Tires: Vibration/bouncing, continental contitrac, vibration problem
QuestionI recently purchased a 2006 Chevy crewcab and noticed a vibration and bouncing issue at least compared to my previous crewcabs. I took it in for warranty repair and was told nothing was wrong with the shocks/etc. So my question is could it be the tires? They still have plenty of tread and I had them rotated and balanced and that didnt help. I noticed that the tire sticker on my door shows OEM of 245/70 R17 and the tires on it right now are Continental Contitrac 255/65 R17. Should I try replacing the tires since I was told nothing is wrong with the shocks and if so do i go back to OEM size?
AnswerDaniel,
There are a lot of reasons a vehicle vibrates. Rotating tires with no change usually eliminates tires as the issue.
BTW, I am aware there is a vibration problem with Chevy Crewcabs, that basically can't be fixed. If comes from the center driveshaft bearing. Maybe by this time they've figured out what to do to fix it.