2017 F-150 build...Everyone meet Walter White

[Grassland]

What he is saying is maybe it's one wheel that's worse and if u move the wheel positions around the wobble may change, helping you narrow down the issues.

 

[badm0t0rfinger]

I have not rotated the tires. I’m not following what that would tell me?

Since these are the beadlock capable wheels, when the shops have taken the factory “beadlock” off, anyone know if the ring is supposed to go back on a certain way or line up somehow that the shop would have missed?

If you find and move the problem wheel to the drive axle and not the steering maybe it works itself out. Id get a 5th wheel (just checked Craigslist, theres one standalone wheel available) and slowly swap the wheels out.

As for the beauty rings are concerned they're all balanced outside of the wheel they're mated to. I have my beauty rings labeled for each wheel, but exactly the orientation? Naw, thats a bit of overkill even for me.

 

[NORDFORD]

If the bad wheel is on your drive axle, you’ll have vibration, but not necessarily in your steering wheel.
If it’s on your front end, you’ll feel it in your steering.
Same thing happens with warped rotors. Steering shakes = front. Vibration felt but not in steering = back.

 

[SDDiver5]

I did a lot of research and found a place close to me that has been in business for 30+ years. Alignment, balance, brakes and suspension specialist. Also happens to be a family friend of my in-laws and they come highly recommended. They said they can use some tool to tell if the tire/wheel is out of round and then will diagnose from there.

I'm luckily heading to Cabo for a week and wont stress or be upset or have to think about this until my appointment on Tuesday.

Have a great week/weekend! I'll have a few margs for those of you who constantly follow my thread and give me input and leave those awesome heart eyes emojis on my truck pics.

Cheers!

 

[badm0t0rfinger]

I'll pass on the marg, but have a michelada instead for me.

 

[SDDiver5]

Yet another defeat. The 3rd shop I've taken it to could not figure out my vibration issues.

My last stop is Ford before I try to sell the wheels and tires and try to convince my wife to let me drop 2k on new wheels and tires.

 

[Deleted member 9101]

Have you tried swapping wheels/tires with a buddy? It would quickly tell you what was wrong.

Or, toss on your spare tire and go for a drive. Start swapping it around on the truck, if the vibration stops then what ever rim/tire is off is the problem.

Also...check your driveshaft. The company that builds them for Ford doesn't do a good job of welding the weights on.

 

[SDDiver5]

Have you tried swapping wheels/tires with a buddy? It would quickly tell you what was wrong.

Or, toss on your spare tire and go for a drive. Start swapping it around on the truck, if the vibration stops then what ever rim/tire is off is the problem.

Also...check your driveshaft. The company that builds them for Ford doesn't do a good job of welding the weights on.

Ah yes I believe you were the one who mentioned that before thanks. Ill check.

Would it matter using a 20 inch wheel and a 31 tire when the others are 18 in wheel and 35 inch tires?

 

[Deleted member 9101]

Ah yes I believe you were the one who mentioned that before thanks. Ill check.

Would it matter using a 20 inch wheel and a 31 tire when the others are 18 in wheel and 35 inch tires?

For around the block...not really.

 

[SDDiver5]

What's up gang. Making some progress on my vibration issues.

I spoke to someone about it and they said that the hub diameter on a raptor is slightly different than the ones on my 17 and I need to get a hub centric ring.... I've read on forums this usually solves vibration issues with aftermarket wheels but cant seem to find anything about OEM hub centric rings. It seems that they dont use them on OEM wheels? Can anyone confirm if the raptor has a different hub size? I can see why it would as it is a performance truck and mine is more base model but also cant see why the hubs would be different.

 

[Deleted member 9101]

Well... considering that the Raptor and F150 have the same hubs and rotors....I find that pretty hard to believe.

 

[SDDiver5]

Well... considering that the Raptor and F150 have the same hubs and rotors....I find that pretty hard to believe.

Right??

Maybe its wheel specific?

 

[badm0t0rfinger]

I'm gonna do a bit more research on my end but man... Something aint right.

https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/how-important-is-hub-centric.25869/page-2 this is an old thread but it looks like some aftermarket wheels came with hub alignment spacers.

I'm pretty sure the hubs for all of the vehicles are roughly the same, if not exactly the same. I think the OEM wheels are lug centric, regardless.

 

[Grassland]

On my wife's Elantra GT we bought aftermarket wheels and they came with hub spacers for the application as while the lug pattern was exact, the hub wasn't.

On an OEM wheel I'd not expect this issue.

 

[badm0t0rfinger]

@SDDiver5 I just reached out to someone who really knows this stuff (They have GEN1 and GEN2) and said the hubs and wheels from 10 to 20 are the same with the exception of the HD payload package with the 7 lug bolt pattern.