I have a 96 ek coupe. i have some si's with 195 50 15 tires new falkens. the wheels are loud. my car was slammed so i raised it a little today and its a little quiter but still loud. don't know what is causing this. anyone know? thanks.

 

May just be the tires. I would sug checking your rear wheel bearings. They can sometime give the illusion of loud tires.

 

You should really check your car.
There's no such thing as an EK coupe.

 

thanks. ill check em. and uh yea ek is 96-00 civics.

 

yeah uh ek is 96-00 civic hatches.

 

lol only in Japan. USDM kids STFU

 

JDM nuthuggers, please stfu.

 

not this **** again....

 

ha damn i know this **** is retarded. lots of ppl use ek in general sorry its not all proper for you harlem. get off your rag bro.

 

Noobs think they know it all

When did the noise start? After you lowered it or after you put the new wheels and tires on it and are the tires brand new or just new to your car?

 

ever since i had the car. i swapped on wheels from my eg and the tires were loud so i got si's with brand new falken tires. its a lil quieter but still loud. so i raised my car up today 1/2" thinking maybe the noise was cause of the camber from the car sitting so low but still loud. a little bit quiter but not that much.

 

Jack up the vehicle and spin each wheel and see if you hear anything. My right rear wheel bearing went bad and man was it loud and annoying especially at cruising speeds.

 

jack the car up and wobble the wheel... but if you do it in the front make sure you dont wobble it side to side cause that will just tell you if you tie rods are about or have gone.

 

i would sugg an alignment and rotation if tires r stepped of feathered. and or you could have a wheel bearing prob if you hear the noise at highway speeds when turning left or right.

 

you dont need to be turning to hear a bad wheel bearing. you will hear a purring/ hummin noise pretty distinctly

 

yup i jus changed out the back left wheel bearing. quiet as hell now ha thanks!