Still has a vibration at 70, headed to the dealer

[Mad Mac]

Swapped my wheels and tires at 18,000
with a 2024 Gladiator
with OEM wheels and tires with 3,000 miles on them.
Had them balanced at that time
and balanced again at 22,500.
My local shop has the Hunter road force balancer.

The vibration is in the body and not the steering.
The shop worked with me
and even balanced the spare
and rotated it with each back wheel
to check for tire or wheel runout.

On another thread on this forum
thank you Whiskerbiscuit
the owner ended up with ring gear vibration.

The drivetrain on my 2021
should still be under warranty.
So I plan to head to the dealer
unless someone has a better idea.

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[Bbannongmu]

As much as it pains me to say it, Dealer is your best bet under warranty. You’ll probably need to be skeptical - dealers tend to deal with first cause, not root cause. Could be any number of things and paying someone to diagnose could be a costly job. Good luck and let us know what they find.

 

[legend007]

Same thing for me. I had to have the entire front suspension, axle, power steering, etc replaced due to an accident and after that I have the vibration. Didn't have it before. Also have new K03 tires on stock wheels, balanced, vehicle aligned and still happens. I am out of warranty though so I may just live with it. I feel one of the parts replaced may not be quality and causing it.

 

[PuddleJumper]

It could be actual truck components but I'm gonna bet its just wildpeaks being wildpeaks. Almost every other 4x4 platform out there complains about wildpeaks balancing and whether or not hunter machines are the fix or the cause. I'd just ask for smack on weights for the inside rim with no road force balance. Worked for my Mickey Ts

 

[Mad Mac]

Well, the dealer said it was not the drivetrain.
The wheels were out of balance.

The dealer balanced them
and it is much, much better.
I may be overly sensitive
but there still seems to be
a very slight vibration at 70.
But it is so mild I can live with it.

Thank you one and all for playing.

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