Loud road noise when changing from 16" to 18" rim.

[Guest Tommy Tan]

Just changed my original 16" rim to 18" with new Firenza tire( China made i think ). Notice that the road noise became very audible. Is it normal that the road noise wii increased drastically when changing from 16 to 18" rim? Kindly advice. Attached is the picture of my rim.

[Guest blackmercs]

Nice rim!!! Nope, depends on the model and the brand of the tyres.

[Guest Tommy Tan]

blackmercs wrote:

Nice rim!!! Nope, depends on the model and the brand of the tyres.

Hmm...the supplier told me there bound to be slightly louder in road noise as i have upgraded from 16 to 18" low profile tires. While i can accept that, but these tires are really loud. Any recommendation for a quieter tires? Thks!

[g8crasher]

Try Conti CSC series. Thread design helps in reducing unwanted noise.

[Guest lightning]

Tommy Tan wrote:

Just changed my original 16" rim to 18" with new Firenza tire( China made i think ). Notice that the road noise became very audible. Is it normal that the road noise wii increased drastically when changing from 16 to 18" rim? Kindly advice. Attached is the picture of my rim.

hi tommy...so your rims finally arrived...nice.

the Firenza tires came with the rims or you chose the tires yourself? :whistle:

[Guest Kompressor]

Yes road noise louder for 18" rim due to the tire profile plus the tire u used.

U can try the Conti CSC if ur budget allow.

Note: tire for dry weather tend to be quieter then those for wet weather.

[Guest Tommy Tan]

lightning wrote:

hi tommy...so your rims finally arrived...nice.

the Firenza tires came with the rims or you chose the tires yourself? :whistle:

To be frank, i got the package at a rather low price( slightly above 1K). I din ask for any specific brand of tires though. Din noe it plays an impt role on the noise level. May consider changing to a better brand after a few more days of testing.

[Guest Tommy Tan]

Kompressor wrote:

Yes road noise louder for 18" rim due to the tire profile plus the tire u used.

U can try the Conti CSC if ur budget allow.

Note: tire for dry weather tend to be quieter then those for wet weather.

Hi! Thks for the recommendation fr bros here! Any idea for the price range for Conti CSC for 225/40/R18?

Cheerz!