| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,888 | Old bias ply tires also develop flat spots from sitting unused for a long time. Until they warm up and work the kinks out, the truck will shake like it's got square wheels. Back in the dark ages we called it "Nylon Thump". I had a 1959 3800 dually with 18" bias ply tires that would rattle teeth for 10 miles before the tires warmed up and got round! Jerry
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