BkLexZ

My MicheliN Pilot Sport Tires still have plenty of tread but way to much noise especialy when coming to a stop. I got people asking me if something is broken. So i did a search on quiet tires and this is what I saw: Bridgestones S0-3, Dunlop sp5000, Toyot-1s,and Yoko avs es100.
I was thinking of getting the B-stone S0-3 but still cant make up my mind. Can anyone help im looking for a balance of nice handling and no tire noise.

pcmw

Yoko AVS dB tire is built for low noise.

MW

altaf

I thought the same thing, but after reading the reviews on Tirerack, it seems like these tires get very noisy after a few thousand miles.

RON430

Can't vouch for it. Had db's on my wife's Maxima for over 15K with no increase in noise. Her new GS has dbs but only have 500 miles so we will have to see. Seems like the db noise is related to unusal wear, cupping, so I am getting of the opinion that if nothing unusual happens to the tire, they stay quiet.

whitels

I've tried both dbs and sp5000. They are both quiet. If you ask me which one is quieter, I can't tell. I used the dbs in the LS and the sp5000 in the GS.

Now here's what you need to be concerned about. Your alignment!

The dbs is less forgiving when it comes to producing noise due to cupping as caused by alignment problems. When cupped or uneven wear sets in, you will hear noise- - LOUD noise. It happened in my LS and I thought I had a bad axle bearing! There was a mild, very mild uneven inside wear but the noise was so out of proportion. This at roughly 8K miles.

I've only put 13K miles on the sp5000 and so far so good.

Tirerack.com owners' comments seem to favor the sp5000 even when used for the long term. Assuming both tires are installed on the same percentage sample of improperly aligned cars, the sp5000 seems to withstand it better and not produce significant noise.

If you ask me which one to buy next time, no doubt I'll get the sp5000. Performance wise, they seem to be the same although the sp is rated as all-season while the dbs is ultra high performance.

silky

Tirerack also likes the Sumitomo HTR+. It scores high in noise and comfort. I'm getting new 17" wheels very soon and I think I'm going to try them. It is amazing how much difference there is between tires and how some tires change as the miles pile up.