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Old 01-28-2019, 10:29 AM
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So I have a 2016 F-350 6.2L gas truck, I installed a 4 inch bds lift with brand new fox shocks and put 35x12.5x22 tires and rims. I get this wheel hop around 45-50 mph, the whole truck feels like it is bouncing up and down and once I speed up it goes away. I have gotten the tires balanced 3 different times.I put the stock wheels and tires the truck came with and it still hops at between 45-50 mph. I have a feeling it can be something with the suspension, also I was thinking it might be the drive line vibrating. If someone can help me out in anyway it will be appreciated.
 
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Originally Posted by Famz562
So I have a 2016 F-350 6.2L gas truck, I installed a 4 inch bds lift with brand new fox shocks and put 35x12.5x22 tires and rims. I get this wheel hop around 45-50 mph, the whole truck feels like it is bouncing up and down and once I speed up it goes away. I have gotten the tires balanced 3 different times.I put the stock wheels and tires the truck came with and it still hops at between 45-50 mph. I have a feeling it can be something with the suspension, also I was thinking it might be the drive line vibrating. If someone can help me out in anyway it will be appreciated.
This might be a long shot but did you get this figured out?
 
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Old 03-03-2024, 06:25 AM
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Do you know if the tires were speed balanced or static balanced ?

Sounds like they were not speed (dynamic- spun on the machine) balanced.

Sometimes a weight can fly off and now the wheel needs to be balanced again.
 
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Old 03-03-2024, 11:16 AM
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I have the exact same issue with my 2014 F350. Everything under the front is new, shocks are new(Bilstein), new wheel, two different set of tires that have been rebalance by a half dozen different shops.
 
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Do you know for sure if the wheels were speed balanced or just balanced on a bubble balancer?
 
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Tires have been road force balanced
 
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Old 03-05-2024, 09:51 AM
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Does roadforce balance mean speed balanced, never heard of that expression.

From your recollection does it seem to be more pronounced at the front or the rear?

We could be chasing a problem from a different part of the vehicle. EXACTLY what is happening that you describe as wheel hop ?
 

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