Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
Trending News
92 Dodge Ram Van 350 Troubles with tires or something?Transmission? Lifters?
Ok, here is the deal. I bought a 92 Dodge Ram 350 van. It is a 1 ton. It is extra long. I bought it to haul carpet in. The tires that came on it were 225/75/r16. They are 8 lug rims. These tires did not look right for the van considering we needed to haul heavy loads in the van. We ended up going with a little bigger tire, 245/75r16. We bought a set from a guy and the tires came off of a 95 Dodge Truck. The tires fit on just fine except when my husband drove it to the store, there was like this ping, ping, and it only did it when the tires were moving. Is there anything say mechanically that could be causing this noise? Maybe with my transmission???? Any help will be greatly appreciated!. Any help
The van handled better, new tires.
4 Answers
- dodge manLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
putting larger tires on that van wouldn't cause that too happen to it unless one of them or both was rubbing on something or one of the rims was hitting on something,jack it up one wheel at a time and see if you can make the noise appear on it without it running if not it may be a running condition not a tire noise,good luck.
Source(s): been a certified mechanic for 38 yrs now. - Amy mLv 61 decade ago
First check for loose lugnuts.I would hazard to guess that if it didn't make this noise before it would have to be caused by the tire change.The only thing I can think of that would cause that type of noise would be loose lugnuts but maybe a broken belt in a tire could.Is there any noticible difference in handling or ride ? Have you tried listening for where the noise is coming from?Like front or rear,the engine or transmission area.Does it make the noise at low speeds if so then someone can stand outside it and listen as it moves forward and back to find the location where the noise is coming from.Marv may also be right that if you changed the rims it might be rubbing the front calipers because of different wheel spacing.
Source(s): Years of tinkering with mopars and drag racing - 1 decade ago
If you swapped wheels as well as tires...it could be the new wheels are hitting the brake caliper or something else. Jack it up and spin wheel and listen for any scrubbing etc.
- ?Lv 44 years ago
you will desire to truly verify the load variety score on the sidewall of the tire itself. that van demands a load variety of a minimum of D possibly an E as too lots weight will blow aside the tires forcing a cosly fix and probable an twist of destiny, the door jamb will inform you in addition to would
