Regardless of the safety issue,
I have had my truck over 105 (both on the track and on the street)
I have the 31x10.5x15's and have never had a problem with Vibes.
-----Original Message-----
From: GrnDak4x4@aol.com <GrnDak4x4@aol.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, February 26, 1999 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Not-so-good Vibrations
>In a message dated 99-02-26 15:22:52 EST, you write:
>
><< Well, I haven't been playing the Beach Boys in my truck, so I don't
> why I'm getting vibrations at 80 mph :O) Hey, Keith Phelps, did just
> getting a new 'shaft from Dodge fix the problem? I was playing with
a
> 4x4 CC SLT 97+ on the highway this morning and took it up to 105 mph
> or so and I could definitely feel the vibes, but when i let off, I
> didn't know if the exhaust was rapping down or the shaft was shakin'
> but boy could I feel it. I don't want my rear seal to leak. If I say
> that my truck vibes at "highway speed" and they replace the shaft
with
> another factory replacement, will it fix it? Seems like it did for
> you. >>
>
>105mph in a 4x4, hmmm.....well maybe it's not the shaft but the fact that
your
>tires are not rated and are not supposed to go that fast????????? Just
>maybe???
>I own 235's on my 93 4x4 and common sense tells me that the tires will
vibrate
>at speeds over 75, just cause they are 4WD tires. Unless you have street
tires
>on your Dak 4x4, it probably not the shaft, its the tires that were not
>manufactured for 105mph. All I can suggest is go have them balanced; that
>helps me ever time I feel some vibrations on my 4x4. Anyways, I dont see
the
>rational for needing to go that fast, even if it is on the highway; maybe
on a
>closed track. Come on guys, speed is nice, but safety is ncie also. Ever
>wonder what would be left of you and your Dak is you blew a tire or lost
>control of your 4x4 at those speeds? Can you say shovel? I have seen many
>videos and pictures of accident scenes where the tires blew/the drive lost
>control at high speeds; not very appealing. Now I know why 4WD vehicles
have a
>bad rep.
>Kyle
>93 Dakota 4x4 V6
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