finalcross

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I just put on some CL-S Rims that I bought form a member on here and they are driving me crazy. I think its the tires that are making a very loud noise that sounds like the wind. It sounds like "woooooo" and it starts at about 15 mph. It's driving me crazy. There are 2 Primewell PZ-900 tires (like new) on the front and 2 Michelin Pilot (like 80%) on the back. It came with the 2 Primewells and I just bought 2 used Michelin tires to replace the other 2 worn ones.

All the rims were balanced today and they are in very good shape. Almost no curbage and very smooth even when going 65 in the rain.

I know the Primewells are cheap tires but I searched them up and nobody had a problem with the road noise. I can't tell if it is coming from the back or the front but what else could it be? It's driving me crazy...I'm about to go back to my ugly stocks.

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Other than the road noise what you guys think?

On another note...check out what I saw parking in the exact same spot I was just in.

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finalcross

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derrick

Tires sometimes make a sound based upon many factors:

1) tread design (despite computers to minimize such sounds)
2) unusual wearing
3) manufacturer defect
4) bad suspension
5) not rotating tires frequently enough
6) other reasons

Since you took your car to the shop to have the tires balanced, I hope the technicians took a look to see if the tires didn't have any cupping / feathering (ie uneven wear). That is probably is the cause of the sound, if I were to guess.

To diagnose cupping/feathering, check this out:

http://www.ehow.com/how_5019913_diag...r-cupping.html
To minimize the likelihood of tire cupping/feathering, proper rotation / balancing as per manufacturer instructions is crucial. Also, regular maintenance of suspension (alignment, etc) is also important.

I had a set of Pirelli P6000 tires on my car once ... the car was unbelievably loud when I got to 70mph, that I had to get them changed right away. Could have been a bad set of tires or maybe they wore badly. I changed them to a set of Toyo Proxes4 and the sound was gone. I'm not going to hate on Pirellis right away but I will definitely consider another brand first.

Mista Juice

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if the tires happen to be directional, make sure they are on correct..

finalcross

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Thanks Mista Juice. I was looking up the tire and saw on some craigslist listing that the tires were directional and on Firestone, it said that the tire was unidirectional tires. I guess the people probably put them on the wrong side. I'll check to see which way they are pointing. So if I just switch the tires from left to right they should be good right?

finalcross

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Never mind. The arrows are pointing the right way. They are pointing towards the front of the car.

rcb2000

you need a better source pretty lamm if you ask me.

uneven tire wear is caused by the toe being off , then the next big hitter is camber but to a much less degree, to check if toe is off rub your hand across the tread, inside to outside, if you feel a sharp edge in one direction and not the other than your toe isn't set correctly and the car should be aligned.

if you run you hand around the circumferance of the tire and feel low spots and high spots then the tire is cupped, this is caused by the tire beng out of balance or you have a bad shock, either will make the tire bounce as it goes down the road causing the excessive wear, depending upon how bad the cupping is will drive if they can be salvaged, balancing and shock replacement is required as well as new tires as this is extremely long process to correct the uneven wear and next to impossible to do with out new tires if caught early they can be salvaged but will take some time before you do not feel the vibration they cause.

Also these types of problems rarely cause road noise in the first place, cupped tires can but they have to be really bad before they make noise, The noise is caused by the road surface type and method of paving and the tread design, no amount of balancing, tire alignment or after market parts are going to get rid of the noise if they are making noise. if they are quite on one road and then noisy on the next it's the pavement ior surface that you are driving on that is causing the noise and not the tread design, if the noise is constant on all road surfaces then you bought cheap tires or a poorly designed tire and they will have to be replaced before the noise will ever be gone.

finalcross

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I think my tires are fine. It might just be sucky tires. I'm going to try to switch the fronts to the rear soon and see if it helps.

AMGala

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To determine if it is coming from the fronts, put 2 of your old wheels back on the rear and drive around, and do the opposite to determine if it is coming from the rears.

finalcross

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Good Idea. I'll do it when I have the time to go get them from the garage they are at. I also need to bring it to a shop or else its goin take too long with the stock tools.

AlanW

Uuhh..just checking....is that with the arrow at the top of the tire or at the bottom of the tire?

finalcross

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Lol. The arrows are pointing the way that the tires are moving. I'm not that dumb.

hedwig

Whatever happened to this issue? I know this is very old, but I have the same exact car and now have a loud noise that seems to come from my rear -driver side tire.

3.2TLc

Try rotating or swapping tires. May be an out of round or unbalanced tire ?
Have the suspension components inspected for play. Could be something worn, possibly a wheel bearing.
But check and rule out the tires first.

Jesse Terrell

I know this forum is 8 years old but I’ve been doing some research and came across this. I’ve bought primewell tires on 2 different occasions and separate vehicles and both have produced loud road noise once these cheap tires were installed. Honestly don’t mind the noise but the handling of these tires is what turns me off about them. They’re good tires for around town but if you’re a person who travels I would suggest going with a better tire.