Road noise
 

I know this should be in the tire section.Just wanted to vent. I expect some road noise it's part of the deal i can live with it. But i've only got about 8,000
on these Bridgestone tires and i swear they get louder everyday. I had hoped to get 20,000 out of them but i don't think i can go that long.

Tires do become louder as they wear.

Really? Wow, this is going to be a loud car then... I've only had my Nismo for a couple of weeks and have really noticed the road noise relative to my 95 300ZX. However the car is a blast to drive, so bring the road noise on, it just means I'm having fun!!!!

20K? 15K if you are lucky!

I got 18k out of mine. And yes, they do get a lot louder as they wear.

if you get more than 15K out of the tires, you're not driving right. :driving:

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Dynamat is your friend. The road noise was about drive me nuts until I Dynamatted.

Here's a cheaper solution for you...

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That sounds good. I just put in a new set of speakers should have done it then.
I'll go back and do the doors.What other areas did you do. And did you do one or two layers.

I did the back end first. That's what really reduced the noise. I did the doors last week and didn't really see much reduction in noise, but it changed the sound from the front speakers.
Just did one layer throughout. That was a big enough pain to get in. It's not really that hard, it's just tedious and I'm short, so I had to keep crawling in and out of the car to reach everywhere.

Just put the top down. It's not so bad then... :excited:

We'd need the Nissan can opener option for that.

About Dynamat, It seems to be a good solution. Which kit and size did you use in back end section? Thanks.

I bought the bulk kit 10455 from Amazon. It has 9 sheets which was enough for the back and the doors. I've actually still got a little left that I'm going to use to fill in holes.

+1 :tup:

the RE050A's do get louder when they wear but i have to say they are nothing vs the old gen S03's.... man those were like ROOOOOARR!!! :icon17:

On my list of things to do for the Z32TT. Not so much road noise but to knock down the exhaust resonance at cruising speeds.

Check out Second Skin. They are a forum sponsor and are much cheaper than Dynamat and have pretty good reviews. I used their stuff on my hatch and it was pretty good.

How much weight are you adding to the car when you put dynomat in the trunk and doors?

The road noise really doesn't bother me. I came from an S2000. lol

I weighed the last sheet that I have and it's 2lbs 3 3/4 ounce (gotta use those kitchen scales for something :rolleyes:). So for the amount that I did is somewhere under 18 lbs.

I replaced the Bridgestones with a set of All season Falkins F452 and it has cut down on the noise quite a bit. I am going to look into the Dynomat

do you mind saying what the falkins set you back total.
how do they ride

i must drive like an old lady,i checked today and at 8,000 still got a lot of tread left on all the tires. but i do hate the bridgestones way over rated for the price
won't buy'em again

$1162 installed and out the door

get the michelin pilot sport a/s, they are expensive but last way longer than any other tire and are a lot quieter than anything else i've put on my z. that is the only tire i will put on it from now on.

Rep point for tire feedback and potential future tire choice. Thanks!

thanks, you'll spend more up front to get these but they are guaranteed to get 45k miles out of them even with a staggered fitment and their belt construction cuts down on noise and they ride great. i'd rather spend 1600 every 45k than 600 every 10k miles.

I recommend the Continental ExtremeContact DW tires when you replace the tires. They are cheaper, last longer, very well rated, and most of all – very quiet. The Z stock tires are very noisy. Go to TireRack.com and compare yourself.

Or the newer Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus. Not sure if that was what you meant. I have them on my Z and no regrets. They are a bit quieter than the Yoko's and have a tread wear rating of 45000 miles.

I use the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus tires for the winter months tho and am happy with them. I still won't drive the Z on the snow days. I put these tires on for the winter primarily to drive on the highway when temps are below 40 degrees since the summer tires aren't meant for those temps.

Dynamat the rear and doors at a min and you will notice a difference in the noise level. I just did mine.