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onezman · 09-08-2002, 08:33 AM

Hi Warpath,

Your looking at about about $300 for each new polished aluminum wheel and very close to that for each new Michelin tire. Be sure they balance all tires when the put them on. Some tire dealers say the drive tires don't need to be balanced but I would want it done anyway.

When the tires and wheels are installed, have a front and rear axle alignment done.

If your shimmy problem is still not cured, you might want to check your front wheel bearing and the kingpins.

Jack up the front of the truck. Take a pry bar and try to move each wheel. If there is play in the wheels, try to determine if it's the wheel bearings or your kingpins. If you need to replace the wheelbearings, be sure to use synthetic lube.

If the wheel bearings are OK, its probably your kingpins. Some manufacturers place very thin shims at the top of each kingpin. Removing one of these shims on each kingpin allows the kingpin to seat slightly deeper in the spindle.

Deeper seating tightens everything up. Be sure
to grease the kingpins while the front of the truck is still on jacks. This way the weight is off the kingpins and the grease distributes around and below the pins.

Just my two cents,
Larry

[This message was edited by onezman on September 08, 2002 at 11:49 AM.]

09-08-2002, 08:33 AM	#2
onezman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 193	Hi Warpath, Your looking at about about $300 for each new polished aluminum wheel and very close to that for each new Michelin tire. Be sure they balance all tires when the put them on. Some tire dealers say the drive tires don't need to be balanced but I would want it done anyway. When the tires and wheels are installed, have a front and rear axle alignment done. If your shimmy problem is still not cured, you might want to check your front wheel bearing and the kingpins. Jack up the front of the truck. Take a pry bar and try to move each wheel. If there is play in the wheels, try to determine if it's the wheel bearings or your kingpins. If you need to replace the wheelbearings, be sure to use synthetic lube. If the wheel bearings are OK, its probably your kingpins. Some manufacturers place very thin shims at the top of each kingpin. Removing one of these shims on each kingpin allows the kingpin to seat slightly deeper in the spindle. Deeper seating tightens everything up. Be sure to grease the kingpins while the front of the truck is still on jacks. This way the weight is off the kingpins and the grease distributes around and below the pins. Just my two cents, Larry [This message was edited by onezman on September 08, 2002 at 11:49 AM.]