor from the factory, you will find often pound of weights and sometimes more in order to get that ‘perfectly smooth’ ride. I’ve never seen a tire shop use that much weight even with R/F balancing and if I’m honest, nothing has compared to factory balancing to me. Certainly not my stealership service dept. Discount tire got me very close and it’s smoothed out almost entirely but it’s not factory. I have to really try to discern it, but there’s an ever so slight vibe present and I do mean ever so slight. More than 99% of the time, you don’t even know it’s there, but as delivered from the factory, the ride was 100% smooth, all the time, every time, regardless of road condition. Since you have differing opinions on the wheels, you will likely need the runout measured. No two wheels are identical or perfect, but if they’re within the manufacturer’s spec, you won’t notice or appreciate any of that difference. If your wheels pass the runout measurements (plural), then you can safely move on to something else as the culprit. Lastly, NEVER modify on top of an existing problem or situations like this are the result. [/QUOTE]
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