I never thought I would contemplate getting rid of a (reasonably) new Toyota until recently. my 2021 Tacoma TRD offroad came with with 16" wheels that I can't seem to ever balance. After two rounds, I gave up. The car vibrates as I drive, and the steering wheel vibrates even more when I brake. This means my wheels can't get in balance and my rotors are warped and need replacement.
At the gas station, the guy showed me mud on the inside of the rim, saying that is the culprit of my vibration and. I do drive on my muddy roads and the car always has mud. It is simply not practical to wash the inside of the rims every day so there has to be another solution. None of my previous cars did this, on the same road, so I don't know if what he says is valid or not.
As for the break pads, the car has drums in the back, and of course they are pain to adjust, which I do regularly. I think the front breaks are doing more work than necessary and warping, which means I either adjust the rears more aggressively, or look into replacing with disk breaks if that is even feasible. My previous car (4runner) had a break booster for the back, and I am not sure this one has anything like that.
This car has only 37K miles on it. My two options are either get rid of it, and get a different brand or decide to plunge into repair world by changing breaks and getting new tires in hope the vibrations go away. My biggest worry is to invest $1,500 into new tires and brakes and the problem persists. I also thought about going up in tire size to from 265/70 to 245/75 in hope of some relief from vibrations but I am not sure how it affects towing, as I tow a boat with it on regular basis.
Anyone with similar problems? I
At the gas station, the guy showed me mud on the inside of the rim, saying that is the culprit of my vibration and. I do drive on my muddy roads and the car always has mud. It is simply not practical to wash the inside of the rims every day so there has to be another solution. None of my previous cars did this, on the same road, so I don't know if what he says is valid or not.
As for the break pads, the car has drums in the back, and of course they are pain to adjust, which I do regularly. I think the front breaks are doing more work than necessary and warping, which means I either adjust the rears more aggressively, or look into replacing with disk breaks if that is even feasible. My previous car (4runner) had a break booster for the back, and I am not sure this one has anything like that.
This car has only 37K miles on it. My two options are either get rid of it, and get a different brand or decide to plunge into repair world by changing breaks and getting new tires in hope the vibrations go away. My biggest worry is to invest $1,500 into new tires and brakes and the problem persists. I also thought about going up in tire size to from 265/70 to 245/75 in hope of some relief from vibrations but I am not sure how it affects towing, as I tow a boat with it on regular basis.
Anyone with similar problems? I
