Tyres and Road noise!

[Waylander]

In all my years of owning the A4 I have only shod it with Contis or Falken tyres.

With the house move and work hassles I have recently taken my eye off pretty much everything else.

Yes at the back of my mind I vaguely recalled the fronts were going off and the rear passenger might have a slow puncture but yesterday coming out of solicitors I noticed it was almost completely flat and when I pumped it back up say that it must have been for a while as there were stress marks on the sidewall.

So went straight from work to the local tyre place to get it changed - and was told to get shot of the slicks my fronts had become.

Well all they had in were the non-branded new one and those it had to be.

Man was the drive in to work today noisey!

I had read all about it which is why I used to go for the Falkens but first time I have truly seen the effect for myself.

[stooH]

What wheel size have you got? can't believe they only had non-branded ones in - you say non branded, they must have some brand, fess up were they Nankang and did you get a free calendar?

[Waylander]

205/55/R16

Yep I meant no-name brands but no dodgy calendar sadly

The didn't even have any Dunlops in which I know is their main preferred brand.

[cruiser647]

That size tyre must be one of the most popular ever!

I suppose the local tyre shop will have catered for the local population and their particular tyre choice?

[Waylander]

Yep very much so.

They know me so order in my Falkens when I tell them to (or else I order and get them delivered there).