BF Goodrich TA K02 issue

How's your caster?

My last truck was lifted but not as much as my 2016. I find the 2016 wanders more than the 2013 did, but I've got a little less caster in it.

 

Not a bad suggestion after putting on new tires, but alignments don't fix vibration problems.

Vibrations are caused by out of balance or out of round. Rarely would this be the case with a BFG unless they were flat spotted. 99% of the time it is a balance issue because Toyota wheels are a notorious pain in the ass to center on a balancer shaft. It requires a good tech and the correct cone. After that, it is easy.

 

See the OP... They aren't vibrating or rumbling. The car is pulling/wandering.

 

Lots of rotating. Start with rotating one of the fronts to the back and see if it still happens. If it still does, try rotating the other side to the back. Once the shake/shimmy goes away, the tire you put in the back is probably the bad one.

 

I moved front to back and properly torqued. Problem is gone. Can’t say if they were just installed wrong or rotating helped but they ride great now. Thanks for all the help.

 

Did you read the original post? "Between 50-60 if I let go of steering wheel it will move back and forth about 1/8” - 1/4”. " Moving back and forth = vibration. That has nothing to do with alignment. Wander to the right is common because of road crown.

 

All you have done is moved the problem to the rear. If you ever want to rotate them again, you need to get them rebalanced. I wouldn't worry about it for 5000 miles unless you paid to have them balanced because they didn't do a good job.

 

I'm certainly no expert in the matter... but OP's first post states "no vibration". The only thing that I thought could have been an issue is if the camber is extreme and you're "running on the side wall". The heavy lugs of the KO2 side wall could cause a "back and forth" motion.

However, if OP swapped his wheels around and the problem goes away... then it's likely not the alignment.

Also, going 50-60 implies that OP is on the highway. Highways have can have reverse crowns and superelevation... saying the truck will always pull to the right is not accurate.

 

General Grabbers mo better for sure.

 

I realize you are trying to help, and I am not trying to be a Richard, but your theory on excessive camber and running on the sidewall is not possible. There is no way that could happen.

Also I said that a right pull is common because of road crown. The stats provided by Michelin said that something like 90% of city and 75% of highway driving is on right crowned roads. What usually happens is that people think there is a problem are on roads that naturally will cause the right sensation. Not saying that is always the case, but one of the questions I always ask when someone says they have a right pull is does it happen when you are in the left lane on the highway. It kind of gives you an idea of where to focus on the problem.

As for the vibration, again that is understanding what someone is saying. People don't always explain and understand using the same terms. Rocking steering wheel at 50-60 is classic out of balance. I'm guessing the OP uses different terms for vibration, but the description is what you go by.

 

OP you'll eventually notice a vibration in your seat. My rear tires have a wobble from left to right and at high enough speeds you can feel it in the seat. Sometimes you can fix the issue by literally rotating the tire on the rim, sometimes the tire just won't balance and will need replacing.