Flipsonic

My personal experience with these quiet tires...

Hankook Ventus V12 Evo - so far after 200 miles these are the quietest tires I've had on my car. Let's hope it stays that way when it starts to wear down. I will update when I hit 5k miles.

Stay away from these tires if you want a quiet ride: Falken FK452 and Pirelli Scorpions. They sound like monster truck tires after a while.

Hope this helps if you're shopping for quiet tires.

mitsuguy

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Couple of quick notes - if possible, rotate those tires as often as possible, every 5k miles, for instance... directional tires, because they cannot be cross rotated, will tend to cup badly on certain cars, and rotating them at proper intervals is crucial to preventing this... That is one reason why I prefer asymmetrical tires when possible - the cross rotation, or at least flipping side to side is even more helpful in combatting uneven wear, which is the #1 cause of tire noise complaints... most tires are pretty quiet when new, but when they start to wear is when the difference can be heard...

Flipsonic

Unfortunately I have staggered wheels so I cannot rotate ( front & rear). The Pirelli tires where on my other car which are not staggered. I rotated them regularly and were still noisy. The Falken tires were on my IS and couldn't rotate but at least they lasted 40k miles.

mitsuguy

iTrader: (2)

That sucks... if you ever want to rotate, your only option is to have the tires removed from the wheels and swapped side to side...

With staggered fitments, I typically recommend asymmetrical tires, so that you can still rotate easily side to side...

I'm sure your tires will be fine, but, if you start complaining of noise, its not the tire, its the fact that you can't rotate the tires... Typically you will start feeling uneven tread blocks on the inside edge... Good luck!

Tabaka

iTrader: (8)

200 miles isn't a lot to showcase a "quiet" tire. I've heard people say that NSII's were quiet like a whisper...only to sound like a damn lifted jeep on 33" mud tires after 5,000 miles. Flip them if possible but the more often you do this, the greater possibility of damaging rubber around the bead and causing a leak. Make sure you definitely get an alignment.