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Old 10-13-2005, 02:31 AM
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19s much noiser than stock?
trying to get an idea if going to 19"s gives significant amount more road noise than stock.

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Old 10-13-2005, 02:47 AM
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depends on the type/brand of the tyres
the alloy wheel itself would not be making much noise... if any
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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 =)
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Old 10-13-2005, 12:29 PM
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You probably have a lower profile tire, so maybe that has something to do with it?
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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
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I wouldn't ride with anything less than 45 series tires for daily driving.
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Old 10-13-2005, 10:12 PM
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I recently changed from stock 18's to 19's. Don't notice any increase in noise.
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