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What tires to buy for noise free ride

Old 04-23-14, 03:37 PM
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I prefer Michelin but any brand would be ok as long as it quiet majority of its life. My Dunlops installed on my Luxury rims on my 2014 GS350 started out quiet but now its 4000 miles and already getting noisy.

My tire preferences are in this order
1. Quietness
2. Comfort
3. Handling all seasons
4. Durability
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Some of us like to crank up the stereo to hide the noise.

But I'd recommend Michelins for the most quiet brand but I've heard good things about Goodyear tires. I had Bridgestones and they tramline, very noisy. Falkens were cheap, quiet at first but start to deteriorate around the same time as the Dunlops.

Tirerack.com has consumer information on noise as well as traction, would be worth a visit.
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Originally Posted by islandbeef
Some of us like to crank up the stereo to hide the noise.

But I'd recommend Michelins for the most quiet brand but I've heard good things about Goodyear tires. I had Bridgestones and they tramline, very noisy. Falkens were cheap, quiet at first but start to deteriorate around the same time as the Dunlops.

Tirerack.com has consumer information on noise as well as traction, would be worth a visit.
Which model of Michelins? Pilot sport, Pilot sport 2, primacy, mxm?
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I would recommend Continental. I have the Continental ExtremeContact DWS on my M3 and it rides smooth and extremely quiet.
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The quietest I had were goodyear eagles f1's (not cheap) they were very quite...but my favorite tires are nitto's for alot of reasons..even though there not the quietest.
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Michelins MXM4 or Pilot Sport A/S 3.
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I have the Continental ExtremeContact DWS on my RL, very quiet.
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Michelin pilot sport as3 for sure is what you need quiet, long lasting and handle pretty well
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Originally Posted by HKT
I have the Continental ExtremeContact DWS on my RL, very quiet.
The RL is a very quiet car anyway. I owned an '05 RL. I went from the RL to an '06 Infiniti M45 and couldn't believe how much road noise there was. I wouldn't use the RL as an example. The 4GS has lots more road noise.
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I have the Michelin Primacy MXM4's on my F Sport and they are pretty good, no complaints so far.
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I think pilot sport as3 is the best!
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Well I have the Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sport and there is no road noise its pretty quite ride is not bad. I know Bridgestone's aren't the best but these aren't bad.
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The re760's are good to start but about half way through they get the groan sound to them



Originally Posted by bigblack06
Well I have the Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sport and there is no road noise its pretty quite ride is not bad. I know Bridgestone's aren't the best but these aren't bad.
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I swapped mine out with Michelin PSS and they are fantastic.
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My Michelin Primacy MXM4s are very quiet.

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