Wheel shake

Hey guys I have a 2011 Tacoma I just put a set of soft 8 rims on my truck I've had them balanced three times now an am still getting a heavy steering wheel vibration at about 60mph any hep would be awesome

 

Are they wider rim than the other ones you took off? Different tires? Stick weights or on the bead weights? Did you get it aligned after changing the stance???

 

Was this roadforce balanced?

 

They are wider i had stock rims I put 16x8 with -12 offset on an they are the original tires and it's weights on the bead. I have not gotten an alignment yet either

 

Yea it was road force balanced

 

Not bashing a company but where did you get it done

 

A local tire shop that I've been using for years they didn't use the cones when they balanced them they used the mount thy matched your lugnut holes exact

 

If it was RF balanced then the tech either did not do it correctly or should be able to tell you exactly what is wrong with a wheel or tire.

Alignment has nothing to do with it.

 

He said hey balanced out fine on road force nothing was bad. I don't know if this has anything to do with it but I did have to put a 1" spacer on the front to clear the caliper

 

what kind of spacer? at 1'' I hope they are hub centric and not slip on, if they even make 1'' slip ons lol if they aren't hub centric that could be the issue, if your rims aren't sitting properly it will cause vibration

 

It is the one that bolt on to your hubs

 

those are not hub centric. could be your problem. u want to see a hub centric lip like this

 

If they are not hub centric wheels and spacers, that's likely the issue. Wheels can be fitted with hub centric rings, spacers not so much.

 

so are the spacers mounted with conical nuts into a conical seat on the spacer?

If so, loosen them all up. Tighten one finger tight, then one opposite finger tight, alternating around the spacer. Then go back and check them all, still finger tight (some will have gotten loose as others were worked)

Then begin torquing in the same type pattern, using a known good torque wrench.

I've mounted non hub-centric wheels on cars this way for a long time, including race cars and high speed runners, with nary an issue. It does take some patience.

I'm not saying it will fix your problem. But for free, it's worth giving it a try just to see if things change. At worst, nothing will change, at best it will offer a cure, or at least give you a clue you are on the right path.

If you can tell where the shake is (steering wheel, front tires, your seat, rear tires) that's where I'd start. If you can even tell L from R, that would be awesome. Do one at a time and test drive. If things get better, do them all.

Edit: If they are flat bottom nuts or seats in the spacer, what I suggest will never work. The centering action of the mating conical surfaces over a somewhat closely toleranced hole/stud fitment is what allows centering to occur.

 

might want to make sure that the nuts holding the spacer on don't stick out past the spacer as well. make sure they are flush with or well seated.

 

Ok I'll give that a shot tomorrow I only have spacers on the front nothing on the rear

 

So these are the ones that are on my truck an it says they are hubcentric

 

yup, those ones are indeed hub centric. kind of a step backwards but good you got the right kind haha still cant hurt to verify they are installed correctly tho

 

Yea that's what I'm thinking I'll pull them off an do the sequence like you said

 

cant hurt but in all reality the sequence is kind of irrelevant due to the fact they are in fact hub centric, the way they are designed they SHOULD naturally sit properly centered on the hub.