steering wheel shakes alot

[denali814]

hey guys, during the summer time i switch out my factory 17'' wheels for my 26'' chrome wheels, and i noticed that when driving my steering wheels shakes a bit, as if i need a wheel alignment, but when i throw my factory 17'' wheels on the shakes go away, what can i do to stop the shakes when i have my bigger wheels on the truck?

 

[clkelley]

With 26's, they may not be balanced just right. I have heard of many folks having problems getting larger sized packages like that balanced properly.

 

[denali814]

With 26's, they may not be balanced just right. I have heard of many folks having problems getting larger sized packages like that balanced properly.

i see, so is this something i can just go back to the wheel shop where i purchased the package and just ask them to rebalance the wheels again? or would they look at me like i just landed from the planet mars..lol

 

[clkelley]

I would take them back for rebalancing, from what I understand it is pretty common with larger rim and tire packages. I have seen some shops sell larger packages like that without even having a balancer large enough to hold them, ie: they don't get balanced properly. I'm not saying that is what happened here, but it is possible that either the first balance wasn't completed properly or that you threw a wheel weight somewhere, which can happen if the weights are not installed exactly right.