Quiet tires=soft tires?

[Frank (2)]

Hi there
I had a debate with a co-worker about tires today. I have 4 Michelin Pilot MXM4 (All-Season P205/55 R16 89V) and I find them loud. My co-worker told me that the road noise is mostly from these tires and that low-rolling-resistance tires are hard, so they're loud.

Is this true? First are these Michelin Pilot low-rolling resistance tires? And Second, are low-rolling resistance tire hard? If so, what tires do you recommend for me?

thanks

 

[motsco_ _]

Hi there
I had a debate with a co-worker about tires today. I have 4 Michelin Pilot MXM4 (All-Season P205/55 R16 89V) and I find them loud. My co-worker told me that the road noise is mostly from these tires and that low-rolling-resistance tires are hard, so they're loud.

Is this true? First are these Michelin Pilot low-rolling resistance tires? And Second, are low-rolling resistance tire hard? If so, what tires do you recommend for me?

thanks

Michelin.com or Tirerack.com has the answers about the noise / longevity questions. It's impossible to recommend anything since we can't tell if you're in Hawaii, or Alaska. General rule . . Noisy Honda factory tires tend to be very poor snow / ice tires. Moot point if you're in Hawaii.

'Curly'

 

[Howard Lester]

Here in Arizona, at least, the roads vary so much in quality that my stock ['04 Accord-4 cyl] Michelins are very quiet on some roads, noisy on others. So who's to say whether it's the tires or the roads? While I'm sure some tires are quieter than others.... ?

 

[Bucky]

Are low-rolling resistance tire hard?

That makes sense to me. The less a tire deforms, the less the rolling resistance should be. In a train, the wheels have extremely low rolling resistance, and they are definitely very hard.

 

[Abeness]

That makes sense to me. The less a tire deforms, the less the rolling resistance should be. In a train, the wheels have extremely low rolling resistance, and they are definitely very hard.

That's cuz they're made out of metal! ;-)

 

[RWM]

That's cuz they're made out of metal! ;-)

....as are the rails...

 

[SoCalMike]

Michelin.com or Tirerack.com has the answers about the noise / longevity questions. It's impossible to recommend anything since we can't tell if you're in Hawaii, or Alaska. General rule . . Noisy Honda factory tires tend to be very poor snow / ice tires. Moot point if you're in Hawaii.

the only good point about the firestone FR680s was theyd last a long time. mine were only halfway worn before i replaced em. however, each one had been plugged at least once, and one was full of slime.

 

[y_p_w]

Hi there
I had a debate with a co-worker about tires today. I have 4 Michelin Pilot MXM4 (All-Season P205/55 R16 89V) and I find them loud. My co-worker told me that the road noise is mostly from these tires and that low-rolling-resistance tires are hard, so they're loud.

Is this true? First are these Michelin Pilot low-rolling resistance tires? And Second, are low-rolling resistance tire hard? If so, what tires do you recommend for me?

That's probably not it exclusively. I'd think the tread pattern and rubber compound would have more to do with road noise. A tire that's worn would also be louder. There are too many variable to say that only one thing (like rolling resistance) is the primary cause of tire noise.

 

[Art Schwartz]

The only thing of importance about low-rolling-resistance tires (original equipment on our Insight) is that they're high anxiety poor road holders. Replace ASAP with real tires...