Ok so I have just about gone though my set of ES100s, I would say there is <25% tread on them. Nothing dangerous, but getting old. My problem with them is the road noise. They are creating a humming noise at any speed, highway is crazy. It is annoying as all hell.
I wanted to see if anyone else has had theis issue with this series of tires. Anyone?

Tire size - 205-45-16

 

FYI
There is NO irregular tread wear, scaping, cracks, or really any defects of any kind that I see. The noise is from all four.

 

205/50/15s did it. Drove me nuts.

 

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After how long?


See that freakin sucks because I really liked these tires, I know the down sides of them but I need somthing that has the higher tread wear. I drive 70 miles a day to school, and need somthing that will last. As well as somthing with a decent amount of grip, so I don't have to have another set for auto-x. However if they are goign to do this crap, I might go back to Kuhmo.
We all know how the auto-x crowd feels about those...

 

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Halfway gone.

 

Our set (195/55-15 on a '94 GS-R) are still relatively new but we haven't noticed any unusually loud noise. Not a problem.

Now, the Yokohama A032R (R compound track tires)... those are LOUD!

 

Mine are loud after having them a year. (minus 6 months of winter)

But then again, I'm too lazy to get an alignment so uneven wear is probably most of my problem.

 

Completely different tire but still a Yoko... I used to have some A520's w/ the 7-block tread... great tires but a butt load of road noise... sorry for the slight OT but thought I'd share.

 

Yep, got lots of noise with mine towards the end of their life.

235/40-17's up front and 245/40-17's out back

 

Mine are completely shot now.. NEVER made a single sound! well besides chirping

 

Well I just got a set of 245/50-16 Yokohama ES100's for the Camaro recently and they do seem to be just a little louder than most other tires I've used (similar to the A520's)...but that doesn't doesn't bother me too much. The Camaro has a custom catback ehaust system and K&N intake filter, so it is not exactly quiet....

I will say this about the ES-100's, they are great daily driver tires - especially for their price!

Vracer111, who actually likes noisey tire songs... sing on baby, I still can't hear yah over the engine's voice... but maybe within a years time yall will form a duet...

 

A good alternative to ES100s are the Toyo T1-S and the Goodyear F1GS-D3.

 

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A singing tire is a happy tire.

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Sure, if you want a tire that costs more and doesn't last as long.

All tires are trade-offs. The ES100 offers very good performance and long treadlife for a bargain price. At that price, no other tire offers the same performance and treadlife. If your priorities are different, then another tire might be better for you.

 

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