new tires have gotten really loud
06-29-2009, 01:46 PM
#1
new tires have gotten really loud
i have kuhmo asx 245/40/18 tires on aftermarket 8.5" wheels. the first 1000 miles were very quiet. im at 2500 miles now and the tires are very loud inside the car once i get to about 40mph and get louder the faster i go. its like a drone type of noise. anyone know why this would happen so soon? they sound like my old tires did with 35k miles on them
06-29-2009, 06:13 PM
#3
I drive a Subata.
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06-29-2009, 07:07 PM
#4
i did NOT get an alignment when i put the new wheels and tires on. last alignment was at 70k miles. im at 98k miles now. im going to bring it to the dealer and see what they say.
the guys at firestone said it might be a bad bearing. but the drone does not go away when i make turns so i have no clue
i have the acura extended warranty and bearings are covered if thats what it is. anyone think it could be the bearings? any way to isolate which wheel its coming from? when im driving, it doesnt sound louder on one side or the other
the guys at firestone said it might be a bad bearing. but the drone does not go away when i make turns so i have no clue
i have the acura extended warranty and bearings are covered if thats what it is. anyone think it could be the bearings? any way to isolate which wheel its coming from? when im driving, it doesnt sound louder on one side or the other
07-04-2009, 03:50 PM
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I had a similar kind of noise when I had new tires put on the stock wheels, turns out the tires were cupping on the inside, especially in the rear. Had the alignment checked, all was good with it. Was told is was the tire I was using. This was on an 04 TL. Some tires may be more prone to cupping based on the tread design i.e. larger block tread on the outsides of the tire.
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07-05-2009, 02:31 PM
#8
I had a similar kind of noise when I had new tires put on the stock wheels, turns out the tires were cupping on the inside, especially in the rear. Had the alignment checked, all was good with it. Was told is was the tire I was using. This was on an 04 TL. Some tires may be more prone to cupping based on the tread design i.e. larger block tread on the outsides of the tire.
07-05-2009, 04:35 PM
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Some tires just get louder with miles. In fact, most do. I've learned the hard way, this is why I check reviews of people who have run a certain tire through it's entire life.
I bought my BFG KDW-2s without looking at reviews. By 5,000 miles it was nearly impossible to carry on a conversation inside the car at speeds above 20mph. I then read reviews and 9 out of 10 people complained about noise with those tires. Then I got the Sports and the reviews looked good but looking back they were all from people that had run them a few miles. Mine are very noisy now and looking at reviews from people that have run them the distance, this is the number one complaint right next to the rubber prematurely cracking which mine are also doing.
A bad alignment with feathering will speed up the process.
07-05-2009, 05:03 PM
#10
...unless the peeps at the dealership are tuners, they prob would not notice anything subtle wrong with the tires or wheels... Did they do a 4 wheel alignment and balance after they replaced the bearing? I had a stick-on wheel weight come off once that drove me crazy till I got it replaced...
Michelin and continentals are the quietest tires I have had on my car.... Cooper, BFG, GY have all been noisy over time with the coopers being the worst!
Michelin and continentals are the quietest tires I have had on my car.... Cooper, BFG, GY have all been noisy over time with the coopers being the worst!
07-05-2009, 07:32 PM
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...unless the peeps at the dealership are tuners, they prob would not notice anything subtle wrong with the tires or wheels... Did they do a 4 wheel alignment and balance after they replaced the bearing? I had a stick-on wheel weight come off once that drove me crazy till I got it replaced...
Michelin and continentals are the quietest tires I have had on my car.... Cooper, BFG, GY have all been noisy over time with the coopers being the worst!
Michelin and continentals are the quietest tires I have had on my car.... Cooper, BFG, GY have all been noisy over time with the coopers being the worst!
if none of that helps, ill rebalance the wheels. any other suggestions?
07-05-2009, 07:34 PM
#12
Some tires just get louder with miles. In fact, most do. I've learned the hard way, this is why I check reviews of people who have run a certain tire through it's entire life.
I bought my BFG KDW-2s without looking at reviews. By 5,000 miles it was nearly impossible to carry on a conversation inside the car at speeds above 20mph. I then read reviews and 9 out of 10 people complained about noise with those tires. Then I got the Sports and the reviews looked good but looking back they were all from people that had run them a few miles. Mine are very noisy now and looking at reviews from people that have run them the distance, this is the number one complaint right next to the rubber prematurely cracking which mine are also doing.
A bad alignment with feathering will speed up the process.
I bought my BFG KDW-2s without looking at reviews. By 5,000 miles it was nearly impossible to carry on a conversation inside the car at speeds above 20mph. I then read reviews and 9 out of 10 people complained about noise with those tires. Then I got the Sports and the reviews looked good but looking back they were all from people that had run them a few miles. Mine are very noisy now and looking at reviews from people that have run them the distance, this is the number one complaint right next to the rubber prematurely cracking which mine are also doing.
A bad alignment with feathering will speed up the process.
07-05-2009, 09:30 PM
#13
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It took only 1,500 to notice a pretty big difference in my KDWs.
07-05-2009, 10:22 PM
#14
so if my alignment was off when i put the new tires on and they started to wear improperly, then i had an alignment done 2k miles later, its possible the tires are ruined? the guys at firestone said the wear pattern looked fine. ofcourse they could be wrong but they didnt try and sell me new tires so who knows
07-05-2009, 11:35 PM
#15
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so if my alignment was off when i put the new tires on and they started to wear improperly, then i had an alignment done 2k miles later, its possible the tires are ruined? the guys at firestone said the wear pattern looked fine. ofcourse they could be wrong but they didnt try and sell me new tires so who knows
2,500 is still enough even with a good alignment for the tires to be loud. It's pushing the limits but it's possible.
07-05-2009, 11:39 PM
#16
so if my alignment was off when i put the new tires on and they started to wear improperly, then i had an alignment done 2k miles later, its possible the tires are ruined? the guys at firestone said the wear pattern looked fine. ofcourse they could be wrong but they didnt try and sell me new tires so who knows
07-07-2009, 03:16 AM
#17
I must've missed that part. If they weren't loud at the time of alignment, the previous miles with a bad alignment would not make them loud in the future.
2,500 is still enough even with a good alignment for the tires to be loud. It's pushing the limits but it's possible.
2,500 is still enough even with a good alignment for the tires to be loud. It's pushing the limits but it's possible.
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