tire noise
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tire noise
I just traded my 1994 C4 coupe in on a 2000 C5 coupe. Love the car and the ride but can't stand the noise I am getting from the Goodyear F1, non runflat tires. I have been told that the Kumho Ecsta's or the Firestone Firehawk's would greatly reduce the noise. Any suggestions? Thanks, Joe
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I believe the OP says he has NON RunFlat's.
OP check the date code on the tires. They may be very old and hard and that leads to lots of noise. Here's how to check the date code:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...jsp?techid=11&
I've heard good things about the Firestone FireHawks as well as the General Exclaim UHP.
OP check the date code on the tires. They may be very old and hard and that leads to lots of noise. Here's how to check the date code:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...jsp?techid=11&
I've heard good things about the Firestone FireHawks as well as the General Exclaim UHP.
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I have a '04 Coupe, and I bought it with runflats. They were old and noisy. I installed new General UHP's and the noise was greatly reduced, but still not super-quiet. I added quite a bit of Dynamat Extreme to the rear compartment, with double layers in all the storage compartments. That helped a LOT.
Another thing which surprisingly reduced road noise was the addition of a 'stealth box' subwoofer, which completely filled the center compartment.
At the very least, start by stuffing your storage compartments with sound deadener of some sort. That should make an immediate and noticeable difference.
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Another thing which surprisingly reduced road noise was the addition of a 'stealth box' subwoofer, which completely filled the center compartment.
At the very least, start by stuffing your storage compartments with sound deadener of some sort. That should make an immediate and noticeable difference.
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If the tires are really old, that may be your problem. The Firestone tires would be good, as would tires like Nitto, General, Michelin and Hankook.
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The car maybe out of alignment causing the tires to cup. Look at your tires and you will be able to tell if they are smoothe or not. If they are cupped they definitely will be very noisy. Speaking from experience. Before you buy tires look at Kumo, good price and a good tire.
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tire noise
I believe the OP says he has NON RunFlat's.
OP check the date code on the tires. They may be very old and hard and that leads to lots of noise. Here's how to check the date code:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...jsp?techid=11&
I've heard good things about the Firestone FireHawks as well as the General Exclaim UHP.
OP check the date code on the tires. They may be very old and hard and that leads to lots of noise. Here's how to check the date code:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...jsp?techid=11&
I've heard good things about the Firestone FireHawks as well as the General Exclaim UHP.
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As you an see, there are a lot of good tires out there. Personally, I think getting rid of the Goodyear's will solve your issue. I went to Michelin run-flats and they are much quieter then the Goodyears and I still have the protection run-flats provide.
There are certainly other great run-flats that are much quieter other than the Michelins. I'm just speaking from experience.
There are certainly other great run-flats that are much quieter other than the Michelins. I'm just speaking from experience.
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I have the Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position Run Flat Tires on my 01 vert. No problems but I don't drive in the cold, rain or snow. I'd recommend them. I keep the runflats on the vert just incase my wife happens to be driving it and gets a flat. No way do I want her to take my car in to get a tire fixed... If you know what I mean.
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I have the Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position Run Flat Tires on my 01 vert. No problems but I don't drive in the cold, rain or snow. I'd recommend them. I keep the runflats on the vert just incase my wife happens to be driving it and gets a flat. No way do I want her to take my car in to get a tire fixed... If you know what I mean.
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All ultra high performance and maximum performance tires will make noise as they wear. On day one they all are nice and quiet and sticky, as they wear that soft rubber wears. They become hard, poor traction, track horribly on the road surface and make sometimes unbearable noise.
Expect all the tires to start getting loud about half way through and get worst from there.
Now, you need to decide what tires to get... run flats or non-run flats. Depending on the tire it may run you from $800-$1500 for a full set. Be sure to road force balance your tires.
What tire to get, depends entirely on the type of driving you will be doing: weekend or daily driver, summer only or all season, street only no tracking, to street and track use.
Do you want the added protection of run flats or not.
Once you've narrowed it down, you can make a more informed decision and get the right tire for your application.
Expect all the tires to start getting loud about half way through and get worst from there.
Now, you need to decide what tires to get... run flats or non-run flats. Depending on the tire it may run you from $800-$1500 for a full set. Be sure to road force balance your tires.
What tire to get, depends entirely on the type of driving you will be doing: weekend or daily driver, summer only or all season, street only no tracking, to street and track use.
Do you want the added protection of run flats or not.
Once you've narrowed it down, you can make a more informed decision and get the right tire for your application.
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Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus ZPs will go about 50,000-55,000 miles. (Ultra High Performance tire all season 500 wear rating)
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 ZPs will go about 20,000 miles. (Maximum Performance tire summer only 220 wear rating)
Goodyear Eagle F1 EMT are a maximum performance tire summer only and have a 300 wear rating.
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 ZPs will go about 20,000 miles. (Maximum Performance tire summer only 220 wear rating)
Goodyear Eagle F1 EMT are a maximum performance tire summer only and have a 300 wear rating.
