So pissed off! Weird noise after install new rims! Never heard it before. Anyone knows why?

[Elgin]

Went to a nearby shop despite its negative reviews(3.5/5), and now I regret it. Here's the situation:

1. They mentioned they couldn't program the tire sensor for my 23 Gladiator because they only have the capability for the 21 model year. OK FINE.

2. After the installation of my new rims, there's a strange noise coming from the left driver's side. I recorded it on my phone. Please pay close attention to the video before the train noise kicks in.

Before the installation, I had 315 tires with stock rims, and my new rims are 17x8.5 with a 0 offset. The shop checked and claimed that nothing was rubbing, but they're unsure about the source of the issue. They attributed it to aftermarket parts being unpredictable. I'm really frustrated. I mean, it's just wheels—how difficult can the installation be?

I love my new rims tho.

Thank you guys!

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[Commodus]

Went to a nearby shop despite its negative reviews(3.5/5), and now I regret it. Here's the situation:

1. They mentioned they couldn't program the tire sensor for my 23 Gladiator because they only have the capability for the 21 model year. OK FINE.

2. After the installation of my new rims, there's a strange noise coming from the left driver's side. I recorded it on my phone. Please pay close attention to the video before the train noise kicks in.

Before the installation, I had 315 tires with stock rims, and my new rims are 17x8.5 with a 0 offset. The shop checked and claimed that nothing was rubbing, but they're unsure about the source of the issue. They attributed it to aftermarket parts being unpredictable. I'm really frustrated. I mean, it's just wheels—how difficult can the installation be?

I love my new rims tho.

Thank you guys!

You need to check lug nut torque and make sure that the lug nuts are long enough since the only thing you changed was rims

 

[Elgin]

You need to check lug nut torque and make sure that the lug nuts are long enough since the only thing you changed was rims

Lug nut torque had no promblem. The noise only came from the driver's rear side...

 

[69charged]

Went to a nearby shop despite its negative reviews(3.5/5), and now I regret it. Here's the situation:

1. They mentioned they couldn't program the tire sensor for my 23 Gladiator because they only have the capability for the 21 model year. OK FINE.

2. After the installation of my new rims, there's a strange noise coming from the left driver's side. I recorded it on my phone. Please pay close attention to the video before the train noise kicks in.

Before the installation, I had 315 tires with stock rims, and my new rims are 17x8.5 with a 0 offset. The shop checked and claimed that nothing was rubbing, but they're unsure about the source of the issue. They attributed it to aftermarket parts being unpredictable. I'm really frustrated. I mean, it's just wheels—how difficult can the installation be?

I love my new rims tho.

Thank you guys!

As far as I know the tire pressure monitors connect in their own after about 20 miles or so. There is no need to program them or anything. Did they swap your original sensors to the new wheels?
The sound sounds like a dust shield lightly rubbing the disc to me. They are just thin tin, so easy to bend by accident. ?‍

 

[Lynn_F]

Has it improved or changed any with time? It sounds like the adhesive from the sticker that was on the tread or something like that.

 

[Elgin]

Has it improved or changed any with time? It sounds like the adhesive from the sticker that was on the tread or something like that.

No the noise showed up right after the wheels were installed... Nothing was rubbing... Seems it only from the rear driver side

 

[Renegade]

Sounds like the brake shield to me too. They could have bent it installing the new tire/wheel.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

1. They mentioned they couldn't program the tire sensor for my 23 Gladiator because they only have the capability for the 21 model year. OK FINE.

As mentioned, no programming needed if you use the correct TPMS sensors for your year of Jeep.
You have a 2023 so you need to use your correct original sensors, or the sensors made for later model Jeeps like mid-2021 and later. 2021 and 2020 will not work. I had to do sensor swapping when I traded my 2020 for my 2022 JT.
If they don't know that you don't need to program Gladiator TPMS sensors (any year) I wonder what else they don't know?

Others have given good ideas - just make sure that the new wheels are made for the Jeep hubs - the center hole is correct size.

 

[Elgin]

As mentioned, NO programming needed if you use the correct TPMS sensors for your year of Jeep.
You have a 2023 so you need to use your correct original sensors, or the sensors made for later model Jeeps like mid-2021 and later. 2021 and 2020 will not work. I had to do sensor swapping when I traded my 2020 for my 2022 JT.
If they don't know that you don't need to program Gladiator TPMS sensors (any year) I wonder what else they don't know?

Others have given good ideas - just make sure that the new wheels are made for the Jeep hubs - the center hole is correct size.

Yes, I am still using my OEM 23 sensor. You mean no programming needed so I don't have to do anything for that? Now I have one low-pressure tire warning which is 34 psi. I asked them to run 34 psi for all tires. I was running 35 psi before the installation and there was no warning light on. Now I run 34 psi but the light is on. I thought it was due to the non-programmed sensor? No? Is it because 34 psi is where the point that Jeep gives your warning?

New wheels are 100% made for Gladiator.

Thank you!

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Yes, I am still using my OEM 23 sensor. You mean no programming needed so I don't have to do anything for that? Now I have one low-pressure tire warning which is 34 psi. I asked them to run 34 psi for all tires. I was running 35 psi before the installation and there was no warning light on. Now I run 34 psi but the light is on. I thought it was due to the non-programmed sensor? No? Is it because 34 psi is where the point that Jeep gives your warning?

New wheels are 100% made for Gladiator.

Thank you!

No programming to make the sensors WORK.
To change the threshold of the warning, that's a different animal. Typically the warning is triggered when any one tire is 25% lower than the sticker's PSI number or any one tire is 25% lower than the others.
So I can't see how you'd have any warning lights on unless you have a tire that's under 30 psi.
Exactly what warning are you seeing? Picture?

 

[Elgin]

No programming to make the sensors WORK.
To change the threshold of the warning, that's a different animal. Typically the warning is triggered when any one tire is 25% lower than the sticker's PSI number or any one tire is 25% lower than the others.
So I can't see how you'd have any warning lights on unless you have a tire that's under 30 psi.
Exactly what warning are you seeing? Picture?

That makes it even more weird! Let me describe it! So, I asked them to run 34 psi for all 4 tires. It turns out to be 3 tires have 37 psi and one tire has 34 psi. And the low tire pressure warning light on, says something like: Please inflate your tire to 37 psi. WTF!

 

[ShadowsPapa]

That makes it even more weird! Let me describe it! So, I asked them to run 34 psi for all 4 tires. It turns out to be 3 tires have 37 psi and one tire has 34 psi. And the low tire pressure warning light on, says something like: Please inflate your tire to 37 psi. WTF!

What's the original tire factory recommendation on the decal on the door jamb above the striker? There should be a recommended inflation psi for the factory tires. The BCM would be configured for that. Larger tires "typically" require lower pressures (note the word typically)
If it's like my past observations, a Rubicon may say something like 36 psi on the sticker, maybe 37. for 37 psi, 34 is not low.
My Overland has a sticker inflation of 38. I typically run my tires at about 35/36 (they are a tad wider). In the winter before I air up for the cold season, I routinely see 33 or 34 before I take off and the tires warm up - I never see a warning. In fact I don't see a warning unless any of them get under 30 psi - I believe 28 or 29 is where I see a warning.
That being said - I can't see any Rubicon warning of a low tire unless it's under 30 psi.

Does the dash/cluster show the psi properly?
Or are you measuring yourself with a gauge?

 

[Elgin]

What's the original tire factory recommendation on the decal on the door jamb above the striker? There should be a recommended inflation psi for the factory tires. The BCM would be configured for that. Larger tires "typically" require lower pressures (note the word typically)
If it's like my past observations, a Rubicon may say something like 36 psi on the sticker, maybe 37. for 37 psi, 34 is not low.
My Overland has a sticker inflation of 38. I typically run my tires at about 35/36 (they are a tad wider). In the winter before I air up for the cold season, I routinely see 33 or 34 before I take off and the tires warm up - I never see a warning. In fact I don't see a warning unless any of them get under 30 psi - I believe 28 or 29 is where I see a warning.
That being said - I can't see any Rubicon warning of a low tire unless it's under 30 psi.

Does the dash/cluster show the psi properly?
Or are you measuring yourself with a gauge?

That's what am I saying, it's so weird. I ran 35 psi, and it was fine.

Does the dash/cluster show the psi properly?
I thought no because I was told by them that the sensor wasn't programmed properly. That's why the warning light is messed up.
Or are you measuring yourself with a gauge?
No. It showed on the dash.

 

[Mr._Bill]

No programming needs to be done for the sensors. The tire store should have a TPMS tool that will let them read the sensors. They should be able to read each one, confirm it is transmitting, and what the current pressure is. You can then compare that to what is shown on the dash and a manual Guage.

It has been reported that the current sensor version doesn't work well with some wheels. Being solid, and not spoked, those wheels have the potential to cause reception issues between the sensors and receiver.

Try moving the wheel to another location, without changing pressure, and see if the error follows with it.

 

[Elgin]

This is why... WTF

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