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Old July 16th, 2015, 6:39 PM
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I recently purchased new tires, had new bushings, tire rods, ball joints, upper and lower bushing installed, and an alignment. I get a shake whenever Im going about 60 mph. I had the tires re balances, and rotated, no change.

Can it be the alignment?
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The tires could also be out of round. Just because they are new doesn't mean they are true. I did buy tires once and had the same problem and they turned out to be bad.
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I have run into more tire issues then anything else.. I read an article that some tire manufactures use the molds too long and the belts shift in new tires...

On my work 2001 3500 truck, I have used General Grabbers with no balance weights and no issues.. Firestone destination LE-2 tires are also decent handling tires but the belts start to shift and need to be rotated..

Try to find tires manufactured in the US or Canada..

I had a set of West Lake tires a few years ago, even thought they were 130 speed rated, they were total crap from the first mile on.. I'll never buy Asian tires again!!

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