msharp

Hi all,

I recently bought a new set of rims with tires (Dunlop Winter M3). However, after swapping them on today, I noticed a considerably increased tire noise (I used to play my CD with volume 8, but now with the same CD I need to play it on 12).

Is this normal, or do I need to do an alignment? I do know that tires need to be broken in, but not sure whether this is normal.

Thanks a lot! Any advice would be appreciated!

invasion08

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My pirelli winter tires are quiter then my summer tires. It could just be the tires themselves and something you just have to deal with. What PSI are the tires set at?

msharp

Hi invasion, many thanks for the input!

Frankly I don't know what the PSIs are, those tires are brand new, just came from TireRack this monday, so I haven't got a time to check those out.

So the lower the PSIs are, the noisier it gets, am I right? Sorry for such a dumb question, though. :-|

greg985

some tires are just louder than others. Have you ever been next to a shitily lifted 1997 Chevy Silverado Z71 at a stoplight. When the light turns green all you can hear is the loud *** buckshot tires...even louder than his rusted out flow masters

invasion08

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I was just asking what the tires pressures were becasue i know that some places will put like 44psi when you only need 32psi. It is always good to check your tires psi. Sounds like the tires are just louder then your last tires on. It is something you will just have to get use to and after a while they will sound normal

zoom44

there are no mentions of these tires being noisy on tire rack

there is one mention of noise on the DSST run flat version

do you have the DSST VERSION?

check to make sure they are mounted in the right direction.

otakurx

I'm running these same tires and they are quieter then the Kumho Ecsta SPTs I was running.

VampireSix

On Zoom44's post, +1, he covered everything there.... except maybe make sure that your tires arn't rubbing against the wheel wells, as well?

I have these tires on my car, stock rims, right now (bought them last winter), and I haven't noticed any significant increase in road noise from my BFG G-Force KDW2's.

Optical TDI

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I am running these on stock wheels right now. They are louder than the stock Dunlops. Maybe because of all the siping in the winter tires?

Toly

I have the same tires, they're somewhat loud. I don't think you need any alignment if you're just swapping wheels, unless the car is pulling to the side or something.

04RX8man

Yes make sure they are mounted the correct way and pressure is ok.....but they should not b much louder usually winter tires are softe rso they are quieter....

mikesol

I'm running these tires and they're some of the quietest I've ever been on. Did you get the wheels balanced? Perhaps one is slightly bent - or are they brand new, too?

Winfree

For quiet Toyos are as good as the orginals. Coopers are more noisy and induce vibration in the front section. This is definately tires because I ran with Coopers in the back and Toyos in the front for about a month as an experiment before I decided to go all Coopers. But I will switch back to all Toyos or at least Toyos in the front when this set wears out. Because of the sound differnce.

A harder tire with a deeper tread makes more noise than a soft low tread tire, weather tires will probably be noisy and if you add spikes they really talk....but its better than sliding out in the ice.

zoom44

update?

msharp

Sorry for not following-up on this thread.
Yes, they're brand new, and should be fine in terms of pressure, as I just got them from TireRack, and I told them my car and everything. I'm by no means a car savvy, so I asked them do all the job.

Or, am I supposed to check the pressure by myself just to make sure? If so, do I need some certain equipment to do so? I still remember that there's a toolkit for this kinda thing that came with the car, but I'm not sure whether that's what I need to test the pressure.

Thanks a lot!!

r0tor

iTrader: (1)

....oh my...

put air in the damn things and make sure the rotational arrow on the tire sidewall is point forward

msharp

Yes, I figured out that part. All the wheels are installed correctly, meaning that the rotational arrows are pointing forward. ;-)

dannobre

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Earplugs Come on...they are winter tires

Silver06

Hi.

Yes, you need to check your tire pressure yourself.

You should buy a gauge at an auto parts store (or in the auto section of a big-box store). Don't buy the cheapest guage, but you don't need to spend more than $25, either.

You should check the tire pressure every time you wash your car, or at least monthly.

Use the same gauge every time.

Tire pressures should be checked when the tires are cold (after the car has been sitting a few hours).

Cold pressure should be set to 32 psi. (on average, not less than 30, not more than 35)

You are looking for consistent pressures across all 4 tires.

Note that tires normally lose about 1 to 2 psi every month, as the weather cools.



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The reason that you want to check pressures when cold is that as you drive, friction heats the tires - which heats the air inside the tires - it is not uncommon for tires to 'gain' 5psi after a long spirited drive.

msharp

Thanks for the info! Will do.

Sorry for asking stupid question, but I came from a place where people would never check the tire pressure (and nothing bad happens). So...

maskedferret

iTrader: (1)

I just got a set of 225/45 M3s mounted on my stock rims today and swapped them with my summer rims (currently wrapped with the stock RE040s that are down to the wear bars). I notice a lesser amount of tire noise in the Dunlops; nothing deafening.

daisuke

Amen to that, I can spot studded tires from 50 feet away just by the noise they make. I've never driven on anything that I thought was more dangerous either when it's dry out.