zone 6" lift vibrations help

[dh0521]

Just installed my zone 6" lift on my 16 express, I went with the 6" front 3" rear coils and nitro shocks. D40N kit from zone.

Im getting a good amount of vibrations on acceleration from 55/60 mph up
unfortunately I didn't notice it until I left to go out of town for work and got on the highway so now im 3oo miles from home.

Not really too sure where to start.
when I got the truck aligned they said they were unable to adjust the front right passenger wheel too much (when I looked on the sheet they actually couldn't adjust it at all) so most likely I think its something to do with the passenger side front.

ill take some pictures of the lift installed in a little bit once I get underneath it and out of work.

 

[madrock]

Sounds like the alignment being out of whack is causing the vibration.

 

[brandonjansen]

I would get a different shop to do the alignment first. But what wheels/tires are you running and if aftermarket, did you install hub rings?

 

[dh0521]

im running 35x12.5 tires on 20" XD monster wheels.. im going to try a tractor trailer shop today around 5 actually. and see if they can check it out.. im way upstate ny on the border this week so my options are very limited on where to go.. when I got it aligned before it was done by firestone they usually don't handle lifted trucks..

 

[madrock]

Firestone told me my 11.5" wide tires were too much for their machine. I stopped going there because of that.

 

[Slmileyjr]

Just curious, why would you need to install hub rings with aftermarket wheels?

 

[dh0521]

This is the only picture I have right now

 

[dh0521]

Idk if you guys can zoom in by maybe due to the fact these are mounted 2 different directions?

 

[AustinB]

Just curious, why would you need to install hub rings with aftermarket wheels?

Because most aftermarket rims have a larger hub diameter. So they leave a gap between the hub and the rim... the rings are basically adaptors that fill the gap.

Any gap can lead to movement, to vibrations, etc...

 

[brandonjansen]

im running 35x12.5 tires on 20" XD monster wheels.. im going to try a tractor trailer shop today around 5 actually. and see if they can check it out.. im way upstate ny on the border this week so my options are very limited on where to go.. when I got it aligned before it was done by firestone they usually don't handle lifted trucks..

Just curious, why would you need to install hub rings with aftermarket wheels?

Exactly what AustinB said below . It's very common for trucks/SUV's that don't have hub rings installed (with aftermarket wheels) to have a vibration/wobble at highway speeds. I come across that issue a fair bit on the forums and have experienced it myself with my mom's SUV back 7 or 8 years ago when we put aftermarket wheels on it.

Idk if you guys can zoom in by maybe due to the fact these are mounted 2 different directions?

Those would be rotated differently as required for the alignment. It shouldn't have anything to do with that. From what I can see all your front angles look fine. It's the rear pinion angle that I'd check. But after the wheel/tire balance and the hub rings.

 

[JB1]

wonder if they removed the brake/wheel stud clips before mounting wheels/tires


http://blog.tirerack.com/blog/big-daddy-daves-garage/pull-those-stud-clips

 

[tysondodge]

It may be what madrock said and you might have an alignment issue. I previously installed the Daystar level kit and the Hell Bent Steel Level kit before I installed the Bilstein 5100s. I actually marked the location where the alignment bolt was turned before I disassembled my suspension. That way when I put the 5100 shocks on, if I put it back together in just about the same location, it wouldn't be way out of alignment until I got the the shop. And I got lucky. So, yea. It might be an alignment issue!

 

[madrock]

Any luck with getting another alignment? I go under the knife on Monday for my Zone 6 lift.

 

[whatTHEmilone]

I had a Zone 6" Lift installed in March. In May, I noticed extreme wear on the inside of my two front tires. I took it in to get new tires and they discovered the truck was out of alignment. They spent 3 days trying to align the truck and found that only one inner tie rod end was cut (both are supposed to be cut 3/8" to 7/16"). After they trimmed the other tie rod end, it went back into alignment. If both are cut, the truck will never go back into alignment.