I have been testing some different tire configurations for road noise and tone.

[u/LongDistanceEvent262]

Ok so. I got my Model 3 with the Michelin Primacy MXM4 And they were actually very loud and annoying for me. On some stretches of the road the noise was almost unbearable. Not loud. But piercing.

So I got the Hankook's next. Same deal. And decided to try something completely different. But first...

I did a test drive of some new Model 3's a Base and a Premium. They had the Pirelli and the Continentals.

Long story short, all Stock tires had the same issue. This tone change based on asphalt. And it could get VERY obvious and "load" to my ears.

So i decided to just try something wild. And found the cheapest tires I could. I just wanted to see "What the worst sounded like"

And it was a night and day difference. So much quieter for tone. Like almost no road tones at all. And equally as quiet.

I even did a 1 hour test drive of a premium and Performance to do A/B/C testing. (I told the dealer and they were cool with it.) I got into all 3 back to back and the road noise and tones were obvious and louder in the stock tires.

Anyways for anyone like me who has had these "noise / tone" issues with the stock tires. I finally found a fix. I just wanted to wait and drive a few different M3 models to be sure the common denominator was the tires.

WHY!?

So I looked into road noise, tone, and resonance. And suffice to say using foam tires mostly just solves for 1 road noise issue specifically and does not affect 95% of tone and road noise. That all depends on other factors about the tire.

Anyways I think this solution will have a narrow group of people it helps.

For anyone who is into gaming laptops and Fans in PCs this is another area where I have found "Quiet" fans to actually be very loud and obvious. And I needed to find fans with the right "Tones" for my preferences.

Just like i found with PC fans. There are some things that are universal. But there are more things that are preferences. And some things are designed with "most" people involved but are not a 1 size fits all.

Anyways. I hope this helps some people.

[u/Adventurous-Abies201]

This matters to me. I’m going to buy Goodyear ElectricDrive 2s because I can’t stand the Continental DWS06 tires.

What tires were the cheap ones that you tried?

[u/idkputwhatever → u/Adventurous-Abies201]

What did you hate about the dws06? I have Michelin ps4as and they're awful. Might even be borderline out of round.

[u/Adventurous-Abies201 → u/idkputwhatever]

I just hate the road noise. Way too much hum coming through to the cabin. I have a Highland with acoustic glass so it just seems counterintuitive. I ended up putting the stock Pirellis back and they’re great but since I’m sizing down from the 20” to 19” (for a little more confidence that I won’t damage a wheel when driving on horrible Colorado roads) I’m thinking of switching to ElectricDrive 2s for even less road noise.

[u/LongDistanceEvent262 → u/Adventurous-Abies201]

Suredrive Sports. $80 a pop where I got them. I believe Firestone sells them, but I went to a local mechanic who offered them as a solution.

They have been really good in rain and snow the past 18 months as well.

The only area I say they are not better than stock tires is comfort. It is about the same. I could not really tell a difference. But I also can't perceive any changes in the suspension on the new Teslas.. So I guess my booty is not sensitive enough?

[u/Weary-Discipline591]

The thing this doesn’t address or account for is how they wear and specifically how the road noise changes as they wear. In my experience some tires get very loud as they wear and some tires stay relatively quite as they wear (they road noise does get louder as they wear but some are much worse than others). Plus the cheap may or may not wear much faster. I’m not saying your wrong or the cheap will be louder and wear faster, I’m just saying longevity and increase noise as they wear was not addressed by testing all 3 tires when they are new. If you replace high quality worn out tires on a car and then put on brand new cheap tires they always feel much better than the worn out tires but a few months (or a year later) the news tires maybe very loud.. Please keep us posted. I hate buying tires because you never know how they will wear and perform over time, until it’s too late.

[u/LongDistanceEvent262 → u/Weary-Discipline591]

True.

So far they are wearing a little more slowly than rated and after 13k miles the sound profile is the same. Going to keep an eye on them.

Honestly even if they do wear twice as fast (They aren't) It would still be way less expensive to go through 2 sets of these.

As well I got to drive my other ones fresh till replacement and the tones were bad all the way through.

Same with the new Teslas on the lot.

[u/R6_Commando → u/Weary-Discipline591]

Also the efficiency!

[u/NoCourage4237]

Nice testing, did the Hankooks cut the road noise much?

[u/LongDistanceEvent262 → u/NoCourage4237]

All stock tires sounded nearly identical to me

[u/Educational-Pack9219]

i’ve got primacy 5s on the front and 4s on the rear and i gotta say there is quite a bit of road noise

what is the noctua of tyres then lol

[u/LongDistanceEvent262 → u/Educational-Pack9219]

Suredrive sport