Postby G35TR » Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:21 pm
Believe it or not, road noise is virtually non-existent!! The only time I hear anything is a slight rumble when taking a corner too fast. I couldn't believe it once I had them on, as I expected them to be quite a bit louder.
Also, handling seems a lot better now too, although this is probably b/c I had leaks on the passenger side OEM tires. At first these new tires seemed to float around on the road a little more than the last set, but I soon realized that this was because I don't have to adjust for the low pressure passenger tire leaks anymore. With the old tires, they would get a little deflated which caused a slight pull to the right. Well apparently I got used to the pull, and adjusted my driving style to accommodate for this pull. Once this disappeared with the new tires, I found myself adjusting a lot. Now I'm back to normal, and the tires track nice and true.
It's not all positive though. These tires definately have a lot more drag then the previous set, due to the larger treads. The truck does not idle nearly as fast now.
Also, there is also a difference in MPG now. Seems my gas mileage is down about 1 MPG. I'm holding about 14.1MPG now, down from about 15-15.5MPG (all stop and go city). On the HWY, I usually can hold about 20 MPG. This assumes I can keep it around 70MPH.