Mud Tire Noise .

08forddr · Apr 18, 2013

I have M/T on my truck now and the noise is driving my wife crazy when she is in the truck. (no I can't throw her out ). My question is the sound proof material any good or will I be wasting my money? I love the look of M/T and don't want to change them out.

20007.3L · Apr 18, 2013

cant fix tire whine! I had Nitto M/T's and sold em cause i do most highway! Cant eliminate tire whine

Atsah · Apr 18, 2013

A couple of trucks ago I tried everything to keep my mudders from driving me insane and I came up with nothing that worked including spending money inside.. Nature of the beast..

20007.3L · Apr 18, 2013

i have a solution!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CRANK the radio! LOL

08straightpiped · Apr 18, 2013

I had pro comp m/t got rid of them because the whine. Only way is to get rid of them.

Sprman · Apr 18, 2013

So far the two best mud tires I've ran that have very little noise compared to others are Dick Cepek Mud Country and Goodyear MT/R's. I currently have the mud country's on my F-250 and have gotten right at 50,000 miles on them. Getting ready to swap them out, but had to go a different route since they don't make the 36x15.5x18 any more... The Goodyear MT/R i have on my Jeep and Tacoma. Both tires are great offroad and surprisingly quite on the highway.

But short of swapping tires or going to an all terrain, there isn't much you can do about with the whine from the tires. Usually a few extra notches work for me to get rid of mine. The mud country's are getting worn down and they are louder now than when i got them.

20007.3L · Apr 18, 2013

Goodyear M/T are terrible! Kumoh road venture M/T's are nice with low noise!

08forddr · Apr 18, 2013

20007.3L said:
i have a solution!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CRANK the radio! LOL

You know how some women are tires are too loud so i turn up radio and then the radio is to loud.LOL

It does not bother me that bad unless I take a 2-3 hour drive down the highway. My truck is a daily driver and I live 7 miles from work. Just seeing if there was a way to quite down the inside noise without spending 1200-1500 on new tires.

BlueWaffle · Apr 18, 2013

I had this same problem with my last set of M/T. I actually did a little research and found a way to cut down significantly on the tire noise. Take the tires off one at a time and set it up on a table. once on the table, get a heat gun and go around the tires and warm the treads up as much as possible. once the rubber reaches about 88-90 degrees, it becomes pliable enough to manipulate the profile to reduce the sound attenuation and resonance that you hear in the cab. With the rubber still warm, take some glitter and spread it evenly between the treads as you spin the tire. take the heat gun and go back over the glitter to make sure it sets in grooves. once you've sufficiently covered the tire, smack it 3-4 times with a rubber mallet. after that, put em back on and you'll be good to go. you're welcome!

STROKIN N STYLE · Apr 18, 2013

Winning answer!^^^ lmao! I had Goodyear MT/R's... I was so happy to get them off the truck, they were horrible! The Grabbers that are on there now aren't to too bad. Not a conventional MT but they do look good lol

sent from the sea

Rupp250 · Apr 18, 2013

Went from a Toyo M/T to a Falkin A/T. Will never go back. Truck handles better, better wet/dry road traction, and even does better when I go to Pismo in the sand.

And best of all, I can hear just how damn loud the 7.3 is. I need a new truck.

HOOV3R · Apr 18, 2013

BlueWaffle said:
I had this same problem with my last set of M/T. I actually did a little research and found a way to cut down significantly on the tire noise. Take the tires off one at a time and set it up on a table. once on the table, get a heat gun and go around the tires and warm the treads up as much as possible. once the rubber reaches about 88-90 degrees, it becomes pliable enough to manipulate the profile to reduce the sound attenuation and resonance that you hear in the cab. With the rubber still warm, take some glitter and spread it evenly between the treads as you spin the tire. take the heat gun and go back over the glitter to make sure it sets in grooves. once you've sufficiently covered the tire, smack it 3-4 times with a rubber mallet. after that, put em back on and you'll be good to go. you're welcome!

So that's why I have glittery tires. LOL

Twan · Apr 18, 2013

I did the dyno mat, it helped a little, not sure if it would be enough for you. It's easy to install and double it up will help to.

NCfarmboy · Apr 21, 2013

Isn't there a silicone tubing mod that stiffens the door seals? Seems like its an old trick, can't remember the specifics....

Highroller54 · Apr 21, 2013

I don't find my toyo m/t's loud. Mind you I drive stuff most people wouldn't consider streetable lol.

08forddr · Apr 22, 2013

BlueWaffle said:
I had this same problem with my last set of M/T. I actually did a little research and found a way to cut down significantly on the tire noise. Take the tires off one at a time and set it up on a table. once on the table, get a heat gun and go around the tires and warm the treads up as much as possible. once the rubber reaches about 88-90 degrees, it becomes pliable enough to manipulate the profile to reduce the sound attenuation and resonance that you hear in the cab. With the rubber still warm, take some glitter and spread it evenly between the treads as you spin the tire. take the heat gun and go back over the glitter to make sure it sets in grooves. once you've sufficiently covered the tire, smack it 3-4 times with a rubber mallet. after that, put em back on and you'll be good to go. you're welcome!

Is there a certain color glitter I should use? For some reason I used gold and after all of that work I and I still have the same noise. Any other suggestions?:shrug: I even tried to adjust the tread pattern !!! Well maybe I just got the tires too hot.