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Wayne Lenox

Joined: 07 Jan 2008
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Location: Arizona in the winter

Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:42 pm Post subject: Lightning Gear Leg shimmy

I fixed my gear leg shimmy at 20 MPH.  It was time for new tires and remembered a post on this forum about changing to a heavier tire.   I ordered two 500X5 6PLY two groove monster retreads for the mains.  No problem with balance  and now no problem with shimmy.  I did need to Make some slight changes to the wheel pants.  I be a happy camper.

Now if I could only fix the noise in the radio.



Wayne

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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:07 pm Post subject: Lightning Gear Leg shimmy

<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]-->  Hello Wayne

  

 I also installed a pair of Monster Retreads from Dresser Tire about a month  ago. The shimmy went from 20 mph to 11 mph and 23 mph. I balanced the  tires because they were very out of round and had heavy spots. It didn't  help much.

  

 Good luck to you.

  

 Gary Pennington

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Wayne Lenox

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Location: Arizona in the winter

Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:49 pm Post subject: Lightning Gear Leg shimmy

Gary 

I did balance both tires.  The right side balance was perfect at the first mount.  The left side, I needed to rotate the tire on the wheel 4 times.  It finely works just great!! 

Still waiting for you to show up at Lakeside (AZ05). 

Wayne



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<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]-->  Hello Wayne

  

 I also installed a pair of Monster Retreads from Dresser Tire about a month ago. The shimmy went from 20 mph to 11 mph and 23 mph. I balanced the tires because they were very out of round and had heavy spots. It didn't help much.

  

 Good luck to you.

  

 Gary Pennington

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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:50 pm Post subject: Lightning Gear Leg shimmy

Wayne and Gary,

     There will be another "bit" about shimmy in the  next newsletter, but until then, what tire pressure are you running in the  mains?  Try 25 to 28 psi and see if that helps.  That tire pressure  has helped several of us.  Heck, with those "monster retreads" you could  probably run less than that and not have a problem.  

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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject: Lightning Gear Leg shimmy

Buz 

I am running 30 PSI 

Wayne



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 Wayne and Gary,

     There will be another "bit" about shimmy in the next newsletter, but until then, what tire pressure are you running in the mains?  Try 25 to 28 psi and see if that helps.  That tire pressure has helped several of us.  Heck, with those "monster retreads" you could probably run less than that and not have a problem.  

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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:48 am Post subject: Lightning Gear Leg shimmy

<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]-->  Hello Buz

 I am running 26 psi. By the way, I like the retreads. They last much  longer.

 Gary

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