TROUBLE!!!!!!!!

[jmsspratlin]

I recently purchased some wheels and tires for the H2 SUV. Upon my venture home, it began to wobble terribly at the range of 75+ mph. It got so bad, that I nearly lost total control, however I did wind up in the ditch. Luckily I was able to slow down enough to avoid a major accident, but I was scared nonetheless, plus I had my daughter with me. Upon returning home, I checked the pressue and wear, and all were fine. I am now a bit timid to take my family on the road, for fear that this may happen again. Has anyone had something similar happen, and if so, what was done to fix the proble. The wheels are 20" with Toyo MT on them. They stick out a little, but not too much. Also they create a pretty loud bit of road noise and make my mirros constantly vibrate. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.....Jamie

[blockrockin]

they shouldnt do that... sounds like they arent blanced correctly.. i would take the h2 back to the place and have them rebalance them.. hope it works out for you. they are good tires...

[jmsspratlin]

Originally Posted by blockrockin

they shouldnt do that... sounds like they arent blanced correctly.. i would take the h2 back to the place and have them rebalance them.. hope it works out for you. they are good tires...

I think I'm going to take it to somewhere else besides the place I orginally had them mounted (due to the fact that it didn't get done right). Anyway, I'm calling around now to hopefully get this resolved b/c I love the set-up and don't want to go back to stock. Thanks.....Jamie

[MattRoberts123]

My guess would be a bad balancing job. If you can, go to a good wheel and tire shop.. Lots of tire places still use poor balancing machines that cannot handle large tire sizes, but more importantly large wheel sizes.

Look for a HUNTER balancing machine... usually you can even get on the hunter website and they will tell you someone locally that uses the machines.

You will want to have them to a dynamic road force balance... If you can, stand around and see if they will let you watch them do it. Sometimes it can take over an hour to properly do all 4.. but once you ahve it done, you should be able to drive at any speed you want without ANY vibration...

the smallest amount of out of balance weight can cause major vibrations and problems the faster you go.

Hope this helps.

Matt

[IRA51]

I would bring it right back to the place you bought them and tell them you want it fixed or a refund .that is total bull **** . to be as bad as you say you may have an out or round wheel . if they don't fix it call Toyo and have the Toyo rep look it over .Toyo makes a excellent tire and is choosey on who it makes a dealer. if that happened to me I would have made a U turn the same day and went back and said make it right or give me a refund . the longer you wait the less likely they will be to fix the problem .you paid for new tires and wheels and mounting and balanceing .

[Boss Hoss]

Your best bet is Kellers. They have the best equipment in FWB.

[KenP]

Originally Posted by IRA51

I would bring it right back to the place you bought them and tell them you want it fixed or a refund .that is total bull **** . to be as bad as you say you may have an out or round wheel . if they don't fix it call Toyo and have the Toyo rep look it over .Toyo makes a excellent tire and is choosey on who it makes a dealer. if that happened to me I would have made a U turn the same day and went back and said make it right or give me a refund . the longer you wait the less likely they will be to fix the problem .you paid for new tires and wheels and mounting and balanceing .

X2 I'd have been freaking pissed!!!