Alloy wheel noise. Is this possible.

[mpower]

someone didn't put em on backwards did they?

 

[Forg]

someone didn't put em on backwards did they?

Interesting question, there should be a direction indicator on them so a quick check will be able to tell ... we have PS4S's and no noise issues here (standard SSVR size though, 19").

 

[MrBags]

20” PS4S on mine, no tyre noise issues either.

 

[JakovHard]

I am struggling to find any information on these being directional. There are no visible arrows on the side wall.

 

[VS 5.0]

I am struggling to find any information on these being directional. There are no visible arrows on the side wall.

Do they not say "outside" or similar ?

 

[JakovHard]

Yes, they do say outside. And, thankfully, the outside is in fact on the outside.

 

[Ginger Beer]

Road noise and tyre choice is a compromise I've found

Nice quite "all season" type tyres are typically much quiter that a "summer" performance tyre

But you are comprising performance

If you drive a mom and dad taxi, you want a "all season" tyre, they are typically quiter, and last along time

If you want a nice performance tyres then typically the NVH will increases

When I purchased my car it had some Achilles "sport" 265 width tyres, 400 treadwear, they were quite, OK in the wet, but when pushed in the dry they gripped like.......well, they really didn't grip at all, they were rubbish

I then replaced them with Bridgestone RE003's, 245 width, 220 treadwear, they lasted pretty well, but they were a little bit louder, but gripped average in the wet and OK in the dry, but they were 100% better than the Achilles, even at 20mm smaller than the Achilles

Not I'm running Hankook RS4's, 255 width, 200 treadwear, which are lasting quite well, I used these tyres when I use to track my Skyline and MX5 and was required to have a tyre with a treadwear of 200 or higher, they are the noisiest tyre yet and whilst average in the cold and wet, they drip really good dry in the dry, and excellent when it's dry and the temps are above 20°C, a much better tyre than the RE003's, albeit they are 10mm wider

The thing is I want more grip, I'm looking for a street legal tyre that won't break the bank but grips like......stuff to a blanket

I'm going to try some Toyo R888 R 100 treadwear, on the VX next, I know they grip like...stuff to a blanket in the dry, but are noisy and don't last along time at a 100 treadwear rating

I've gone a bit long with my reply, but as I don't really care about road noise, only performance, these are my findings from chasing grip

There are simple ways to fix it:
Drown it out with music, exhaust, blower whine, or you could add some deadener if you don't mind the extra weight

Have a google about EV's and road noise from tyres, the Tesla boys are all over it

Good luck with your search

 

[panhead]

Immediately upon hitting the bitumen, i noticed wheel noise for the first time.

As pointed out, some tyres are noisier than others.

Fit a much louder exhaust and the problem is solved.






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[JakovHard]

^^ It’s a v6. That is no win in this situation

Surely new tyres on relatively fresh bitumen at below 50kph should be quiet.

 

[Skylarking]

Fit a much louder exhaust and the problem is solved.

^^ It’s a v6. That is no win in this situation

Then turn up the radio

Surely new tyres on relatively fresh bitumen at below 50kph should be quiet.

Possibly one tyre could be faulty.
Sometimes they can even sound like a failed wheel bearing.

If you think the tyre noise is not normal, in your experiance, go back to where you bought them and have a chat with the tyre place