Why are my S-03's so loud?
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Why are my S-03's so loud?
I just came back from a road trip to vegas and I'm half deaf now. Lots of road noise the whole way - way louder than the stockers.
They are almost a year old and have approx 10k miles on them... still have the original tires up front and 245/45YR-18 Bridgestone Potenza S-03's in the back on my 2003 Performance
anyone else have this problem - thoughts on the matter?
They are almost a year old and have approx 10k miles on them... still have the original tires up front and 245/45YR-18 Bridgestone Potenza S-03's in the back on my 2003 Performance
anyone else have this problem - thoughts on the matter?
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Originally Posted by Zbigdoggy
I just came back from a road trip to vegas and I'm half deaf now. Lots of road noise the whole way - way louder than the stockers.
They are almost a year old and have approx 10k miles on them... still have the original tires up front and 245/45YR-18 Bridgestone Potenza S-03's in the back on my 2003 Performance
anyone else have this problem - thoughts on the matter?
They are almost a year old and have approx 10k miles on them... still have the original tires up front and 245/45YR-18 Bridgestone Potenza S-03's in the back on my 2003 Performance
anyone else have this problem - thoughts on the matter?
could be your OEM front tires
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because S-03's are supposed to be quiet...they aren't very refined like a Michelin PS2. They're meant to be more tough and aggressive than quiet and mild mannered. And they get worse and worse as they wear on, whoo hoo ha ha ha!
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So it turns out the front stock tires were super feathered - so I had them replaced with bridgestone reo50 pole positions - w/realignment - this cleared up all of the growl that previously occured while braking at slow speeds.
However - at 40+ mph, there is still more noise coming from the rear tires than what I remember having with the stockers before I put on the s03's
so my newb question is - is there any chance that it's a balancing issue on the rears that could be causing all this noise?
However - at 40+ mph, there is still more noise coming from the rear tires than what I remember having with the stockers before I put on the s03's
so my newb question is - is there any chance that it's a balancing issue on the rears that could be causing all this noise?
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If you want quiet tires and are willing to give up some performane check out kuhmo ASX. I have them. Decent performance. A little bit too...soft or wavy and medium to medium-poor grip on dry. Great grip on wet. Ive never slipped on wet. VERY quiet. Way quieter than stock.
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Originally Posted by plumpzz
If you want quiet tires and are willing to give up some performane check out kuhmo ASX. I have them. Decent performance. A little bit too...soft or wavy and medium to medium-poor grip on dry. Great grip on wet. Ive never slipped on wet. VERY quiet. Way quieter than stock.
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My S-03s became VERY noisy after about 9k miles. I recently replaced them with Nitto NeoGens on my street wheels and they have been much quieter and for more comfortable on the road. They do have a slightly softer sidewall and I have to admit my grip confidence has been reduced a bit but overall for the money the Nittos are great STREET tires.
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well, sh*t -
alot of the reason I got the s03's is b/c the survey on tirerack.com shows that they are high performance, but also b/c they are substantially quieter than the stockers
- which certainly is not the case right now.
alot of the reason I got the s03's is b/c the survey on tirerack.com shows that they are high performance, but also b/c they are substantially quieter than the stockers
- which certainly is not the case right now.