Chiefgroover Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 OK as I get my next Supra Tuesday, I shall shortly do a photo shoot of the whole job and list materials time taken etc for all of you who know that tyre noise just hides the lovely sound of your engine, exhaust and stereo. Also gives me a headache. It will be a simple easy to follow DIY job. I think the guys in the Z club could learn some from it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoboblio Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Been interested in making my car quieter ever since I bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Wrap cotton wool round the tyres? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefgroover Posted November 4, 2006 Author Share Posted November 4, 2006 Been interested in making my car quieter ever since I bought it. Well the answer will be here. I have even considered making a kit, for DIY installation and selling them, not for a money making venture but to help out my many friends and fellow supra owners on here, but i'd leave that with the admin here, as i am not a trader. If there is one thing i really hate about Supras, it's tyre noise! you cannot understand my loathing of it!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefgroover Posted November 4, 2006 Author Share Posted November 4, 2006 Wrap cotton wool round the tyres? actually some german cars have a felt type finish on the wheel arch liners, which is probably very effective. You are a sharp cookie aint you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvershark44 Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Tyre noise depends heavily on what tyres you buy. Generally more expensives ones seem to be better. You want to sound deaden the areas around the rear wheel arches and the boot. As for exhaust, the standard is very quiet but who uses that these days. Double de-cat is a very noisy setup, which is the main reason im staying away from BPU at the moment as I do a lot of motorway miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefgroover Posted November 4, 2006 Author Share Posted November 4, 2006 Top Supra tyres for quietness/handling is Bridgestone RE050a for sure. Love these tyres and they stay quiet right down to 2mm thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvershark44 Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Top Supra tyres for quietness/handling is Bridgestone RE050a for sure. Love these tyres and they stay quiet right down to 2mm thread. Cool i remember that next time. When i bought my supra, the guy had just put it through a cheapo mot to sell it. Needed 4 tyres and hence they all have "sunny" written on them. I have a stand tt auto, and on 6mm tread i can loose trantion in the dry flooring it! Very noisey and squeely too. On previous cars ive found toyo proxies to be very quiet too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefgroover Posted November 4, 2006 Author Share Posted November 4, 2006 44, hope you get through the winter Ok on those "sure slide models"!. I bought a Merc to scoot about in that had these awful cheap and nasty tyres, never had a much wheel lockup and bad handling as these no namo dung, couldnt wait to they wore down so i sold them and bought F1's on a special offer, felt like a different car. Glad you appreciate the "investment" supra owners make thats so worth while :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 I thought tyre noise was to do with tread block design, size, sipe direction & tread depth? The more 'knobbly' the blocks the more the noise. So is your cure to fit slicks??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefgroover Posted November 4, 2006 Author Share Posted November 4, 2006 I thought tyre noise was to do with tread block design, size, sipe direction & tread depth? The more 'knobbly' the blocks the more the noise. So is your cure to fit slicks??? lol..........the idea is to stop the noise getting to the ears, wait for the post and see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUTKIN Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hi im a tyre fitter an u really need to get these sunny budget tyres off your car they will handle badly an be noisey if you love your car u will stop drivin it until u get desent ones or one day it will catch u out an can say good buy to it. its a supercar not a budget car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefgroover Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hi im a tyre fitter an u really need to get these sunny budget tyres off your car they will handle badly an be noisey if you love your car u will stop drivin it until u get desent ones or one day it will catch u out an can say good buy to it. its a supercar not a budget car HERE HERE well said that man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 So where is it then mr chief groovy???? Should I buy my Goodyear Eagle GSD 3's or wait for your thread?? Do I need to pull the lead off the local church roof to line the wheel arch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdMorris Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hmm.......this sounds interesting, sorry. Will wait for further news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Top Supra tyres for quietness/handling is Bridgestone RE050a for sure. Love these tyres and they stay quiet right down to 2mm thread. Awesome tyres in my experience. I'll be very interested in this guide, as mine is currently stripped out and Dynamatted from the passenger seats back, but Dynamat always seems a bit of a let down, even the Extreme stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psymon Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Earplugs it is then lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefgroover Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 Awesome tyres in my experience. I'll be very interested in this guide, as mine is currently stripped out and Dynamatted from the passenger seats back, but Dynamat always seems a bit of a let down, even the Extreme stuff. OK what you have done has reduced outside panel vibration, but will have little effect on the overall road noise. I hope to get this done within a week all being well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hurry up then! If I get the engine working this week, the missus is ordering me to put all the panels back in the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefgroover Posted November 15, 2006 Author Share Posted November 15, 2006 Quarters done, so doors etc next wont be long till I post it now. Even with just the quarters done, it soooo nice :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSupraNA Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Yup looking forward to hearing this... When I brought my supra it had 4 cheapo tyres on it, I replaced the rear two with Toyo Proxie T1R's and now have a lot of tyre noise as opposed to none on the cheap tyres. Kinda got used to it so not really a issue tho but the proxies are loud. May have something to do with the front tyres still being shit and the car not liking the different tyres..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefgroover Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 Ok I am posting now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Ok I am posting now! Im refusing to go to bed until you do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefgroover Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSupraNA Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 where is the writeup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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