08 Rx350 Tire Noise

[usta]

Just picked up my wife's new 08 AWD RX 350. It came with Goodyear Eagle RS/A tires. They seem a little noisy if you ask me. I had a GX470 before and didnt notice outside noise at all.

Does the tires make that much of a difference?

Thanks

eric

[gordonw]

The Goodyears are considered by many to be noisiest of the two tires that came with the vehicle. The other tire, Michelin MXV4 S8, is much quieter.

[Booyah]

Yep the crap-years suck!

I made my dealer swap the crappers for Michelins:)

[Rillo]

I just switched to Dunlop Sports here in the UK and they are much quieter than the bridgestones that came with the vehicle.

[AVORDO]

Just picked up my wife's new 08 AWD RX 350. It came with Goodyear Eagle RS/A tires. They seem a little noisy if you ask me. I had a GX470 before and didnt notice outside noise at all.

Does the tires make that much of a difference?

Thanks

eric

I have an 07 FWD RX 350 with Goodyear Eagle RS/A's and they are terrible (noisy and wear much too quick). Only have 15K miles on my RX and am replacing the wornout RS/A's (down to the tread bars) with Continental CrossContact LX's (255/55HR18) this weekend. Getting a set from Discount Tire for $850 total (including hazard warranty). Continental currently has a great deal. If you purchase a set of 4 tires you get a Magellan Roadmate 1200 GPS ($199 value). You can read many positive reviews about this tire at Tirerack.com and Discounttire.com.

Thanks

John