I have put about 5K miles on my T1S tires and lately they appear to be getting noisier. They are making a loud roar as I slow down especially from 20 to 0. They are making the tell tale sound that folks with feathering describe but there is no sign of feathering on any of them.

Anyone else have this?

 

This is very strange to hear from someone driving on T1S's. I've never owned a set of T1S's before but have driven on many cars running them and they are very quiet. This is anywhere from a brand new T1S to an older one with low tread life. I would check the obvious first which is tire pressure on all four corners, any road debris stuck in the tread, allignemnt, or possibly another component on the car making the noise. This tire has a relatively soft compound and is known to be quiet.

 

No sign of feathering? Can you post some photos?

 

Mine are louder than the oem Potenza's, but I don't really care as much since I had so much road noise from the get go (compared to most middle of the road sedans). The noise comparison is as such:

1) brand new RE040 in stock sizes vs brand new T1S in 245/275 size => T1S is louder
2) Worn RE040 and worn T1S = same loud rumbling...can't tell which one is worse.

 

The minute I got my T1-S's I immediately noticed more noise than the stock bridgestones and more flex in the sidewalls. Wasn't too happy with them to be honest but they've grown on me. I have about 16kmiles on them now and they are loud as hell. 7k of those miles came from FI so I'm not complaining bc they lasted a good while...Time for new rear tires, but the fronts seem a bit better...

 

I have the new version of the T1 Ss, the T1 Rs and they are very quiet over the first 3 K miles.