silverlake

Maybe it's me or maybe the width of the tire but I hear road noise anyone with experience on these ?

ibidu1

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If im not mistaken, nankings are considered a budget tire, not sure how the newer ones preform. But when most budget tires you will get noise, hardness, and not much mileage out of them.

If you want smooth quietness buy some Michelins

RXGS

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Nankangs are junk tires, so would not be surprised if thats your issue. I have two sets of wheels, one with brand new continentals, and the other with some half worn Kumbo ASXs, and the difference in noise is absolutely mind blowing.

snakeo2

any experience with Cooper tires?

silverlake

I figured it was the tires they were so cheap I couldn’t pass it up

Jontay

2010 GS350 AWD. I purchased car in 11/2015 so I've had it about three and a half years. Purchased it with right exactly 100K miles on it it.... now has just a hair over 150k. Purchase from a dealer and it looks like they had put brand new tires on right before putting it on the lot.
I'm not making any suggestions because I don't know any better...... just relaying the facts of what has happened to me, in case it helps.

Tires: Cooper M+S 225/55R17 CSS GRAND TOURING

Have never rotated the tires because they are wearing very evenly.....all 4 tires. Quite a bit of tread left and It looks like I am a good 10-20k miles from the wear/replacement tab. I typically have both front and rear at 35-38 psi (cold) but go 38+psi if a heavier load in the trunk. Otherwise, my driving is about a 50/50 ratio of mixed Highway and City roads. I cosistantly average 24-26 mpg for each tank (calculating method: fill tank, reset trip odometer, drive a full tank, fill tank again, trip odometer miles ÷ gallons to refill tank = mpg.). I typically get 390-410 miles to a tank of gas.

Btw, I live in Boise so we do get some winter snow. Car is very stable when driving in the snow and gets good traction. Tires seem to work well in the snow/wet but I honestly have never used anything else so I have nothing to compare to.

I'm curious as to what others think of these tires and what I've stated? Again, I have no preference or recommendations.....this is just my experience so far with the tires that were on the car when I purchased 50k miles ago.

sloanbj

What does the Decibel app show as your 70 mph noise level (windows up, radio off)? Mine is 82 dB.

verly6565

nankang are bad tires

Jontay

anyone have any thoughts as to quality of the Cooper tires, that I mentioned above?

Kingtut89

im running staggered 245/30/20r Fronts and 275/30/20r Rears and i love my achilles atr sport 2s. quiet, grip very nicely and are pretty cheap!!! i dont go high end due to my specs and i do have camber soooo i buy tires every 18months but these tries are definitely worth it for the price. ive ran kuhmos, sumitomo, and goodyears eagle f1s... these achilles are as equal...

Kingtut89

snakeo2

How many miles have you logged on your Achilles? Love the set up. Currently deciding between Cooper and Continental PureContact which are pricey. My concern with cheap tires is that the quality or lack there of can often times lead to "tire cupping", which is what I'm experiencing right now. I'm currently running "Ironman Imove Gen2 AS".....have logged approximately 14k miles on them. At first I thought the issue were my shocks, but I replaced all 4 shocks (KYB) about a year and half ago and while possible, I really doubt the shocks went bad. The most likely cause is poorly made tires which is why asked how many miles you've logged on your Achilles. Did you buy the Achilles locally or online?

Kingtut89

i buy mine on amazon. I used to work for TBC corp, who owned big ole tire, ntb, tirekingdom, merchants, etc. BWT known as barrons wholesale tire, is where i found these. i foud these bout 3 yrs ago and loved them!!!!! Nankangs were not great at all.... wore out too quickly.... But some of my drifting buddies love them just for sitting sideways. my back tires are going on 19k atm.. my front i had a flat from the construction here in jax fl, so i bought the whole front pair. i had roughly the same amount on them. my rears sitting at 275/30/20, 20x10, i can find the tires at 90 bux a pop... they grip great too in the rain, imo when compared to other high end leading names, they are almost up there with them!