kyllr

I have a problem with my car making some low humming noise when i drive im not sure if its my tires since they a new.I was also told it my be my wheel bearings. Anyone have this problem. I recently got new tires for my max i have 2000 17 se rims and i changed the tires from the stock 225-50-17 to 215-45-17 i dont know if that makes a difference or nto. please help and tips will be great.

Maxima1219

my tires hum too. i have a 96 max and lost my stock rims/tires for 17" motegi's and 225/45/17 sumitomo tires. they were perfectly quiet at first (i've had them about 7 months now) but now are starting to hum. i took it to NTB and they told me it was because they were coupling or whatever, and to just have it rotated and aligned and the noise would go away. still waiting for it to quit though.

Dave Holmes

Some tires are naturally louder than others. Things such as tread pattern, rubber composition, size (low profile), etc... play a big part in tire noise. That is why places such as tirerack.com rate noise. In my experience, high performance tires hum more than touring tires.
If it is excessive, or only coming from 1 or 2 tires, have it checked out. It could be suspension wear, improper tire mounting/balancing, or tire defects.

Dave