View Full Version : 19s much noiser than stock?


lucifuge
10-13-2005, 03:31 AM
trying to get an idea if going to 19"s gives significant amount more road noise than stock.

opinions?

EZZY
10-13-2005, 03:47 AM
depends on the type/brand of the tyres
the alloy wheel itself would not be making much noise... if any

RotaryN00b
10-13-2005, 01:21 PM
Tires make road noise, not wheels/wheel size...

But... I had 19's on my car for a while, and I didn't have an increase of road noise =)

BlueEyes
10-13-2005, 01:29 PM
You probably have a lower profile tire, so maybe that has something to do with it?

RotaryN00b
10-13-2005, 01:43 PM
Lower profile will typically give more noise, because of less/stiffer sidewall... I wasn't running a very low profile though, I'm afraid of potholes =) I was runnin 245-40-19

DARKMAZ8
10-13-2005, 01:55 PM
I wouldn't ride with anything less than 45 series tires for daily driving.

kwescott
10-13-2005, 11:12 PM
I recently changed from stock 18's to 19's. Don't notice any increase in noise.