Quieter Tires

[Charles Bates]

I'm looking for a more quieter tires than what I have. I bought a used 2003 with 255-70R 16.

I don't really care for the "Off road" look, I just want a smoother, quieter ride.



Any suggestions?

 

[Gavin Allan]

BF Goodrich Long Trail T/A



Michelin Cross-Terrrain SUV



Both EXCELLENT

 

[Todd Z]

is the noise the tires and not a hub bearing or something else ???



Todd Z

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

What make & model tire on your ST now? I am running Bridgestone Dueler H/L Alenza's that run nice and quiet. It all depends on the make & model; as an example I had on TOYO Open Country A/T's that gave me a pretty quiet ride. So, as Todd Z said take a look at what else could be causing the noise too because just changing the tires may not solve your problem.

 

[troy malone]

Firestone Destination LE's... very quiet... also Firestone cannot afford to make a bad tire..

have them on my wifes Escape (25K so far) My boss has them on his 4-Runner with over 50K and still alot of tread left..

go to www.tirerack.com and look at reviews...



troy

 

[Charles Bates]

I have a 03 XLT I bought used from CARMAX. It has 34K miles and the tires I believe are original. The noise is definitely the tires. There is plenty of tread, but there is slight cupping inside on the rear, which I believe were on the front before they rotated them. The noise is from the rear and only noticeable at high speeds. The noise is like a whomp whomp whomp :wacko: only faster at high speeds.

The current front tires are wearing pretty evenly, I have no pulling- drives very straight.

Tires are Goodyear Wrangler RT/S 255-70R 16.

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

If you do a site search you'll find that those tires are notorious for cupping on the ST. I think I saw something recently about a tire cupping TSB recently. The problem stems from bad shocks. I have a strong feeling that you have the OEM shocks, and you need to upgrade them ASAP; along with a new rear anti-sway bar from either of these site sponsors - Explorer Express or ZabTeck. Also, have you upper & lower front control arm bushings checked.

 

[Gavin Allan]

Some tires, especially OEM tires, start out very quiet but then get noise as they wear down.

 

[EddieS'04]

Yokahama GO51 Geolander HT-S. Quality and good price.

nough' said

 

[TomT]

If your ST is not a 4x4 and you don't have a need for off-road tires then get Bridgestone Dueler Alenza's. Absolutely the best tires I have ever owned. My truck came with Michelins and the Alenzas are a big improvement over them. And like Roger said, replace those oem shocks immediately.

 

[FlipTrac_511]

The Goodyear Fortera Silent Armors I have now are pretty quiet. No longer do I hear "whop whop whop" going down certain streets when I had original GY RTS's. Good traction so far although I've yet to experience them in very wet weather, which incidentally, is the main reason I replaced the RTS's...they were scary in the rain. Another reason was the original tires were cupping but this is occurring on the Forteras too. However, I must say though that these Forteras are some of the best looking tires I've seen and I've been pretty happy with them so far. They do cost a pretty penny. BTW, the rear tires are no longer cupped after rotating them from the front so I guess this'll have to do.

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[Joe Sanders]

I also like the Fortera Silent Armors