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Old 10-26-09, 08:25 AM
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Default Noise with Falkens FK452's

I'm running the FK452 in my is350 with the stock rims and they making a hell of a lot of noise, I've read many reviews and none of them say this tire is so noisy, I'm about to lift up my car and check the wheel bearins but I'm pretty sure I can be able to diferenciate a noisy tire with a bad bearin also many of my friend have noticed the noise and they also say it doesn't sounds like a bad bearin....
Any help will be apreaciated...maybe some of you will tell me the tire it is noisy other than that wat can be making it so loud...also I'm in the stock suspension and got the tire balanced and the car aligned as I mounted them...I've put about 8k miles on it they look even with a lot of thread still
Old 10-26-09, 08:26 AM
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Did you buy these used? Cause you might have an air bubble. They're known for them, that's why I don't like them.
Old 10-26-09, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by iSuxeL
Did you buy these used? Cause you might have an air bubble. They're known for them, that's why I don't like them.
air bubble causes tire noise?? wtf lol.
Old 10-26-09, 08:38 AM
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i had falken 451, 452, and azenis st-115 on previous cars. i went with dunlop direzza dz101 and i will never go falken again. they fit better, they have nicer stretch, they wear better, and they are so much quieter!!
Old 10-26-09, 08:44 AM
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i am having exact same issues with Falken 451's on my rear 245/45/17 they make way too much rummbling noise
Old 10-26-09, 08:45 AM
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I got em brand new...someone just drove the car now and says it can be the brakess I got the low dust pads not too long ago in the front and brand new rotors since they were too messed up...so I know the front brakes are new but not the rear can this be causing the noise...the pads are wasted but they still good....
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Originally Posted by benzo555
air bubble causes tire noise?? wtf lol.
Yes WTF. I had them on mines before and they were loud as sht. Sorry if you never got noise from tire bubbles.
Old 10-26-09, 09:35 AM
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FK 452 are generally loud....nonetheless i still use them....hehehe
Old 10-26-09, 09:49 AM
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I don't notice any noise arising from my FK452s. They're actually quiet. Only con is that they wear out quick.
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My FK452 are very loud too. I need to change tires soon, I can't hear anything.
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Originally Posted by iSuxeL
Yes WTF. I had them on mines before and they were loud as sht. Sorry if you never got noise from tire bubbles.
You obviously had some other issues. My Falken did wear fast like everyone says.
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yes, falken tends to bubble easier than other tires i have used...

i am on my 2nd set of falken and always one of the tires have bubbles....
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Falkens are only kinda quiet a couple thousand miles. Then they are loud as heck. I'd never buy them.
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I have them on my front stock wheels and they are noisy. I first noticed this as soon as I put them on new.
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i have them for 6 months now, no problem ah, with 5 axis rims nice and quitet
maybe its 19" ?


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