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Dunlop Sport A2's - Noisy tires???

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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 09:14 AM
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Default Dunlop Sport A2's - Noisy tires???

I've had these on for somewhere around 10-13k so far, and in the past few weeks, they've become noisy as hell.
I thought it was the bearings, since I got this moaning/humming sound especially at low speeds (local driving) but I jacked my car up, and the bearings felt/sounded fine. I spun the tires by hand, and turned on the car and applied a little gas. It's a constant moaning/humming, so it doesn't come and go as I drive. Is this typical of these tires this early? I do have a little bit of uneven tread wear, because they were on the back of my car for a while, but these past few days, I can hear it much much louder. If anyone has any tips on what to do, lemme hear it, or if anyone has any good/bad experiences with this tire... (195/60/15 on a 93 EX)
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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 10:37 AM
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Default Re: Dunlop Sport A2's - Noisy tires??? (samaccord)

allignment more than likely mine does it but its lowered 4 inches but even if your car isnt lowered doesnt mean the allignment cant be off...take it to a tire center or something of the sort and have them check that
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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 05:53 PM
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I had a set of those. Lasted a whole 6000 miles with my aggressive driving, it was ridiculous. That was with good alignment and air pressure. They were 205/55/16.
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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 08:56 PM
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It's your bearings. I know the sound you describe! Been exactly where you at Jack.
It's a constant low sort of groaning/moaning isn't it? Never goes away. Makes the stereo sound like ****. I know. Been there.
Get new bearings and change them yourself. They are pretty easy to change. Save a ton on labour.
I lost both my front bearings around 80000km. Hell of a racket. The noise started about the same time I put some new 17" rims and tires on my car so I thought the annoying hum was from the new tires. Drove for months like that until the noise got to be too much and I had a mechanic test drive my car. He said my front bearings were gone. I recognised the sound in my right rear last Christmas so I bought 2 new bearings and replaced the bad right rear bearing. I am waiting for the left rear to go soon.
It's not your tires. It's your bearings.
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Old Apr 7, 2004 | 03:54 AM
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duude, you're right, I moved the front tires back, and the back tires front, and still got that dam humming/moaning, unfortunately I don't got the time (or a press/bfh to pound out the hubs from the bearing) so it's going into one of my local shops, hopefully he won't charge an arm/leg, thanks for the help though!
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