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Old 06-22-2002 | 02:55 PM
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I need some help. I have a 95 2-door Integra GS-R and I'm getting a lot of noise from my tires. It sounds like a "warble", or " wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa" and increases as my speed increases. The strange thing is that once I rotated my tires, the noise got A LOT worse. I rotated them as required, front to back because they are directional tires. There is a little vibration around 15-20mph (independent of engine speed), and the steering is fine, straight with no shimmying.
The tires are Dunlop SP Sport W-10, P 205/55 R15 87V. These are on the stock aluminum rims.
Any ideas on what this may be? I tried messing with tire pressure to no avail. Could this be due to improper tire balancing?

Please help!
Old 06-22-2002 | 05:17 PM
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The vibration sounds like improper balancing. The noise sounds like it might be a bad Barring?
Old 06-23-2002 | 07:56 PM
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run your hand over the tires, are they cupped? tires tend to get cupped if they're not rotated frequently (~5000 miles), or if your shocks are worn.

tire noise is also caused by the design of the tread - if there are large grooves and blocks in the tread, the tire will emit more noise. look at a touring tire and you'll see thinner cuts and grooves, compared to a "summer" tire.
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