Really Bad Tyre Noise above 50 kmh

[nat225]

you'd be totally crazy and insane to oay $390 for kumho ku39 in 17 given that 225 45 17 is as common as it gets now.

tempe tyre and co would sell ku39 for $145. and oh yeah that is in australia (where this forum is based in).

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[brad]

The Kumhos get good reviews.
What Country do you live in woth prices like that ?

Top right & google maps would give the answer

My local tyre shop

Kumho 2254517 94Y KU39 | Tyres | Tempe Tyres

[Digger11]

Top right & google maps would give the answer

My local tyre shop

Kumho 2254517 94Y KU39 | Tyres | Tempe Tyres

I think Tempe might have grey imports or old stock. Here is price from google.

KUMHO ECSTA LE SPORT KU39 225/45R17 94Y - Tyresales

https://www.tyresales.com.au/tyres/kumho/ecsta_le_sport_ku39/225-45r17/1379

KUMHO ECSTA LE SPORT KU39. 225/45R17 94Y RRP per tyre: $365. Ultra High Performance. Key Features. Asymmetric design; Solid center rib; Variable ...

[brad]

Tempe don't carry old stock. They haven't done that for 10+ years. They have about 12 bays that are full 7 days / week & they ahve their online & eBay stores. They work on volume. I worked for one of the original volume tyre sellers back in the '80s and it wasn't unusual for us to sell on a 2% mark-up so that we could clear a truckload of tyres in a hurry before the next one came in. Tyre reps will give a great discount if you order a full pantech of tyres and they have some bonus targets to meet.

re:tyresales price.. RRP might be $365 but the street price is $211. The RRP could be $1000 but who pays RRP for tyres unless you are in the middle of the Nullabor Plain? It's like buying a Falcadore - who pays full RRP?

RRP are always inflated for tyres due to the way they are delivered, qty of order & the claims process for faulty tyres.

Get this up ya - $136
KUMHO 225/45R17 94Y ECSTA LE SPORT KU39

[Tuan]

Don't think digger said he paid rrp for the Tyres did he? No one in their right mind should be paying rrp for anything nowadays. Unless it's an iphone, of course.

Did you get an alignment done at the time of fitting the kumhos? That doesn't look like a noisy pattern ... I.e. Directional Goodyear eagle f1s will make you want your stereo on LOUD all the time!

Wheel bearing is the other issue I've read/heard about. I think it was someone's Octavia on the forum.

Hope you sort it out

[brad]

Don't think digger said he paid rrp for the Tyres did he? No one in their right mind should be paying rrp for anything nowadays. Unless it's an iphone, of course.

Why quote a price you didn't pay? It's pointless using RRP as a means of comparing the quality or performance of a tyre. All he's shown is that Dunlop RRPs are somewhere near the street price & Kumho are inflated by more than 100%.

My FIL does very similar - always quotes the RRP / rack rate / full price & not what he actually paid. I don't quite get the purpose.

[Tuan]

Why quote a price you didn't pay? It's pointless using RRP as a means of comparing the quality or performance of a tyre. All he's shown is that Dunlop RRPs are somewhere near the street price & Kumho are inflated by more than 100%.

My FIL does very similar - always quotes the RRP / rack rate / full price & not what he actually paid. I don't quite get the purpose.

The point is he has an issue with "rear tyre noise" and I don't see the issue necessarily as being what he paid for his tyres. I've driven on cheap tyres on dad's corolla and they've been quieter than more expensive sports oriented tyres (Eagle F1 directional for example) - the thread on the tyre plays a part in noise. Maybe you should have pointed this out to him since it seems like you have a past in the tyre industry ... Maybe it's not even a tyre issue ?

As to why he compares prices like your FIL, I can't answer

[brad]

The point is he has an issue with "rear tyre noise" and I don't see the issue necessarily as being what he paid for his tyres. I've driven on cheap tyres on dad's corolla and they've been quieter than more expensive sports oriented tyres (Eagle F1 directional for example) - the thread on the tyre plays a part in noise. Maybe you should have pointed this out to him since it seems like you have a past in the tyre industry ... Maybe it's not even a tyre issue ?

As to why he compares prices like your FIL, I can't answer

I don't think you read the thread fully. I was basically pointing this out to him.

Have offered some advice, as have others.

recap
tyres - wear pattern / tread pattern / amount of wear /

wheel alignment

bearings

[Digger11]

and the answer, is one of the front wheel bearings. SA said it is usually tyres, but we went for a spin and he then put up on the lift and it was front left bearing fritzed out.

Car was stolen about a year ago and when the police pulled over the turd who stole it he smashed into the kerb hard enough to screw up the rim, unfortunately it has taken a year for the bearing to then collapse

Thanks to everyone for helping (except for the hater who was just picking on my choice of tyres)

[Tuan]

and the answer, is one of the front wheel bearings. SA said it is usually tyres, but we went for a spin and he then put up on the lift and it was front left bearing fritzed out.

Car was stolen about a year ago and when the police pulled over the turd who stole it he smashed into the kerb hard enough to screw up the rim, unfortunately it has taken a year for the bearing to then collapse

Thanks to everyone for helping (except for the hater who was just picking on my choice of tyres)

Funny how you thought the sound was coming from the back .. but it was the front wheel bearing .. it's hard to tell without having a mate to hang out the side of the car listening for the sound while you drive. Glad it's sorted either way.

[brad]

Thanks to everyone for helping (except for the hater who was just picking on my choice of tyres)

You need to lift your comprehension skills & try not to BS people as much.

[Digger11]

Just to close this thread off for those interested (off-topic haters excluded and ignored). The car is now good as new. Very smooth, amazing the difference.
SA said that nearly always the passenger side bearing - I assume they hit curbs more often.

He also said that 9 out of 10 times with the MK6 chassis , excessive road noise is caused by feathering of the tyres. He strongly suggested rotating tyres every 5,000kms (as I have read here in other threads).

BTW, I asked him about the Kumho KU39, and whilst VW don't sell them, he said he had heard nothing bad about them.