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05-17-2013, 02:07 PM | #1 |
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I've got a loud "womp womp womp" noise as I drive. It gets louder the faster you go. It's not the wheel bearings, they were all replaced recently.
If I run my hand along the tires, I can almost feel a jagged-ness to them? I'm not sure if that's the right word but I have pictures to explain. Here is my tire. Obviously my iPhone pics won't show the wear (see next picture): Here is the same angle of a tire, but a (bad) drawing of what it feels like. It's a little exaggerated but you get the point. All 4 tires are like this, but one is especially bad. Is this something I should take care of soon? It just seems like bad wear, and it'll just be noisy until I get new tires. ....unless its a broken tire belt? Although it wouldn't make sense that all 4 tires have random broken belts.
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Last edited by RavensFan7; 05-17-2013 at 03:24 PM. |
05-17-2013, 03:51 PM | #2 |
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Feathering. If you did all 4 wheel bearings it's probably a worn bushing or bad struts with that age.
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05-17-2013, 05:08 PM | #3 | |
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...but the tires on my steelies from before I got my new wheels, are fine. Same with my winter tires I just took off. No "feathering". Could it have been an alignment issue that over time made them wear like that? I started hearing the noise when these (summer) tires were put back on a couple weeks ago. The noise could have been present last summer/fall but I wouldn't have noticed it, due to the loud dying wheel bearings. They still have a decent amount of tread left too. -_- |
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05-17-2013, 05:28 PM | #4 |
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i say get your alignment checked - its free to check at most shops
my tires ended up like that on my last car because i couldnt get toe alignment within spec camber usually doesnt cause feathering... my guess is your toe alignment |
05-17-2013, 05:51 PM | #5 | |
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Obviously no way of knowing if it was a previous alignment now. A toe issue would make sense too.... It's gonna be a loooonnngg summer/fall with these noisy tires |
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05-17-2013, 07:48 PM | #6 |
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just do some donuts!
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05-17-2013, 07:58 PM | #7 |
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Last edited by RavensFan7; 05-18-2013 at 12:47 AM. |
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