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Unbalancable tire? Help

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by gabepott05, May 4, 2017.

  1. May 4, 2017 at 9:32 PM
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    gabepott05

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    3" Bilsten 5100 fully adjustable coilovers, add a leaf in the rear. Riding on stock rims with 285,75,16 Lionsports A/T
    On my 03 tacoma I have 285/75/16 on stock rims with a 3" bilstein 5100 fully adjustable coil overs w/ a add a leaf in the rear.

    I have a lifetime warranty and I have been experiencing a super bumpy ride... I know this has to do with the tire, but is it the tire or can it be that the rim is bent?

    If it is the rim, don't you think that the people that have balanced them would have told me?

    Also, I have had this verified by 2 different shops..

    So in essence, I am just looking for the best variable of options of possibly how I can fix this, or get rid of, etc..

    Any help would be greatly appreciated..

    Thank you
     
  2. May 4, 2017 at 9:40 PM
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    DustStorm4x4

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    Are you sure it's the tire/rim? Have you rotated the tires and eliminated all other possibilities?

    What tire and wheel combo do you have?

    Have you tried dynabeads?
     
  3. May 4, 2017 at 9:47 PM
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    3" Bilsten 5100 fully adjustable coilovers, add a leaf in the rear. Riding on stock rims with 285,75,16 Lionsports A/T
    Yes, I have rotated the tires then again got them rotated.

    I have the stock rims with 285/75/16 Lionsports A/T's

    No, I have not tried that yet, seems to me like a pain to get that done.
     
  4. May 4, 2017 at 9:53 PM
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    Flytmech

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    Your treads could be cupped.
     
  5. May 4, 2017 at 9:54 PM
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    The "Lionsports" may be the problem. I looked them up and it looks like they're from LingLong, a Chinese tire company. Often times there might be one or two that are just unbalanceable. It even happens with bigger American brands.
     
  6. May 4, 2017 at 9:56 PM
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    I assume you have been to mainstream shops. Try a shop that has been in buiseness over 50 years with old school equipment and someone that thinks of how to fix instead of listening to a computer. I have a friend of mine who's family has owned a shop forever and he has been doing it for 25 years on old school shit and he could have you fixed in 10 minutes. Your tire also may need to be trued, which is where they turn it shaving off a little at a time to make it perfectly round.
     
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  7. May 5, 2017 at 1:11 PM
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    dakotakid

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    You could have a broken belt in your tire. Has happened to me a couple of times but it should show up at a tire shop when they balance.
     
  8. May 5, 2017 at 5:30 PM
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    theburgher

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    I had good luck on my 04 with a shop that had a Hunter Road Force balancer when other shops could not…
     

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