Quiet Tyres

[DOBIEMKZ]

On 9/5/2021 at 3:17 AM, Phang said:

my 9.5 years old car went through the following sets

1. Continental CSC5 (came with the car)

2. Bridgestone GR100

3. Michelins PS4

4. Bridgestone T005A

5. Bridgestone S007A (current set)

comfort/quiet order (best to worst)

Bridgestone T005A - Bridgestone GR100 - Continental CSC5 - Michelins PS4 - Bridgestone S007A

performance order (best to worst)

Bridgestone S007A - Bridgestone GR100 - Bridgestone T005A - Continental CSC5 - Michelins PS4

 

From your ranking seems that the Bridgestone T005A and GR100 are good all-rounders.

[Beregond]

6 minutes ago, DOBIEMKZ said:

From your ranking seems that the Bridgestone T005A and GR100 are good all-rounders.

no more gr100. pharse out long ago. but its better then the newer vesion i feel.😐

Edited September 7, 2021 by Beregond

[DOBIEMKZ]

On 9/4/2021 at 10:04 AM, CarGuy88 said:

@currypuff I genuinely wondered about that too. Several of the reviews by local Tourador buyers claim they are quiet. But are they objectively so? Have yet to find more solid info.

Whatever the case, the sticker is a big no-no for me though. 

Unless they use sound meter apps to measure the noise level.

[Gnahp]

@DOBIEMKZ 

yes

but the S007A is so much communicative and sharp in steering feel than the Touranza series tyres

it also make you kpkb LTA on less than perfect road surfaces 

can't have best of both worlds 

 

[Gnahp]

@Beregond 

I started from GR80, very impressed

then GR90 and GR100

so disappointed bridgestone discontinued the GR series

[DOBIEMKZ]

4 minutes ago, Phang said:

@DOBIEMKZ 

yes

but the S007A is so much communicative and sharp in steering feel than the Touranza series tyres

it also make you kpkb LTA on less than perfect road surfaces 

can't have best of both worlds 

 

Thanks for the info.
Also from my experience, those so-called quiet tyres they can be very silent on good surfaces but become quite vocal on coarse (not necessarily rough) surfaces.
Hence no such thing as quietness across all scenarios.

[Gnahp]

@DOBIEMKZ 

true, the texture of the tarmac also play a part

i.e. recently repaved PIE section along Tampines, Bedok, Kaki Bukit stretch give very little tyre noise

[Jamesc]

1 hour ago, DOBIEMKZ said:

But is your MIL driving ?

She never stops driving

 

 

 

me around the bend.

[DOBIEMKZ]

19 minutes ago, Jamesc said:

She never stops driving

 

 

 

me around the bend.

😅

[DOBIEMKZ]

49 minutes ago, Phang said:

@DOBIEMKZ 

true, the texture of the tarmac also play a part

i.e. recently repaved PIE section along Tampines, Bedok, Kaki Bukit stretch give very little tyre noise

Those stretches are now smoother.😀

I like that the darker surfaces and new paint also make the lane markers more prominent in rainy and wet weather.

Some worn out stretches the lane markings are difficult to see during rain.

 

[Wildfaye29]

11 hours ago, Jamesc said:

She never stops driving

 

 

 

me around the bend.

U mean 'mad'

[ayaz]

Bridgestone T005A and GR100 are good all-rounders, select one of them.

 

[roger478]

planning to get the goodyear efficientgrip performance 2 but i see that they dont offer 215/45r17. is it safe for me to take 225/45r17 size instead?

[Hamburger]

Choose another brand instead. 

 

[kobayashiGT]

12 hours ago, roger478 said:

planning to get the goodyear efficientgrip performance 2 but i see that they dont offer 215/45r17. is it safe for me to take 225/45r17 size instead?

yeah. you rim should be able to accommodate to 225

Look wider only. more handsome also.

[Volvobrick]

13 hours ago, roger478 said:

planning to get the goodyear efficientgrip performance 2 but i see that they dont offer 215/45r17. is it safe for me to take 225/45r17 size instead?

Very quiet. On my car now. Very happy with it.

The sidewall is very soft so the outer diameter for the 225/45 may Swee Swee match the OD of 215/45 tyres with harder sidewall. 

[roger478]

i see... thanks for the advice bros. will get it in 225/45r17 👍

[Volvobrick]

I have to over inflate by about 0.1bar to 0.15 bar to make the tyres look more normal.