I think I might be in the same boat. I noticed when the guy was balancing the tires (on the bubble balancer) he called one of the other guys over who seemed like he was a manager or something and they ended up putting one of the biggest weights I have ever seen on one of the wheels. Thanks...I am off to get a high speed balance and hopefully won't be bouncing all the way home!

 

You win! I just got back from the tire shop and after explaining everything to the guy there he didn't believe that it was the tire balance either. So we (he let me in the shop to go over everything with him) put it on a lift and started checking everything out. After about an hour of checking ball joints, tie rods, u-joints, driveshafts, driveshaft center bearing (where the 2 driveshafts come together), rear axle, and drums I finally convinced him to put the wheels and tires on the balancer. BAM that did it. They were all WAY off and one wheel had 8 ounces of weight on the inside and none on the outside. He pulled all the weights off that one and it only took .75 outside and .25 inside. The guys that installed these tires should be horse whipped! Well, lesson learned - I don't feel bad because everything I replaced tested weak anyway especially the shocks and the pitman arm. So my truck is road ready now, even though I could really stand a set of new tires these will have to do for a few months.

Thank you to everyone for their input - it is much appreciated!

 

Lesson learned.... Do not rely on a bubble balancer, get the tires computer balanced.