Any techs familiar with air ride suspension?

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I have an issue with my truck (2021 Ram 1500 Limited on stock 22's with GY Touring tires) that I'm not sure is related to the air ride suspension or not.
When travelling at speeds at or near 80 mph, I'm getting a shimmy in my wheel that feels like it is coming from the front suspension.
It doesn't really present itself at lower speeds (ride is pretty smooth otherwise) and it nots all the time.
Dealership won't test at speeds that high and I'm not quite sure how to diagnose or solve.
I'm just looking for a smooth highway ride and would appreciate any insights.
 

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Possibly one of the wheels on the front out of balance weights sometimes fall off so I would start there also jack front up make sure nothing is loose.
 
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Thank you both and please correct me if I'm wrong but if the tire(s) were out of balance, wouldn't I know that before I got up to 80 mph? Anything to look at in particular once I jack up the front end?
 

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Thank you both and please correct me if I'm wrong but if the tire(s) were out of balance, wouldn't I know that before I got up to 80 mph? Anything to look at in particular once I jack up the front end?
high speeds is when you start to see tire balance issues.
 
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Thanks, appreciate it. I'll start there!
 

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high speeds is when you start to see tire balance issues.
Had the same issue a few weeks after getting new tires installed...I only felt it at around 75-80 MPH and it ended up being a slight balancing issue that the tire installer quickly fixed
 

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If the regular balancing doesn't work have them Road forced balanced its worked for me, do you have low profile tires?
 

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I feel like a wheel balance issue would be all the time, I hope you solve your problem in a easy manor, but a issue like that is why I now have a ram 1500 and not a 2022 4 runner. 50-65 mph when ever it felt like it my steering wheel would shimmy. Multiple trips to dealer, and 2 other shops I have buddy’s at nobody could find a damn thing wrong. Vehicle sucked. Wondered on the highway, when towing atv had weird vibrations in the cabin, and had paint issues. Very disappointing for my first new vehicle in my life!
 
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Thank you all for the help, had my tires rotated and balanced and it fixed my issue... Riding smooth now!
 
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