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Ridgeway
12-29-2005, 02:32 PM
Tires are Michelin Artic Alpin 205/55R16, Q rated.
This is I believe their 4th winter (and 3rd different vehicle they have been mounted on, though this is the second winter on this car).
They did not make this sound last year. The only changes are I rotated the tires, and put more air in them...


The sound is definitly coming from the driver side, and I would say the rear tire. It is audible with the window both up & down. The sound is a constant whine but it seems to speed up as the car accelerates.

This will also be the last year that these tires will be used, so I'd rather not have to replace one/all of them.

Thoughts?

Jim@tirerack
12-29-2005, 02:39 PM
Anytime you end up with that much wear the tires can become noisy. If the shoulder of the tires become worn unevenly you are going to get road noise.

Ridgeway
12-29-2005, 02:41 PM
ok
just wanted to make sure it wasn't an indication of a big/dangerous issue

thanks

the sound can be lived with for another 3 months