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Many surplus tires have been on a tire carrier and that WILL warp them in the axial plane. I had a temporary tire and wheel from a spare tire carrier and you could see it wobble axially in the rearview mirror.

Isn't the point of the tapered lug nut to ensure it's centered? These aren't hub-centric wheels - those would use flat lug nuts. I mean - it can't hurt. I just use three of the lug nuts and run them down in stages and then visually confirm the wheel was centered in this step before locking them...

He posted at 5:43 AM this morning (post #23) so it appears to my browser that he's still checking on the conversation.

@Lostchain has had similar "issues" with balance beads - don't seem to do anything useful. I've said it before and I really haven't changed my mind despite my tests with anti-freeze, etc as dynamic balancing - these tires don't have balancing issues for the most part. They DO absolutely suffer...

The wheel valve and hose weighs 11.5 ounces. Additionally the TM work package for tire mounting make no mention of this alignment. Third - Goodyear says the tires don't require balancing. This has been consistent with my experience. The beadlock hardware is probably 2 ounces at most (it's 4...

Negative. My truck is not "floaty". Even at 80 mph. I can let go of the wheel at freeway speed and the truck drives perfectly straight. Different tires of course....... no run flats in mine either.

Steering related? I doubt that. Your truck has fewer miles on it than mine had when I purchased it. All the drag link and tie rod boots were shot but the joints were TIGHT. I cleaned them all out, packed with new grease, and installed Energy Suspension urethane boots. Downstream of the steering...

Yeah - try swapping your spare to one of the front wheels and if that does nothing try it on the other side. I've never experienced anything like that on my same model truck. I have 20k miles on mine. Running MV/T's with '22 date codes. What date code are your new tires?