# 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 shakes above 50 mph

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-dodge-ram-2500-shakes-above-50-mph/118124>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dodge, ram-2500\
**Created:** [May 26, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-dodge-ram-2500-shakes-above-50-mph/118124 "2018-05-26T20:35:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dyment](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@Dyment](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dyment)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-dodge-ram-2500-shakes-above-50-mph/118124/1 "2018-05-26T20:35:10Z")

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Shakes above 50 mph.  
Balanced tires and driveshaft. Checked mounts-ok.

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 7:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-dodge-ram-2500-shakes-above-50-mph/118124/2 "2018-05-30T07:44:08Z")

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gas/diesel?  
4x2/4x4?  
manual/automatic?  
shaking front/back/whole truck?  
engine RPM related/ truck speed related?  
is it worse turning left or right?  
Tire balancing spin balanced/load balanced?

We need a lot more info.

Just a guess, you have a tire with tread separation that a spin balance wouldn’t detect.  
Swap tires front to back and see if that makes a differnce.

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**Author:** ![Dyment](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@Dyment](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dyment)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2018, 12:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-dodge-ram-2500-shakes-above-50-mph/118124/3 "2018-06-01T00:54:47Z")

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I do have one tire that was new with the truck in ‘06 on the RR. The others are about 6 years old. I don’t drive it much. I don’t see how the spin balancer wouldn’t pick it up, but maybe. I could put the spare on and try it.  
It’s not horrendous. Just enough to annoy you. Sometimes worse than others. Above about 50 or so.  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2018, 1:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-dodge-ram-2500-shakes-above-50-mph/118124/4 "2018-06-01T01:29:42Z")

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It could be the dreaded “death wobble”.  
[https://www.wermopar.com/blog/dodge-death-wobble](https://www.wermopar.com/blog/dodge-death-wobble)