How do U quiet front tire nosie?

[knapp9]

This site is full of information about sound deadening and tips for quieting the ride for the trunk and rear wheel wells.

But how do you lessen front tire noise?

[Gas Is Expensive]

Lots of sound deadening mat and foam on the floors, under the kick panels and against the firewall. I'm about to tackle the entire floor of the car over the weekend using Peel & Seal and Ensolite.

[Agnt004]

If your talking about the stock all seasons and all the squealing they do then you need to buy different tires.

[Gas Is Expensive]

Originally Posted by Agnt004

If your talking about the stock all seasons and all the squeling they do then you need to buy different tires.

Very odd response. I'd be willing to bet that has nothing to do with what he's talking about.

[Agnt004]

A lot of road noise comes from your tires. Some tires are quieter than others. The stock all seasons used to be on my car and were very noisy, not just from turns, but on the highway as well.

[Nando(FG2)]

The stock tires are really noisy just wait and see when u change tires u will hear the difference.

[Gas Is Expensive]

That's all fine and well, but you're still off-topic.

[maximo61170]

i just turn up my music. lol

[Agnt004]

I don't understna dhow I'm off topic. The OP asked how to reduce front tire noise and I gave an answer that will do that. Unless he can be more specific, as in "How do I reduce front tire noise (other than sound dampening which was addressed by the OP) while keeping my current tires".

[knapp9]

I am about to put sound deadening mat and foam in the Civic ... including the front doors, floor, rear sides and trunk. But getting under the dash and up against the fire wall is a little beyond my abilities. I've done this to a Maxima and Pilot before. With both of those vehicles I was able to get behind the front wheel well from the passenger compartment to add foam. I found it did help silencing some of the front tire noise. That's why I was asking it anyone has done anything special to reduce front tire noise in a Civic.

When I sound deadened the other vehicles, the front tire noise seemed to be more noticeable once the door and trunk area road noise was less.

I know certain tires are louder than others. But the car is new with only 1,000 miles on it, so I won't be changing out the tires just yet. But when I do, noise will be a consideration.

Thanks for the help guys.

[Gas Is Expensive]

Originally Posted by Agnt004

I don't understna dhow I'm off topic. The OP asked how to reduce front tire noise and I gave an answer that will do that. Unless he can be more specific, as in "How do I reduce front tire noise (other than sound dampening which was addressed by the OP) while keeping my current tires".

It was pretty clear to me that he wasn't looking for advice on the tires themselves. He wanted to know if anyone had done anything out of the ordinary to prevent road noise/tire noise from entering the front of the cabin near the front wheels.

[knapp9]

I began removing seats and trim tonight to start the sound deadening project. Gas is Expensive may be right ,,, there is very little sound deadening material under the kick panel and firewall. Thin jute mating. That's it.

This is giong to be a lot of work.

[DTNguyen107]

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But it will be worth it in end

[homeboyv]

Originally Posted by maximo61170

i just turn up my music. lol

this is the solution to any noise problem in any car

[Gas Is Expensive]

Originally Posted by knapp9

I began removing seats and trim tonight to start the sound deadening project. Gas is Expensive may be right ,,, there is very little sound deadening material under the kick panel and firewall. Thin jute mating. That's it.

This is giong to be a lot of work.

Yeah, it's a lot of work. Not hard, but very time consuming. The payoff is amazing though. Good luck.

[JeShUa]

I walk up to my front tires, put my index finger perpendicular to my lips, make a 5 mm clearance between my lips and 3 cm clearance between my teeth and blow air.

[Gas Is Expensive]

Originally Posted by JeShUa

I walk up to my front tires, put my index finger perpendicular to my lips, make a 5 mm clearance between my lips and 3 cm clearance between my teeth and blow air.

Fail

[Monsterbishi]

There are a few answers to this question, but all of them start with another question. Are you going to do any performance mods? Do you care how well your car handles or how much it weighs? With these questions in mind, you can find the answer. Sound deadening is heavy, so if you want to deaden road noise you probably have to increase the weight of your car. Dyna mat is a subwoofer anti rattle material, its heavy, but I have used it before to lower road noise in a turbo 91' acura legend, the plus side was that it made the front of the car heavier, increasing traction, and totally destroying my handling. Lowering road noise can also be achieved by getting less agressive tires, but you dont really want that do you? Answer 3, wear earplugs. Personally i would stop worrying about it, it seems like a waste of time unless you fear for your hearing or just absolutely can't stand it.
-Paul

[knapp9]

you fear for your hearing or just absolutely can't stand it

Ding! Ding! You get the gold star. That was great!

I just want to quiet down the ride noise. I still think Gas is Expensive was the closest with his observation about the firewall insulation. I ended up stuffing some MLV up under the dash as far as I could ... here:

Sound Deadened the Civic this weekend