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    Posted: 25 May 2017 at 7:53pm
Hello,  New (2016) 171 owner trying to figure it all out.  I pull it with a 2016 RAM 1500 ecodiesel, crew cab, mid-length bed with a tri-fold tonneau cover.  On a test run the other day I noticed what felt like an out of balance tire condition as I accelerated and passed through the 50-55mph window.  Once above 55 the vibration went away and it did not reappear on deceleration down from ~65 through 45.  This does not happen with the unloaded truck.  Anyone else experience something like this?  I was also wondering if it might be some sort of harmonic vibration caused by the TV antenna, etc.  I have the spare tire on the factory carrier in the back and a 2-battery set up in front.  Did not weigh it out, but it was very close to level, maybe an inch low at the ball in front.  Thanks!
RP-171 behind a RAM 1500 ecoDiesel
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Typically new tire and wheels from FR are NOT balanced.  Have them balanced, see if that fixes issue.  Happy Trails.
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So I had the tires spin balanced.  One was pretty far out.  Have had a brief suggestion of the vibration only once since the tire balance and consider it fixed.  After the tire balance, noticed a small high-frequency vibration.  TV antenna cross-bolts did not hold the antenna securely so I duct-taped the base to remove play and that fixed the high-freq vibration.
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