Alloy wheel noise. Is this possible.

[VS 5.0]

contact your local Council, some actually do reimburse you

Only if your tyre profile is above 40 in WA.

 

[Skylarking]

Only if your tyre profile is above 40 in WA.

In some other states they changed the law some years ago… So only if the road defect has been reported to the relevant road authority in writing and more than a legislated time has passed and the damage is more than a set amount can you expect to be reimbursed

 

[PhantomV]

I have had a new set of 20" PS4s for 6 months and they are quiet, best tyres I have ever had

 

[VS 5.0]

In some other states they changed the law some years ago… So only if the road defect has been reported to the relevant road authority in writing and more than a legislated time has passed and the damage is more than a set amount can you expect to be reimbursed

Similar in WA.

Main Roads has an exclusion under the Civil Liability Act.

 

[Skylarking]

Main Roads has an exclusion under the Civil Liability Act.

It used to be that road authorities/councils were 100% liable for the damage inflicted by their roads with no excess (for the want of a better word)… Then they brought in such laws to limit/reduce liability which must have saved road authorities/councils big $ since all gbe6 need to do is put up a sign warning of the poor road condition….

Oddly, the savings councils made weren’t passed on to rate payers so I guess that’s what is called a productivity improvement - bonuses all around

Meanwhile, we road users need frequent wheel alignments and wheel balances, if not new tyres and rims as a result of these shocking roads

Guess such poor roads separates those who drive half asleep at the wheel from those that scan the road for any potential dangers like a hawk scanning for its food

 

[panhead]

Councils and the meaning of the non-feasance rule they use to protect themselves has been in and out of courts in NSW for years.

There have also been many government committees overs the years to try and address the equality of the system.

As I said in an earlier post, some Councils will reimburse you for damage so it cost nothing to ask.

It’s been a long time since I’ve been in Local Government, I’d worked for quite a few councils in both suburban and regional NSW and they each set their own guidelines for a wide range of issues and it changes from council to council.

My knowledge only relates to NSW.

As I said, it cost nothing to ask, some will be disappointed and some won't.




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[greenacc]

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

Are you sure you're not dreaming about the lower treadwear rating being linked more noise? Tyres with lower treadwear ratings are typically softer than tyres with higher treadwear rating like 400 and the softer tyres should be quieter, or so I thought..

 

[vc commodore]

It used to be that road authorities/councils were 100% liable for the damage inflicted by their roads with no excess (for the want of a better word)… Then they brought in such laws to limit/reduce liability which must have saved road authorities/councils big $ since all gbe6 need to do is put up a sign warning of the poor road condition….

Oddly, the savings councils made weren’t passed on to rate payers so I guess that’s what is called a productivity improvement - bonuses all around

Meanwhile, we road users need frequent wheel alignments and wheel balances, if not new tyres and rims as a result of these shocking roads

Guess such poor roads separates those who drive half asleep at the wheel from those that scan the road for any potential dangers like a hawk scanning for its food

Having worked in a tyre shop that was constantly dealing with rims getting foobarred by a crappy road and also having the same council come in to have ty re work done on their vehicles (mowers included), it went from the council having no issues to coughing up for rims to them flicking the bird to it....

I suspect they ended up flipping the bird to it, because they had idiots smacking gutters being heros and claiming this particular stretch of road was causing it....

I'm not aware of anyone taking this council to court to make a claim for new rim/s as a result of this marvellous stretch of road