Road Noise with Low Profile Tires
Road Noise with Low Profile Tires
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Do low profile tires transmit road noise a lot more than regular tires?
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RE: Road Noise with Low Profile Tires
rmw
RE: Road Noise with Low Profile Tires
If you change to a substantially different tire than what came on the car, you are then faced with doing what the factory NVH guys do, for just one car, with no real resources.
I.e., keep your OEM wheels; you may need them.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Road Noise with Low Profile Tires
In the aftermarket there is no particular reason to soften the tire off for NVH, so at least the original raison d'etre remains, the tire should be stiffer, all else being equal, than its HP stablemate . But yes, NVH will suffer.
Incidentally and far more confusingly, the coning stiffness and modal performance of your aftermarket wheels may be affecting both the handling and NVH performance you get.
Cheers
Greg Locock
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RE: Road Noise with Low Profile Tires
RE: Road Noise with Low Profile Tires
Many years ago, like when 60 series where the hot low profile set up I put a set of 205 60 15 Toyo R600s on my heavily modified VW Type 3 Wagon. It had twin by twin choke Webbers and a 2" exhaust with minimal mufflers and made about 130hp at the wheels. I also fitted a Rolla Roof Rack.
Neither the tyres nor the roof rack made any noticeable noise at any speed in that car. Also the radio was so poor I could hardly hear that either.
A few years latter I used the same brand, size and model of tyres and the same roof racks on a Toyota Cressida and both where as noisy as hell.
Another incredible aspect was that the noise got a lot worse with increased speed. Man. What a surprise. Yes. Please insert sarcasm smiley here.
Regards
Pat
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