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TJ2012HD

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Well first let me start by introducing myself. My name is Tim and im sporting a 2012 2500 slt crew with the 5.7, Its my dailey if im not on the bike. I own several trailers including a 30 ft 5th wheel.

I come looking for some help im having with my truck. Its all stock with the exception of a wheel and tire combo i just bought.
Here is where i need some help. the set up is the vision warrior 375's in stock back spacing and rim size of 17". the tires i went with are the hankook dynapro atm also in the stock size. I also have the "install kit".
As soon as i pulled out of the garage i thought it felt funny, Like i had underinflated tires on all four corners. the tpms said 70 psi +/- a lb or so each wheel. I put the camper on the back and holy crap it was just scary. I felt like i was chasing the damn thing all over the road. emailed the place i got them from they told me to take them up to 80 psi. I did with no difference.
Has anyone had an issue like this and any ideas as to what i should do?


thanks to all in advance,

Tim
 

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never heard of that happening. are they flexing a lot or do they look normal? also did you balance them?
 
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I would say check for balancing and make sure they are on tight.. Maybe realignment is off too?
 

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maybe the type of the tire.
 
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yup they were balanced, alignment was dead straight before i installed them. I torqed them to 110, retorqed after the test drive. I had someone tell me the tread is really soft on these tires and that could be what im feeling.....opinons on that:crazy:
 
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No i ordered them as a package from discount tire direct. They have been awesome trying to help out with my situation.
 
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Lt 10 ply 265 70 r 17 factory size
 

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yup they were balanced, alignment was dead straight before i installed them. I torqed them to 110, retorqed after the test drive. I had someone tell me the tread is really soft on these tires and that could be what im feeling.....opinons on that:crazy:

This is not likely your problem, but 110 ft. lbs is not enough for a truck wheel. The 1500 calls for 130 ft lbs.
 
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Well discount tire is going to replace the tires at no cost! Now i need to choose from a few options, which are the Falcon wild peak HT, the Hankook Dynapro HT, or their general Tire HTS. any opinions from all you guys would be great.
 

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I had a similar issue once with tires on a ford escort stationwagon.

It turned out that the tread pattern on the tires was perfectly aligned/sized with the linear grooves on/in the highway I drove such that the tread blocks tried to follow the grooves, and it made it feel like you were driving on a layer of ice.

Sears (where I got them from) replaced them with a different tread pattern for free. Problem went away.
 

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Hancock make great tires in the sport/performance world I haven't herd much in the Heavyduty line up, I have seen many good reviews about the general tires honestly it's a toss up.
 
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