Originally Posted by dazco
I noticed my new 04 EXL isn't as quiet due to road noise as i'd hoped. Compared to my 2001 civic it's almost as loud. (engine noise is lower tho)
Then i investigated the Turanza (sp?) tires and read some bad reviews on them which cited very high road noise among other things. Now i'm thinking of new tires, but i hate taking the loss on these new tires with 300 miles on them.
So i'm asking what those of you who have newer accords with these stock Bridgestone turanzas think of them. Do you think the road noise is mainly due to these tires?
well I just bought rims with NITTO tires to replace the ones on my 2003 accord ex...I dont really tel the difference, but it also might be because of my LOUD ASS STEREO SYSTEM! haha..
no seriously, 300 miles on the stock tires that's insane to get rid of them. Is it really that noticable? Road noise also can happen because of the road conditions, not necessarily the tires. Maybe the roads you commute on are not the greatest? I notice some parts of my highways are more bouncy and thought maybe because it was making my steering wheel jump I had a crack in my rim, or the balancing was out, or the alignment was out. But it only happened in certain spots and found it to be just the road condition. I dunno what else to tell you...cuz the stock tires have a thick side wall and should be able to at least dampen the worst roads.