Vibration after new tires

[Pirate VI]

Recently (about 6 weeks ago) I had new tires put on. They are larger than the previous stock crossterrains. They are 285 michelin LTX AT2.
One the way home, I noticed vibrations. I also have spidertrax installed, but had those before the tires and had no vibrations. I had them rebalanced and that did not change anything. I installed a lift and then had an alignment done at Sears. The tech told me that they were aligned right on the boarder of the specs due to the fact that I lifted it without changing the UCAs, and he could not align it properly. He also said that it should not cause any vibrations. About a week ago I had tire kingdom rebalance the wheels thinking maybe I would get a different result from a different shop. I still have vibrations. They are in the steering wheel only, and only happen between 45-60mph 55 seems to be worse(speed from GPS since my speedo is off now with larger tires). I have heard that this is the spot where the tires will vibrate if not balanced properly, but with 3 balances I don't know why it is still happening.
Could I have a different problem (maybe a steering tie rod? or bad ball joint or something similar?) I guess I should bring it to a 4x4 shop since they must deal with this kind of thing alot more than Costco, Sears and Tire Kingdom do.
Any suggestions though?

 

[Thai]

Did you have them "roadforce" your tires when they balance it? Did they have the proper adaptor?? If you find nothing else, then i recommend that you have it balance by a Toyota dealer.

BTW, once you fixed this problem, please give us a review of those LTX A/T-2!!

 

[Pirate VI]

I have no idea if they roadforced the tires, I dont even know what that means. I will wait until I fix the broken lug on my spidertrax before I go and request this, I dont want them blaming that.

The tires seem great, they are more aggressive looking than stock, with a very deep tread 17/32nds, where I think most tires are around 14/32nds. They are not BFG ATs or muds, but still have a nice look. They ride a bit, but not much stiffer than stock, they are D rated after all. They are completely as quite as the stock crossterrains were. I went with these tires in order to look a bit more aggressive, and still keep the great highway ride and sound level. Living in FL and having a 2wd (hard to find 4wd in FL) I don't need very aggressive tires, in fact less aggressive is better as I drive on sand much more than mud or rocks, I also dont do much real offroading, although I did do a couple trips with GatorGreg and RunnerUp. These tires seem to fit what I want perfectly. I dont know how they stack up against thier competitors like the Revos, but I figure michelin makes good quality tires, so these cant be too bad.

 

[Pirate VI]

I just googled roadforce and read a thread about it on Tundra Solutions. I went to Hunters website (they are the manufacturer, or the preferred one atleast) and it seems that only dealerships have them in my area. So I guess my tires were not roadforced as niether Costco or Tire Kingdom was on the list of local shops with the roadforce balancer. "Jeffs Jeep Yard" was on the list, as were a few local toyota dealers. Would you think that a Jeep yard who is used to dealing with lifted vehicles may be a better place to bring my car than the toyota dealership who doesnt deal with lifted vehicles. (although I bet not many newer 4runners are brought to the Jeep yard, I pass it on my way to work and there are only lifted Jeeps and Ford trucks outside)
You asked if they have the right adapter, what adapter would that be, one for the wheel (like toyota oem) or one for the tires? I just want to know what to look/ask for when I bring it in.

Also the Tundra Solutions site says that Tundra, Sequoia, and Tacoma wheels are Lug-Centric, which would mean so are our 4Runner wheels, however from what I see here everyone says they are Hub-Centric.

Also

 

[Thai]

I just googled roadforce and read a thread about it on Tundra Solutions. I went to Hunters website (they are the manufacturer, or the preferred one atleast) and it seems that only dealerships have them in my area. So I guess my tires were not roadforced as niether Costco or Tire Kingdom was on the list of local shops with the roadforce balancer. "Jeffs Jeep Yard" was on the list, as were a few local toyota dealers. Would you think that a Jeep yard who is used to dealing with lifted vehicles may be a better place to bring my car than the toyota dealership who doesnt deal with lifted vehicles. (although I bet not many newer 4runners are brought to the Jeep yard, I pass it on my way to work and there are only lifted Jeeps and Ford trucks outside)
You asked if they have the right adapter, what adapter would that be, one for the wheel (like toyota oem) or one for the tires? I just want to know what to look/ask for when I bring it in.

Also the Tundra Solutions site says that Tundra, Sequoia, and Tacoma wheels are Lug-Centric, which would mean so are our 4Runner wheels, however from what I see here everyone says they are Hub-Centric.

Also

Why go so far when you can go here: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?threadid=173

 

[djj1973]

Recently (about 6 weeks ago) I had new tires put on. They are larger than the previous stock crossterrains. They are 285 michelin LTX AT2.
One the way home, I noticed vibrations. I also have spidertrax installed, but had those before the tires and had no vibrations. I had them rebalanced and that did not change anything. I installed a lift and then had an alignment done at Sears. The tech told me that they were aligned right on the boarder of the specs due to the fact that I lifted it without changing the UCAs, and he could not align it properly. He also said that it should not cause any vibrations. About a week ago I had tire kingdom rebalance the wheels thinking maybe I would get a different result from a different shop. I still have vibrations. They are in the steering wheel only, and only happen between 45-60mph 55 seems to be worse(speed from GPS since my speedo is off now with larger tires). I have heard that this is the spot where the tires will vibrate if not balanced properly, but with 3 balances I don't know why it is still happening.
Could I have a different problem (maybe a steering tie rod? or bad ball joint or something similar?) I guess I should bring it to a 4x4 shop since they must deal with this kind of thing alot more than Costco, Sears and Tire Kingdom do.
Any suggestions though?

I too purchased the Michelin LTX AT2's about 3 months ago. The steering wheel vibrated slightly at 55 - 60 mph. I took them back to Discount 3 times and had them rebalanced. Each balance was better than the one before and the weights kept on changing that they put on. I asked about road force balancing and that was going to cost me to do it because the store that I bought the tires from didn't have a working machine at the time. The Michelins are the same size as the stock Bridgestones that were originally on the truck. The Bridgestones were worn at 35k but were super smooth. I went from a HT tire to a AT tire and the manager at Discount said that could be the problem. After 6k miles its hardly noticable anymore.

You know, after typing this out I feel like I may have been blown off...

DJJ