After reading OVERKILL's review of the Chinesium tires and having a car in for service today that had some terribly loud tires, I felt the need to add to this conversation.
My friend's 2012 Civic LX came with a set of OE Firestone Affinity Fuel Fighter tires.
Background:
Three of the tires have 53,800 miles on them, one has about 10k less.
Three of the tires have 5/32" left, the newer one has 6/32". As a point of reference, they measured 7/32" back at 27k and 6/32" at 39k, so they are wearing rather slowly; at this rate, they can easily make it to 70k.
The tires have been rotated religiously (by me) every 6,500 miles (on average) and are always kept between 32 to 34 psi cold (spec is 30 psi). During each rotation, I always cross the tires that are being rotated to the front.
The wear is even and there is no noticeable cupping. The tires display no symptoms of balance issues and have never needed to be rebalanced.
Dry traction is decent, wet traction is OK (but not great).
The vehicle's suspension is in excellent shape. Wheel bearings have no issues, no noise.
The Issue:
The tires are HORRIBLY loud! You can hear the rough noise even at very low speeds. The tires did not get this loud until the last 15-20k.
Given the history of frequent rotations, no alignment issues and even wear, why would these tires get so loud over time?
Any ideas?
My friend's 2012 Civic LX came with a set of OE Firestone Affinity Fuel Fighter tires.
Background:
Three of the tires have 53,800 miles on them, one has about 10k less.
Three of the tires have 5/32" left, the newer one has 6/32". As a point of reference, they measured 7/32" back at 27k and 6/32" at 39k, so they are wearing rather slowly; at this rate, they can easily make it to 70k.
The tires have been rotated religiously (by me) every 6,500 miles (on average) and are always kept between 32 to 34 psi cold (spec is 30 psi). During each rotation, I always cross the tires that are being rotated to the front.
The wear is even and there is no noticeable cupping. The tires display no symptoms of balance issues and have never needed to be rebalanced.
Dry traction is decent, wet traction is OK (but not great).
The vehicle's suspension is in excellent shape. Wheel bearings have no issues, no noise.
The Issue:
The tires are HORRIBLY loud! You can hear the rough noise even at very low speeds. The tires did not get this loud until the last 15-20k.
Given the history of frequent rotations, no alignment issues and even wear, why would these tires get so loud over time?
Any ideas?
