Tire Feathering Opinion

[rffanat1c]

Not much traffic in the sub-forum, so I'll ask here. I have a '15 GT base with 8,100 miles. Brought the car into the dealership for a noise while driving a couple of weeks ago. They claim it went away when they rotated the tires but it did not. Brought it back today and they said all the tires have feathering on them. Car has never hit anything, tracks straight but I do not have alignment numbers. They claim the noise is from the tires (Pirelli P Zero Nero) and some tires are just crap as he put it. My 3 year/36,000 runs out June 25...should I push for further looking into wheel bearings despite they say they are fine or accept I have crap tires? Thanks.

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[hinch]

don't put terrible tyres on a big heavy car then

 

[rffanat1c]

don't put terrible tyres on a big heavy car then

Tell Ford that!! They are OEM.

 

[HeelToeHero]

Was the alignment checked? You said you don't have numbers, but was it ever checked?

 

[Lonmon]

If the noise does not occur when the wheels are spun on the lift (tires off the ground) then it is not the wheel bearings. Crappy tires and large tires are known for noise. Put them both together and it can be worse. My brand new Nitto NT05's are a bit noisy but they are also 305's.

 

[rffanat1c]

Was the alignment checked? You said you don't have numbers, but was it ever checked?

I'll have to ask them. It is like pulling teeth to get them to do anything.

 

[Grimace427]

I'll have to ask them. It is like pulling teeth to get them to do anything.

You will have to pay for the alignment as it is considered maintenance.

 

[rffanat1c]

You will have to pay for the alignment as it is considered maintenance.

Yeah and I can see them easily wiggling out of any responsibility since I can't prove I never whacked a curb and I also can't say it was off from day one since that was 3 years ago and 8,100 miles ago.

I just don't believe they really checked any hubs or bearings. I'm gonna have my mechanic look at it next week to verify.

 

[15GTCA]

Those OEM all season Perellis are crap. Mine were loud too.

 

[RIBS]

my ford dealer keeps sending me free alignment check coupons...
fyi, my Pzeros all wore the insides off....

 

[jasonstang]

That sounds pretty loud to be a tire issue unless you have multiple bald spots on them.

 

[DickR]

A few things to keep in mind:

1) All tires make noise even when new and even normal wear with correct alignment will make them noisier.

2) The amount and "type" of noise varies greatly with road surface. In general concrete roads are the worst.

3) Oem Pirelli's aren't crap even if they aren't the "best". Before deciding on replacement tires however Tirerack.com includes the noise level in their comparison tests of various types of tires. In addition user reviews tend to include info on what happens to the noise level as the tires wear.

4) Alignment isn't likely to change on a Mustang unless something is bent/broken or the last person to align it didn't tighten an adjuster. That said you probably should get it checked.

5) I don't have recordings but you would be amazed at how noisy Bridgestone RE-71R's get after 7000 highway miles and a huge amount of autocross abuse that both wore the tires in strange ways but also added "pickup rubber" frequently called OPR for "other people's rubber" that sticks to autocrosser's tires at major events. There were sounds that could easily be described as worn out brake pads, bad wheel bearings, etc. that got worse as the tires wore out. Combine that with all sorts of road surface noises and it could be worrying if you don't have previous experience telling you that nothing is wrong. All the strange noises went away with new tires even though RE-71R's aren't anywhere close to being a quiet tire. FYI I've worn out a bunch of RE-71R's on my 15 and now 18 GT and none have needed rebalancing which is surprising.

 

[Dinosoar]

Yeah, it ain't your hubs. Also, don't forget, if you changed out springs, they can cause more noise...bushings too. Anything that'll stiffen it up, will cause more noise.

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