Need Help with steering wheel shaking after 3" lift with 37s

[RPiantedosi]

Hi All,
first time posting, but im in need of assistance. I added a 3" Icon Spacer lift, Zone off road upper control arms and 37 inch BFG KO2s on the stock Wildtrak wheels. After I had the lift and tires installed the alignment was slightly off and the steering wheel shook quite a bit. I took it back in and they readjusted the alignment and checked the balancing of the tires. When I got the truck back, it definitely drove better than before the issues, but it still has a shake in the steering wheel a bit. It is not crazy, but it is no where near as tight as it was stock with 35s. My question is, has anyone had this happen to them and if so, what was the cause? Also, maybe i am too new to having 37s on the truck and this is a normal thing, but I havent seen anyone else complaining about this so I am feeling like it is just me.

Thank you in advance for any feedback!


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[Ground_zero298]

Low speed or high speed shake? Can you feel it in the vehicle too? Like a vibration? If so what speeds for that?

 

[RPiantedosi]

Low speed or high speed shake? Can you feel it in the vehicle too? Like a vibration? If so what speeds for that?

More higher speeds, I would say over 45 and up. I dont really feel it in the vehicle, mainly steering wheel shake.

 

[Ground_zero298]

I don’t have the same tires. Ones I got had some high speed vibration for the first 1000 miles as the center lugs wore even. Sure others will chime in but that’s all I got for it.

 

[RPiantedosi]

I don’t have the same tires. Ones I got had some high speed vibration for the first 1000 miles as the center lugs wore even. Sure others will chime in but that’s all I got for it.

Thanks, Ya, I was thinking the lugs as well. I also don't want to bring it in and throw more money to find out I needed to drive longer on the tires. I would say I am about 3k miles on the tires now.

 

[GreyZ]

I would get the alignment checked somehwere else and get the tires road force balanced. If it still shakes after that you need someone to take a look through everything to make sure nothing is loose. It should not shake at all.

 

[Gtrekker]

Hey, I'm running 37" K02s on OEM WT wheels with factory alignment. Ran smooth and straight without issue. I'd suggest another alignment shop and check the balance of tires again. Watch your tires for wear points / teeth. Good luck....

If everything is new... I don't buy into a break-in time for it to run smooth...

 

[RPiantedosi]

I would get the alignment checked somehwere else and get the tires road force balanced. If it still shakes after that you need someone to take a look through everything to make sure nothing is loose. It should not shake at all.

thanks. I’ll start with your suggestions. Hate throwing more money at something i already paid for but I just want it done correctly. Appreciate yoursuggestion

 

[BadlandsA51]

If you did a 3" spacer and didn't do anything to lower the front differential there is a good chance the vibration is coming from the inner plunge joints on the half shafts. A 3" lift will increase the angle of the half shafts quite a bit and the inner joints aren't true CV joints so they will set up a vibration. The vibration should get a little worse under hard acceleration if the half shafts are the cause. That would be due to the front end lifting during acceleration causing the angle to increase.

 

[RPiantedosi]

Hey, I'm running 37" K02s on OEM WT wheels with factory alignment. Ran smooth and straight without issue. I'd suggest another alignment shop and check the balance of tires again. Watch your tires for wear points / teeth. Good luck....

If everything is new... I don't buy into a break-in time for it to run smooth...

the mechanic made a comment about the software on the alignment machine was like 6 months behind and it may be better to take it to ford. I dont know how true that would be.

 

[F OR D]

the mechanic made a comment about the software on the alignment machine was like 6 months behind and it may be better to take it to ford. I dont know how true that would be.

I dont know how true that would be. - Joke of the year!

 

[‘21OBX]

I’m also on 37’s and 3 1/2” lift no shake. It’s def not normal. On my wife’s Bronco we actually had to have two tires swapped out as they balanced but with 20OZ of weight and shook. After the second time back the balancing and they said the amount of weight needed and it still shook. I said then something is not right if themree tired balance with under 2oz and two dont. They warrantied them out. New tires balanced great and no more shake.

 

[RPiantedosi]

I’m also on 37’s and 3 1/2” lift no shake. It’s def not normal. On my wife’s Bronco we actually had to have two tires swapped out as they balanced but with 20OZ of weight and shook. After the second time back the balancing and they said the amount of weight needed and it still shook. I said then something is not right if themree tired balance with under 2oz and two dont. They warrantied them out. New tires balanced great and no more shake.

thanks. The current mechanic is telling me the tires are balanced properly. I’ll start with an alignment from somewhere else

 

[Gtrekker]

the mechanic made a comment about the software on the alignment machine was like 6 months behind and it may be better to take it to ford. I dont know how true that would be.

I've heard that before. Not sure really what that means. I was with them when we balanced my tires. 37" K02s are a lot of rubber and not very true. We would spin the tire and if the weight set was high, we would pop the bead and spin the tire around a bit then check the balance again till we came up to a reasonable weight for the wheel.

You can try swapping the front and rear wheels and do test drive to see if vibration changes. Keep in mind which tire goes where do to your air press sensors.

 

[RPiantedosi]

I've heard that before. Not sure really what that means. I was with them when we balanced my tires. 37" K02s are a lot of rubber and not very true. We would spin the tire and if the weight set was high, we would pop the bead and spin the tire around a bit then check the balance again till we came up to a reasonable weight for the wheel.

You can try swapping the front and rear wheels and do test drive to see if vibration changes. Keep in mind which tire goes where do to your air press sensors.

good call on swapping the fronts and backs for testing. That may be another faster option to start troubleshooting

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