I just purchased my new wheels & tires for my '03 350, 19 x 8.5 front, 19 x 10 rear, BF Goodrich G-Force KDW 245/35 front & 275/30 for rear, which I'm about to switch out to the 35's. These tires have a new tread design, however they roar like hell starting at 20 mph & gets louder the faster you go. As much as I like th look of the tires, I cannot handle the noise. I had Nissan check my alignment, front & rear & it was only out a small amount, but the noise is still there. If I'm going to have roaring, I'd rather it come from the exhaust, if you know what I mean. Any ideas??

P.S. I'm looking at some Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s. Anybody have info on these tires?

Ronnie

 

Nope, those are performance tires and I guarantee road noise was one of the last things BFG looked at when designing the tread pattern. You either live with it or switch to a less aggressive tread pattern. I think places like TireRack.com have people rate tires on noise.

 

Thanks for that info. Tire Rack & several other sites do have noise rating. I've researched that, since having these tires put on the Z. I'm looking at some Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s. Anybody have info on these tires?

Ronnie

 

unfortunately, aggressive performance tires are going to be noisier... esp with 19s... it just goes with the territory... you may be able to get some "quieter" ones, but they'll still be louder than 18s of equal tread design and width