New Tire Noise

[kayroe]

I just purchased a set of Bridgestone Serenity tires. The problem is that there is tire noise. The car doesn't vibrate but I do hear a vibration that I can't pinpoint. Tire pressure is at 33.5 lbs. Does anyone have any ideas as to what may be causing this?

 

[ctrcbob]

1. First off, take it back to your tire dealer.

2. If you HEAR a noise, and little or no vibration, it probably is a bad belt in the tire.
See number 1 above.

3. Get a "Road Force Balance" done at some dealers. Perhaps yours. Look up Road Force Balance in Google to see what is done.

My Lincoln had a vibration that would not go away. Took it to two different dealers, including where I purchased the tires, and they checked the balance, which was always perfect. Then while in Penfield (Rochester) I took it to Dunn Tire in Henrietta NY for a full Road Force Balance. Took 75 minutes from the time I walked in to the time I left. They had to break the bead and shift the tires on the wheels depending on what the Hunter GSP 9700 machine told them but when they were finished, the vibration was GONE, and we love the nice smooth ride. Best of all, Dunn Tire not only charges less than most places, but they even gave me a discount becouse I am Navy Retired.
Dunn Tire in Western New York is the best.

When I purchased replacement tires for my Genesis, I found a local tire dealer in Mount Dora, who had the tires I wanted, and they do a Road Force Balance with every new tire purchase.

If you find a place that does the Road Force Balance on your tires, make sure they do the correction and not just the check. One of the places I first went to for my Lincoln just did a check, telling me that the tires were no good and to take them back. I knew better. The technician was just too lazy to do the correction which was to deflate the tire, align the tire and wheel to the position the Hunter machine tells them, then inflate and test again. The Road Force number should be under 18 lbs, and some places try to get the number down under 12 lbs. The lower the Road Force number, the better it is.

 

[kayroe]

I had a road force balance done on my tires today, and it reduced the noise by about 90%. I,m still trying different air pressure settings to see what works best. Right now I'm at about 30.5 Lbs though I should be riding at 33 lbs. Thanks for the information.

 

[robthoke]

1. First off, take it back to your tire dealer.

2. If you HEAR a noise, and little or no vibration, it probably is a bad belt in the tire.
See number 1 above.

3. Get a "Road Force Balance" done at some dealers. Perhaps yours. Look up Road Force Balance in Google to see what is done.

My Lincoln had a vibration that would not go away. Took it to two different dealers, including where I purchased the tires, and they checked the balance, which was always perfect. Then while in Penfield (Rochester) I took it to Dunn Tire in Henrietta NY for a full Road Force Balance. Took 75 minutes from the time I walked in to the time I left. They had to break the bead and shift the tires on the wheels depending on what the Hunter GSP 9700 machine told them but when they were finished, the vibration was GONE, and we love the nice smooth ride. Best of all, Dunn Tire not only charges less than most places, but they even gave me a discount becouse I am Navy Retired.
Dunn Tire in Western New York is the best.

When I purchased replacement tires for my Genesis, I found a local tire dealer in Mount Dora, who had the tires I wanted, and they do a Road Force Balance with every new tire purchase.

If you find a place that does the Road Force Balance on your tires, make sure they do the correction and not just the check. One of the places I first went to for my Lincoln just did a check, telling me that the tires were no good and to take them back. I knew better. The technician was just too lazy to do the correction which was to deflate the tire, align the tire and wheel to the position the Hunter machine tells them, then inflate and test again. The Road Force number should be under 18 lbs, and some places try to get the number down under 12 lbs. The lower the Road Force number, the better it is.

Glad you shared that bit of information. Learn something everyday.

 

[itsjustmatt23]

I had a road force balance done on my tires today, and it reduced the noise by about 90%. I,m still trying different air pressure settings to see what works best. Right now I'm at about 30.5 Lbs though I should be riding at 33 lbs. Thanks for the information.

Any updates? I just replaced my tires with the serenity and I have a slight vibration now. I bought them at Costco and they don't have the road force machine.

 

[kayroe]

I don't think that what I'm experiencing can be described as a vibration. I took the car to a pretty good mechanic and they had two different people drive the car and they both came to a conclusion that the noise that I'm hearing is the rear differential and that I wasn't hearing it before because of the noise that the old tires were making. I think that I may have read in another post about changing to another differential oil. Are you sure that it's a vibration, or just tire noise?