Need smooth quiet tires
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Need smooth quiet tires
I recently purchased a 95 LS400. The car has Yokohama Avid V4 tires that are about 50% worn. They seem to ride harder and are somewhat noisy.
After reading many opinions on tires, I installed a set of Bridgestone Turanza LS-H tires. While the ride is the same or slightly better, the noise is worse. Luckily I have a 30 day ride guarantee.
I am now at a loss as the gurus at tirerack recommended the Turanzas as the best choice.
All I want is a smooth quiet riding tire.
Any personal experiences with tire replacement for this car would be greatly appreciated.
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Mike
After reading many opinions on tires, I installed a set of Bridgestone Turanza LS-H tires. While the ride is the same or slightly better, the noise is worse. Luckily I have a 30 day ride guarantee.
I am now at a loss as the gurus at tirerack recommended the Turanzas as the best choice.
All I want is a smooth quiet riding tire.
Any personal experiences with tire replacement for this car would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Mike
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Mike:
I can tell you from experience -- I purchased a 1996LS and immediately had the Avid v4's installed based upon my experience with them on my Supra -- BAD CHOICE!!!! The car drove like a truck.
Anyhow -- I took it back to NTB after a month and had the mgr. drive the beast -- right away he understood that the Avid's were no good for this car. To make a long story very short -- he installed Michelin Pilots on the car (luckily at no additional cost -- even though about 2x as much) and it drives like a dream -- smooth as silk and better traction also here in Ohio.
These LS's have very testy suspensions and to utilize the exceptional ride it seems that only the best -- and not cheapest will do (unlike my lincoln).
Good Luck
hlippy4
I can tell you from experience -- I purchased a 1996LS and immediately had the Avid v4's installed based upon my experience with them on my Supra -- BAD CHOICE!!!! The car drove like a truck.
Anyhow -- I took it back to NTB after a month and had the mgr. drive the beast -- right away he understood that the Avid's were no good for this car. To make a long story very short -- he installed Michelin Pilots on the car (luckily at no additional cost -- even though about 2x as much) and it drives like a dream -- smooth as silk and better traction also here in Ohio.
These LS's have very testy suspensions and to utilize the exceptional ride it seems that only the best -- and not cheapest will do (unlike my lincoln).
Good Luck
hlippy4
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My wife has Michelin Pilot A/S tires on her New Beetle. They stick like crazy compared to the stock Michelin Pilot MVX4 and are rated well for wet roads and light snow. In the reviews on www.tirerack.com a guy tried these on his LS400 wasn't happy stating they pulled the car to the right and aren't smooth enough. Sounds more like alignment issue to me...
Wouldn't it be nice if there was a definitive winning tire (exceptional smooth ride, low noise and ultra high performance traction, cornering and ware) for our LS's?
Wouldn't it be nice if there was a definitive winning tire (exceptional smooth ride, low noise and ultra high performance traction, cornering and ware) for our LS's?
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Went through the same "agony" with my '94. I agree these cars are very "picky" about their tires, especially if you're like me and want quiet and smoothness over sticky performance. Here's a thread that has a pretty good discussion on the topic. As I stated in the thread, after trying the MXV4 Energy Plus and Turanza LS-H, I ended up going with the Turanza ER33 from TireRack.com. As I stated, I was very pleased with quietness and ride (they were exactly what I was after), but the snow performance was a little slippery. Fortunately I live where it only snows 2-3 per year. If I had it to do over again, I'd buy these same tires. For your reading pleasure, here's the thread link. Hope this helps ...
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...threadid=75138
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...threadid=75138
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I'm new to this website so I hope you receive this message. Not sure wether to respond through the private message system or reply to your message directly. Anyway I have some questions for you.
Do you have a LS or GS? In your profile it states a GS but you mention you have a LS.
Also, could you tell me what kind of noise you were experiencing with the Turanzas and the MXV4s? I ask this because after two sets of new tires I'm trying to rule out the possibility of it not being the tires causing the noise but instead maybe a mechanical problem such as a noisy wheel bearing or something.
Was the noise evident at all speeds or just highway, and was it more pronounced on coarse pavement?
I know the origional tires supplied by the factory on my car were Dunlop SP4000.
Any feedback you can give me would be very helpful.
Thanks
Do you have a LS or GS? In your profile it states a GS but you mention you have a LS.
Also, could you tell me what kind of noise you were experiencing with the Turanzas and the MXV4s? I ask this because after two sets of new tires I'm trying to rule out the possibility of it not being the tires causing the noise but instead maybe a mechanical problem such as a noisy wheel bearing or something.
Was the noise evident at all speeds or just highway, and was it more pronounced on coarse pavement?
I know the origional tires supplied by the factory on my car were Dunlop SP4000.
Any feedback you can give me would be very helpful.
Thanks
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I bought my preowned LS400 with the Yokohama Avid I replaced them with Dunlop SP5000 this ended my slipping spinning fishtailing adventure the Yoko's were HORRIBLE beyond beleif. Dunlop is quieter better tire all around
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I have a '95 LS. When I got it there was a set of high performance tires on it and noisy as hell. I went to Michelin and they suggested the Michelin Symetry and they are great, very smooth and quiet. They cost about $ 500.00 with balancing and tax.
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I put the Michelin / Pilots on my 98 LS400. The tires ride very nice and have a 50,000 mile rating, as long as they are rotated. My only problem is I think the French own Michelin. I will go with Goodyear next time.
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Pirelli P6000 standard size 225/R16/Z rated - great drip wet and dry + not much noise at all.
Very good at high and low speeds (ie 70 - 100 mph and down at 25 - 50 mph)
Infact I am more concerned about the wind noise that I can hear (at over 50 mph), than any noise coming from contact with the road surface.
I guess this is all because the car itself, engine noise and general insulation is so good that we look for silly little faults and holes to pick that would be ignored in lesser vehicles !!
Very good at high and low speeds (ie 70 - 100 mph and down at 25 - 50 mph)
Infact I am more concerned about the wind noise that I can hear (at over 50 mph), than any noise coming from contact with the road surface.
I guess this is all because the car itself, engine noise and general insulation is so good that we look for silly little faults and holes to pick that would be ignored in lesser vehicles !!
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I'm beginning to think you're right on the money. Maybe the quietness of the car is exagerating the tire noise when contacting the road. This would not be as noticable in most other cars. I guess all tires will have some noise transmitted into the cabin.
Still searching for the quietest, though.
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Mike
I'm beginning to think you're right on the money. Maybe the quietness of the car is exagerating the tire noise when contacting the road. This would not be as noticable in most other cars. I guess all tires will have some noise transmitted into the cabin.
Still searching for the quietest, though.
Thanks
Mike
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IMHO, if quietness is what you're after, then the Bridgeston Turanza ER33 is your tire. Michelins don't come close. These cars are so quiet that even the slightest road noise will creep into the cabin. As someone who went through the hassle of trying other tires on a '94 LS, you can't go wrong with the Bridgestones. There is absolutely NO road noise at ANY speed. After all, Lexus did choose them as their original equipment tire ... they weren't wrong.
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IMHO, if quietness is what you're after, then the Bridgeston Turanza ER33 is your tire. Michelins don't come close. These cars are so quiet that even the slightest road noise will creep into the cabin. As someone who went through the hassle of trying other tires on a '94 LS, you can't go wrong with the Bridgestones. There is absolutely NO road noise at ANY speed. After all, Lexus did choose them as their original equipment tire ... they weren't wrong.
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You made excellent points about the ER33s, all of which I brought up in prior posts BTW, but he asked about quiet tires, and the ER33s are very quiet. Even with a treadwear rating of 140, they'll last between 25-30K miles which is not bad for a car of this size (depending on driving habits of course), and while they are slippery in snow, I NEVER had a problem with them in even the heaviest rains. Tires are like shoes, everybody has their own viewpoints and priorities. For me quietness was the number one priority, so I went with the ER33s (especially after trying the MXV4s and LSHs which were very disapointing). Anyway, to each his own, and the best of luck to all ...
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