Over weight? Possible bent rims?

[serpa4]

I just took the truck to Big O to recheck the tire balance due to a vibration. The guy said all the rims are somewhat bent (not dented). He showed me the spinning tire on the machine which had some up/down motion, not much at all though. I'm wondering if I have too much weight on them. I cross the scales at about 14,200 truck and truck camper in the bed. Sure the truck is rated at 11,400 on the door, but they are usually conservative. Maybe it's not that conservative. Do the steel rims bend without denting? It started after a long trip down a very bad dirt/rock road. I took the road at 5 mph and never hit bolders or pot holes, but I'm sure that when crossing rocks that the dual rims in back have often supported all the weight on one tire on the rock while one was in the air. I was considering aluminum rims, but they all have less capacity than steel but don't bend, they break. Good idea, bad idea, not sure.
What do you think of this situation?
Over weight? I'd think I'd have tire or frame issues before bending the rims.
Steel bends over time, just get new ones?
Go aluminum?
Big-O tires full of crap? Tires are now balanced, but still has the "out of balance" feel.
Not sure what to think.

 

[03maxpower]

i dont think it has anything to do with the weight but i could be wrong i doubt it. sounds to me like big o is full of s.:rofl:

 

[Fingers]

Depending on the load rating of the tire, they can be very hard to get balanced on a regular spin balancer. The only consistant balance I have been able to get so far has been with a load balancer.

In my experience, bent rims wobble left and right, not up and down. You might have some broken cords in the tires. What are the load ratings (in pounds) on your tires?

 

[serpa4]

tires are new, 3,000 miles, and rated E at 2800 on a dually.

 

[Dozerboy]

What fingers said. Simple to tell for sure put just the rim on the machine and see if it wobbles.

 

[JoshH]

You could always do a 19.5, 22.5, or 24.5 conversion. Plenty of load capacity with those wheels.

 

[serpa4]

Thinking of selling the truck camper and going to a travel trailer. 1,000 lb tongue is much better than 5,500 in the bed. And, its got it's own brakes. I'll check the rims after my 2 week vacation. Be home later and then will have time to dismount.

 

[Dzlnut]

My Dad had a similar problem with his truck, he ended up going 19.5's to handle the weight. His problem was rear tires kept seperating.

 

[TheBac]

Talk to CrazyDaze (Jeff) either here or at the Place. He used to haul a huge camper like that on his old dually + pull his boat, and didnt have any issues that I knew of.

IMO, and Im no expert, but you may have to upgrade to a commercial tire to handle that weight.

 

[malibu795]

Talk to CrazyDaze (Jeff) either here or at the Place. He used to haul a huge camper like that on his old dually + pull his boat, and didnt have any issues that I knew of.

IMO, and Im no expert, but you may have to upgrade to a commercial tire to handle that weight.

or cal cant remeber what his handle is does the same thing. hasnt had a problem

 

[super diesel]

My camper I put on my dually is about the same weight and I haul a 24ft boat (7K+) behind it all. I run the Neeper wheels but the inside dual is still steel. Never one bit of problems so far in 5 years. I also run larger than normal tires in which I don't recommend, however,,,,I'm with Fingers on this too.

 

[serpa4]

Selling the truck camper and going to a travel trailer and two ATV on the truck bed. Guess it won't be an issue soon. Thanks all. Still will check the wheels on a machine without the tires. The tires are extreamly close, maybe touching. Could it be the kissing tires that when contacting each other give a bouncing effect?

 

[Fingers]

When dual tires touch in the middle, it is like hitting a hard spot. Very rough. In general terms, the amount of "squish" the tire has at full load is the space that should be between the tires unloaded. No less than an inch. Probably should be 1-1/2" - 2" for heavy loading.

DOT spacers are available to maintain the proper gap.

 

[serpa4]

Well, according to the road force balancer I have 5 bad tires, rims are perfect! time for refund.

 

[duramax3388]

glad it wasn't your rims, a buddy has a 02 1 ton and its a ext. cab with a 9 ft utility bed and it goes about 11500 as it sits everyday drive around weight and has never had a problem with his stock steel wheels good luck with the new tires