the dreaded wheel bounce

mike777 · 11-01-2013, 07:07 PM

07 TXT,
has anyone had any issues with ITP All trail tires on ITP rims? I have brand new 23" tires that bounce at mid/slow speed and quite a bit at high speed, maybe not quite as bad. obviously not noticeable off road, but they just resurfaced the neighborhood road,so smooth road =bounce
My old stock tires were shot so I assumed they were the reason for the wheel bounce, the new tires seem worse, I have new springs coming for the rear, front is all new long travel allsports lift/front end,
it did have a little lean towards drivers side before lift, still a little but not as noticeable.
what other culprits are there, how do you check for bent axle , hub etc,?
any ideas appreciated

I think I'll see what happens with new springs , but I think I need these things balanced or something

pete959 · 11-01-2013, 07:16 PM

jack up front of cart barely off ground and spin each tire to see how bad they r out of round then do the same in the back

RobCons · 11-01-2013, 07:29 PM

Mike, there is a thread in the Lifted cart section about bounce you may want to look at. It seems to have some good info.

tteckster · 11-01-2013, 07:45 PM

Inflate to 25PSI

mike777 · 11-01-2013, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobCons

Mike, there is a thread in the Lifted cart section about bounce you may want to look at. It seems to have some good info.

thanks i'll take a look over there

mike777 · 11-01-2013, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tteckster

Inflate to 25PSI

that's one thing I haven't checked yet, just took them out of the box and slapped them on the cart, I'm assuming 25 psi is "less" air pressure?
thanks

tteckster · 11-01-2013, 09:31 PM

The tires should say 22psi max. 25psi works for me.

Thatsme? · 11-01-2013, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pete959

jack up front of cart barely off ground and spin each tire to see how bad they r out of round then do the same in the back

I agree. If you have a shop that will let you put them on a balance machine check them for out of round. I just had a new 18 inch tire that was bad replaced under warranty the other 3 were fine.

sportcoupe · 11-02-2013, 07:06 AM

I also have had brand new tires replaced under warranty. These golf cart tires are not assembled with quality control in mind, just quantity. It is not unusual to see a 2% failure rate or higher which is crazy high. My tire dealer said 1 out of 100 come back of a certain size. I believe that number should be higher because not everyone will go through the trouble of contacting the tire dealer and get a replacement.

mike777 · 11-02-2013, 07:30 PM

I checked them all 4 today with cart jacked up ALL 4 ARE VISUALLY OUT OF ROUND

do you think balancing them will do anything

11-01-2013, 07:07 PM	#1
mike777 Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: MinneSNOWta Posts: 238	the dreaded wheel bounce 07 TXT, has anyone had any issues with ITP All trail tires on ITP rims? I have brand new 23" tires that bounce at mid/slow speed and quite a bit at high speed, maybe not quite as bad. obviously not noticeable off road, but they just resurfaced the neighborhood road,so smooth road =bounce My old stock tires were shot so I assumed they were the reason for the wheel bounce, the new tires seem worse, I have new springs coming for the rear, front is all new long travel allsports lift/front end, it did have a little lean towards drivers side before lift, still a little but not as noticeable. what other culprits are there, how do you check for bent axle , hub etc,? any ideas appreciated I think I'll see what happens with new springs , but I think I need these things balanced or something

11-01-2013, 07:16 PM	#2
pete959 Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Atlanta Ga Posts: 211	Re: the dreaded wheel bounce jack up front of cart barely off ground and spin each tire to see how bad they r out of round then do the same in the back

11-01-2013, 07:29 PM	#3
RobCons Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Wilsonville, Al Posts: 291	Re: the dreaded wheel bounce Mike, there is a thread in the Lifted cart section about bounce you may want to look at. It seems to have some good info.

11-01-2013, 07:45 PM	#4
tteckster Getting Wild Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: High Point, NC Posts: 112	Re: the dreaded wheel bounce Inflate to 25PSI

11-01-2013, 09:31 PM	#7
tteckster Getting Wild Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: High Point, NC Posts: 112	Re: the dreaded wheel bounce The tires should say 22psi max. 25psi works for me.

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11-02-2013, 07:06 AM	#9
sportcoupe Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 2,760	Re: the dreaded wheel bounce I also have had brand new tires replaced under warranty. These golf cart tires are not assembled with quality control in mind, just quantity. It is not unusual to see a 2% failure rate or higher which is crazy high. My tire dealer said 1 out of 100 come back of a certain size. I believe that number should be higher because not everyone will go through the trouble of contacting the tire dealer and get a replacement.

11-02-2013, 07:30 PM	#10
mike777 Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: MinneSNOWta Posts: 238	Re: the dreaded wheel bounce I checked them all 4 today with cart jacked up ALL 4 ARE VISUALLY OUT OF ROUND do you think balancing them will do anything

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