by "Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
Published 08/25/2017 at 19:02
by "Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
Published 08/25/2017 at 19:02
Tags: Good news bad news
STARS: 0
Now that title is going to confuse you because I never told you she went away, but hang on...
Okay, so last month, dumb ass me was driving my new K900 along near my house at night on a road I’ve traveled for 17 years, and I drifted a little too far left in my lane at the intersection of Peavy and Ferguson. Now, in most civilized countries left turn lanes are demarcated by a painted line, or maybe a rumble strip. but in East Dallas, we get a line of these (I call them turtles).
Well, I hit them with my driver’s side wheels at just the right angle to blow out both my tires and gouge my wheels, kinda like the Titanic glanced off that ice berg for maximum damage. So great, just lost two tires and damaged chrome rims.
But wait, there’s more! I also ran the damn thing up on the curb and scraped the undercarriage and diffuser. Initially, I just replied the tires, but then I learned that the engine cradle, one control arm, and the bumper are damaged. So, I filed a claim and got everything replaced, including the rims.
So, the tire problem? After I got the tires replaced, I noticed a hum in them akin what you hear when you drive over grooved pavement. I could feel it through the steering wheel too. I thought getting new wheels might fix that (maybe it was a bearing issue?). However, it’s still there, even with everything fixed. So, it must be the tires.
I’ve never experienced this from new tires. Will it go away with wear? What does Oppo think? These are Hanook Optimas.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
08/25/2017 at 19:16, STARS: 2
Damn! I’m not getting a real good sense of scale here, but those things look like Botts dots on steroids!
"sony1492" (sony1492)
08/25/2017 at 19:18, STARS: 1
From a quick Google search it sounds like those tires tend to be loud. Are they different than what you had before?
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
08/25/2017 at 19:25, STARS: 2
Possible there’s some kind of subframe warpage or other gremlin in the system making things distort weirdly and making alignment weird, but if it’s been aligned *properly* I wouldn’t think you’d still be in trouble. Very much could be the tires, particularly since I know for a fact those Optimos are cheep like Tweety Bird.
I just got two new Kumhos for the front of the Galaxie, and they’re a little noisier than the old Kumhos... but my Galaxie’s front alignment is also probably completely out of contact with planet earth. It has been hit in the left front some time in the past, has Weird Ford Things as a matter of design, and - no lie - there is a stack of suspension shims an inch thick on the front top left control arm bolt.
What I’m saying is, some tires are loud, some suspension things make noise, but some suspension things are less innocuous when paired with conditionally loud tires.... I dunno. Have a drink, watch in case it’s a wheel bearing, and watch the tires in case the alignment job wasn’t right.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/25/2017 at 20:46, STARS: 1
Yeah, they’re huge, maybe 6 inches in diameter.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/25/2017 at 20:47, STARS: 0
They are direct replacements of the original tires.
The originals did not make this sound.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/25/2017 at 20:53, STARS: 0
It’s hard to figure out. The alignment was checked with the old wheels, and the noise was there. Then, it was done as part of the body shop job with brand new OEM wheels on. Unless something got missed, which is always possible I guess, it’s hard to think of anything but the tires themselves. I’m thinking I should take them back to Kia where I got them.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
08/25/2017 at 21:03, STARS: 1
Yikes! I don’t think I’ve ever seen those here in Michigan.
That doesn’t mean we’re “civilized” though; we just can’t have those things beating up our snow plows...
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/25/2017 at 21:40, STARS: 1
I never saw them in MI either. They are evil. And we don’t plow here. So that explains it.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/25/2017 at 21:42, STARS: 0
Took your advice. I’m having a drink. Won’t fix the tires, but it’ll make me care less.
"Pilot of the Clown Shoe" (csp2)
08/28/2017 at 14:19, STARS: 1
I used to live a couple miles from the intersection where you bashed everything up. I don’t have any insightful advice though.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/28/2017 at 14:23, STARS: 0
About the tire noise? No one seems to. I guess I’ll call the dealer, but I’m getting tired (sorry of the pun) of leaving my car places.
I live a mile away. I have no excuse except that I am a dumb ass, or at least I drove like one that night.
"Pilot of the Clown Shoe" (csp2)
08/28/2017 at 15:10, STARS: 0
Not that it help you, but the stock tires on the Miata RF are stupidly loud too.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/28/2017 at 15:14, STARS: 0
See, I’m wondering if that’s it, and I just need to wait for them to break in. They are the same ones as they replaced and as are on the right side, but those did not have noise when I got the car.