Tire noise
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Instructor
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: windsor ontario
Tire noise
I am a new 76 owner and hear a rumbling noise sounding like it is coming from the back tires.These are not stock and are wider on Cheviot rims. Now not knowing what a C3 sounds like can you hear your tires a fair bit or is this a sign of serious problems.It sounds like I am running over a million tiny speeed bumps?
Team Owner
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From: Crossville TN
Different tires and different tread designs will produce different sounds. Some tires are designed to run quieter...at the expense of poorer performance [usually]. Other possibilities are that one [or more] wheels are out of alignment or there is a wheel bearing starting to fail (or running dry). C3's are NOT quiet cars. Many owners put sound absorbing materials under the carpeting to reduce 'road' noise.
Safety Car
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From: Bridgewater nj
Try throughing another tire (spare tire maybe) on the driver side rear. If the sound changes then its the tires. If not, a bearing maybe going. My 75 had road noise, then I installed a real exhaust
never heard it again.
never heard it again.
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From: Bridgewater nj
