New Z owner seeks tires to quiet road noise
 

Hello,

Looking for experience in getting the quietest tires for my 370z. This is my first sports car and didn't discover the issue for me until I travelled over different surfaces. I have a 2011 base model and the car has Yokohama sport tires 18. I have read others who have switched to Continental DW, Hankook v12 that has made a difference. Does someone have any constructive advice if any of these tires or another tire would make a difference. I called Tire Rack and they recommended Yokohama all season tire would reduce road noise by 20%.Please help with info and yes I know it's a sports car and I probably should have gone with the G37.

Nothing will work and keep the performance of the car in mind.

These cars are not ment for Daily Drivers although people do.

These cars are made to have sticky track/road tires so the handling is tight and precise




DAN

You will get the most noise reduction by trading some performance. If you are willing to do that, I'd say go for the Tire Rack recommendation. If not, you'll need to do some more research to find the quietest high performance tire- they are not all the same.

I would disagree that the Z is not intended as a daily driver. Nissan goes out of their way to make it affordable. It ain't a quiet cruiser though.

:gtfo2:

dynamat is another option.

All season tires with cut down on noise, but the advan sports are honestly not that loud.

check the inside edges of your front tires for cupping on them. If the toe is off, which it usually is from the factory, the wheels will wear on the inside edges and will cause a lot of the noise that is typical.

how 'bout a stereo upgrade?
 

you picked the wrong car-it happens

the 370Z is exactly what the Nissan engineers designed it to be

maybe you prefer a more refined ride

Yah, I can confirm that the DW's are quieter. But the RE050's never really bothered me.

Thanks Kenchan

It seems like the DW Continentals would be the quietest tire for my Z.

By noise, do you mean the tires picking up rocks and catapulting them all over your wheel wells? or the noise the tire makes when it is going round and round?
it would make more sense to dynamat your car rather than change tires because i seriously doubt changing your tires will make a noticeable difference..

I was referring to the overall noise of the tire, not pickup hitting chassis noise.

I just purchased a 2009 370 touring with sports package. Talk about noisy on rough surfaces or freeway slabs. Hard to hear yourself think, but on Pacific Coast Highway or mountain roads which are predominately asphalt the noise is minimal and handling is exquisite. A whole lot of fun. Recently took a road trip from L.A. to Tucson and 90% of road was smooth. Great trip. Am running 275/19inch Michelins on rear which must have replaced the stock Bridgestones at some point. My tire guy told me when my front 245/19inch Bridges need replacing I should put Michelins on. Seems 70% of noise heard is from front tires. Michelin Pilots on front will reduce noise, have 30,000 mile warranty and will sacrifice very little if any in handling and traction. I may put them on very soon. Love the car, Chicane yellow, light grey leather interior with only 12,000 miles. Enjoy yours and in the meantime crank up that Bose system.

The dws is also much more quite than oem, I can't hear the tire roar anymore. The tire doesn't pick up pebbles and sand like the oem either.

Go with what Red Zed said and get some dynamat to cover the rear sides and wheel wells. With the Yoks, that is where most of my road noises comes from. Then get the performance tire of your choice.

New Z owner needs earplugs