New Rims/New Tires = ROAD NOISE - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

treihing · 07-28-2007, 06:27 PM

Hey Fella's-

I went out and bought some 18" TSW Sakata's & 225/45//28 Toyo Proxes T1R and while my Camry SE looks TIGHT, the ride is not. When I am rollin' at 35mph I get a hum that sounds like the Concord if listing off from a runway.

So my question, Will the sound improve or am I stuck with the noise? If any of you have a similar while tire app, please chime in.

Peace-

T

IPDaily · 07-28-2007, 06:34 PM

i've actually heard some negative things about toyo proxo tires... personally i would've gone with either bridgestone or michelen....

treihing · 07-28-2007, 06:39 PM

I had a feeling it was the tires. I am dying to hear what others say but I think your right on.

beejay21k · 07-28-2007, 08:01 PM

The tread depth on my tires is starting to get low; to the point that I'll be needing to buy new tires before winter comes. I've noticed a gradual, but steady, increase in road noise as the tires have gotten worse. I'm assuming that if road noise increases with tire wear, it can also increase with poor (or different) tires.

Of course, this may not be true at all, but it makes sense to me.

akira751 · 07-28-2007, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by IPDaily

i've actually heard some negative things about toyo proxo tires... personally i would've gone with either bridgestone or michelen....

Nothin about good things about Proxes 4 and T1r what have you been reading???

treihing · 07-28-2007, 09:39 PM

I checked several reviews on the Proxes 4 for road noise and all I see is positives.

I have no idea what it could be. I am getting Ebach Pro's put in next Sat so hopefully it will calm things down...

akira751 · 07-28-2007, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by treihing

I checked several reviews on the Proxes 4 for road noise and all I see is positives.

I have no idea what it could be. I am getting Ebach Pro's put in next Sat so hopefully it will calm things down...

Check your tire psi.

TRD VVTi · 07-28-2007, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by treihing

I checked several reviews on the Proxes 4 for road noise and all I see is positives.

I have no idea what it could be. I am getting Ebach Pro's put in next Sat so hopefully it will calm things down...

The road noise could only be from the tires. Wheels don't make noise. Springs will not affect noise either, so don't look for an improvement because of the new springs.

I haven't looked at those particular tires to see what the tread is like but if they are directional make sure that they're facing the correct direction. I see alot of people screw that up.

05_se_lunarmist · 07-29-2007, 01:32 AM

lowering the car may make it louder simply by being closer to the ground... How much difference may be unnoticable though. It's most likely the tires that are making it noisy... Did you go with a thinner tire then stock?

smilepak · 02-24-2008, 09:55 PM

I recently got the Yokohama YK520, seems to be exclusive to America Tires / Discount Tires (www.tires.com). It was suppose to be the cousin of the Yokohama H4s/V4s. Not too bad. Pretty quiet on roise noise, thought I think the OE Bridgestone that came with the car was quieter when brand new. It (stock OE tires) got unbarebly loud as it wear down.

Rapid Roy · 02-25-2008, 12:30 PM

Did the tire shop "sipe" your tires? There was a thread a while back where this was done and it increased the road noise dramatically.

Rapid Roy · 02-25-2008, 12:34 PM

BTW, I have the Proxis 4's and have no issues with road noise. My wifes 02LE is really loud with Michelins. Would never put them on my car. She really likes them though because they seem to be less prone to picking up nails and such. She went through 5 tires in one year before switching to the Michelins. She's on her second set, and no nails.