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13th April 2013, 13:10 | #21 | |
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13th April 2013, 13:14 | #22 |
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Agreed, also, ensure the tyre pressures are correct, and get the alignment of the wheels checked and corrected accordingly. A tyre running even slightly on it's side wall will be noticeably louder than one running correctly on it's central contact patch.
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13th April 2013, 13:39 | #23 | |
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Also noise is expressed in decibels so 70 compared to 74 is almost half the noise? Someone can explain this better than I! I have a ZT so tyre choice biased away from noise the premium tyres for me are not only alarmingly expensive but invariably noisy! We don't worry! |
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13th April 2013, 13:39 | #24 |
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The tyres I have at the moment are 205 65 15 fitted on Crown alloys.
My previous 75 1.8 had 16 in Union alloys fitted with Sunny tyres that "hummed" at 30/40 mph on some surfaces but were quiet after that. I will check out Camskills when I replace them - it just seems so much easier to use someone like Blackcircles who are generally competitive and you can pick the depot where you want to have them fitted. It seems that whether tyres are noisy or not is a bit of a lottery when choosing cheaper brands. boater |
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