Tundra wheel balancing

Hi all, I just got new tires and have had them balanced 3 times now (at
different shops) and still the truck shakes like crazy at 120 kmh. Is
there a trick to balancing Toyota truck wheels?

the truck is an 04 tundra D/C 4X4 TRD offroad with alloy rims....

Any thoughts

Cheers

notmyrealname wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi all, I just got new tires and have had them balanced 3 times now (at
> different shops) and still the truck shakes like crazy at 120 kmh. Is
> there a trick to balancing Toyota truck wheels?
>
> the truck is an 04 tundra D/C 4X4 TRD offroad with alloy rims....
>
>[/color]

Toyota wheels are supposed to be hubcentric: that is, they are supposed
to center on the raised area in the center of the hub. To do this, the
wheel lugs should be tightened with the wheel off the ground.

Also, it helps to have the tire/wheel assembly balanced on a machine
that can do a hubcentric balance. Many people have recommended tire
shops that use the Hunter GSP9700. Hunter's web site can tell you
which tire shops in your area have this machine.

I got these tips from the TundraSolutions forums, where this subject
has been discussed a number of times.

See [url]http://www.gadgetonline.com/Vibration.htm[/url].

"notmyrealname" <"NoSpam"@all.org> wrote in message
news:O_0Ze.304513$on1.90764@clgrps13...[color=blue]
> Hi all, I just got new tires and have had them balanced 3 times now (at
> different shops) and still the truck shakes like crazy at 120 kmh. Is
> there a trick to balancing Toyota truck wheels?
>
> the truck is an 04 tundra D/C 4X4 TRD offroad with alloy rims....
>
> Any thoughts
>
> Cheers[/color]

Idaho's got things backwards...hubcentric wheels are mounted on the
balancing machine the usual way with cones through the center pilot
hole. Some Tacomas have lug-centric wheels where the wheel must be
held on the balancing machine centered by the lug holes.

Does the center hole in your wheels fit snuggly on the raised part
of the hub? If not, the wheels must be balanced with the
lug-centric adapter.

Find a shop with a Hunter GSP9700 balancing machine. Have them do a
"Road Force" balance of your new tires.
[url]http://www.autotechnika.com/GSP_Localiser.html[/url]
[url]http://www.gsp9700.com/pub/features/how.cfm[/url]

Or, take the tires back to the shop where you bought them and demand
replacements or your money back. Take the shop manager for a test ride.


Ken

Ken Shelton wrote:[color=blue]
> Idaho's got things backwards...hubcentric wheels are mounted on the
> balancing machine the usual way with cones through the center pilot
> hole. Some Tacomas have lug-centric wheels where the wheel must be held
> on the balancing machine centered by the lug holes.
>
> Does the center hole in your wheels fit snuggly on the raised part of
> the hub? If not, the wheels must be balanced with the lug-centric adapter.
>
> Find a shop with a Hunter GSP9700 balancing machine. Have them do a
> "Road Force" balance of your new tires.
> [url]http://www.autotechnika.com/GSP_Localiser.html[/url]
> [url]http://www.gsp9700.com/pub/features/how.cfm[/url]
>
> Or, take the tires back to the shop where you bought them and demand
> replacements or your money back. Take the shop manager for a test ride.
>
>
> Ken[/color]
Thanks everyone for the advice, I will try this...

What have I got backwards? I said that Toyota's alloy wheels are
"hubcentric," which in your words, is to say that they "fit snugly on
the raised part of the hub" in the vehicle.

I did not say anything about how the wheel is mounted on the GSP9700.
I mentioned seating them on the hubs of the vehicle.

Although I understand that Toyota's _steel_ wheels are lugcentric on
the vehicle, the originator of this thread said that he had alloy
wheels. The alloy wheels I had on my previous 4Runners, and the ones I
have now on my Tundra, are hubcentric.

In any event, we agree that it's best to have them balanced by a shop
that uses and understands the Hunter GSP9700.