lug centric vibes

so i get vibrations around 45 mph. took it to shop. they check balancing, was perfect. said because its lug centric there nothing i can do. just gotta deal with it.

thoughts.

 

Got any specs on your truck at all? Think that might be a prerequisite to giving thoughts on the issue.

 

um 03 tacoma prerunner xtra cab. 3.4l v6 automatic. tinted windows. k&n intake. magnaflow muffler. 2 12" rockford fosgate subs. bfg at ko 265 75 r16. wheels pro comp 16x8 6 5.5 bolt pattern. air fresheners hanging from wiper switch. that good?

 

well IIRC, 2nd gens are lug centric, and first are hubcentric

 

im not running the hub cover. you think if i slide that in between the hub and wheel it will make a difference?

 

I'd guess it's the air freshener.

 

that was my second guess

 

no one else has had this problem?

 

Strike that- Reverse it (at least the 2nd Gens part) My 08 Taco is HubCentric.

And to get lug centric rims right- You have to get them perfectly seated and torqued down- Going to be a bitch but you'll have to keep working on it.

 

thats not my job thats the shops job so i guess ill be making a bunch of visits till its fixed.

 

That's a technique- Or you can save yourself a shit ton of money by NOT doing that.

Whatever floats your boat!!

 

its free. lifetime free balancing. so i can save a "shit ton" of money BY doing that.

that floats my boat!!

 

u sure they didnt sell u hub centric wheels?

im running lug centric wheels with no issues like that...

one of my wheels is bent too n no vibes...

 

Guy at the shop said my stock alloys are hip and my new ones are lug and that's the problem? Idk man

 

im thinking its the tinted windows.... you might wanna get those checked out. i think thats what is causing it.

 

were do you feel the vibrations? is your steering wheel wobbling? if so try changing on of the rear wheels with one of the fronts to see if you can isolate which wheels is. What kind of weights are they using? clamp on or the ones that are taped to the wheel? Are they using weights on the outer side and inner side or just one side?

 

if he thinks the stocks on a 1st gen are hub centric, i wouldn't trust him on anything else he says about your truck...

 

just to confirm, its your fronts that are vibrating?

have you checked your hubs if front?

if rear, are your axle shafts straight?

 

x2...

make sure it really is the wheels...

 

Yup can be a number of things including the tires themselves, I had a similar issue with my wheels, the shop used stick on weight but only on the inner edge of the back of the wheel. Took the wheels to another shop, the guy checked them and they appeared to be balanced from what the machine said, but he told that for them to be properly balanced weights should be on the front and back of the wheels, since I didn't want clamped on weight on the front he used stick on weights right behind the spokes and on the inner back edge as before and voila! wobbling was gone.

Also are all of your lug nuts the same or is one of them a security lug nut, this sometimes can also be an issue.