Tires out of round?

Yesterday I put the front of the Tahoe on jack stands and I spun one of the wheels freely and then it contacted the ground and I couldn’t turn it anymore. I turned it back the other way and spun freely, I tried the same in the other side and the same thing happened.

Like the wheels aren’t completely round? What does this mean? Probably why I get shakes around 75

Dustin Jackson said:

Yesterday I put the front of the Tahoe on jack stands and I spun one of the wheels freely and then it contacted the ground and I couldn’t turn it anymore. I turned it back the other way and spun freely, I tried the same in the other side and the same thing happened.

Like the wheels aren’t completely round? What does this mean? Probably why I get shakes around 75

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What tires are you running?

@Trey Hardy they are 275/60/r20 KO2s, they are like 3 years and 30k miles old

That’s an Ah HA! moment. Great little way to tell if your tires are out of round in front of the guy who guarantees they’re 100%, perfectly balanced.

That my friend is called a factory second (quality) tire.

With irrefutable proof like that you’re due a new tire no questions asked regardless of the wear.

Your post is winner of the day, if not month or year.

Dustin Jackson said:

@Trey Hardy they are 275/60/r20 KO2s, they are like 3 years and 30k miles old

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Sounds like your tires are out of round like he said above it might be time for a new set atleast the front two anyways

@petethepug You think I am justified to pursue a warranty claim?

Hell ya. Take a video clip on your phone of the serial number of the tire and then pull back and spin the tire showing it’s not round, mark it with chalk.

Have that video saved and que’d up on your phone ready to email someone so that while you’re talking to them say, BTW what’s your email?

Send the clip to them while you’re talking. Let the clip do all the work while they look at it on the phone with you. See if your other tires are egg’d out too.

Even if you take it to the shop you purchased them from in person, show them the video clip, then walk them over to the mark on your tire. It’s irrefutable. Maybe call the tire manufacturer first. If they say well warr it, the shop can’t fight that.

The manufacturer will also have record if it was sold as a second (quality) and you paid for first.

Before you go the warranty route, I suggest that you take it to a local shop that had a Road Force wheel balancer, and let them go through the full diagnostics on your wheel and your tire, along with re-seating the tire on the wheel. If your problem still exists, then you have some substantive data from, the local shop to pursue your warranty claim.

@Joseph Garcia The local shop I bought them at might not have a road force balancer and I might need to go back to the shop I bought them at to pursue a warranty claim. But they have been good to me so I will start there.

Worse case scenario I throw these wheels and tires on my 94 k1500 and I go with a new setup on my Tahoe, I've been wanting to go down to 18 inch wheels on the Tahoe for a little more cushion

Dustin Jackson said:

Yesterday I put the front of the Tahoe on jack stands and I spun one of the wheels freely and then it contacted the ground and I couldn’t turn it anymore. I turned it back the other way and spun freely, I tried the same in the other side and the same thing happened.

Like the wheels aren’t completely round? What does this mean? Probably why I get shakes around 75

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Dumb question, but are your wheel bores the same diameter as your hub bores?