Hey Guys, I need your help on this wheel/tire problem
I own a 2000 Ford Explorer XLT 4X4, it came with teardrop wheels. I bought a set of wheels that according to some research should fit on my Exp. I did not buy them for the tires as I was expecting to buy tires anyhow and the ones that came with the rims where about half used and GoodYear (personal bad experience with GoodYear).
OK to make a long story short, have been using the GoodYear’s and they are better than I remember or better made then a few years ago. The only problem is that the tires aside from being louder than my Michelin SUV tires due to thread pattern there seems to be a hum that progressively as the vehicle accelerates gets worse. I don’t know how to describe the noise, but it’s like the little engine that could. A tire guy told me over the phone if it vibrates it’s the rims, if it chugs it’s the tires. I just want a second opinion and to make sure I’m not having a hub issue, I mean they seem to fit right on the hub no wobeling or anything like that.
Maybe I should contact the guy who sold them to me, he might know if the tires sat for a long time or something that would have damaged them??? I did the process of elimination last night and removed one wheel at a time and replaced it with one of my old rims. Went for a ride and moved on to the next rim. By the end of my experiment I was plenty tired and no happy ending.
Any ideas????
I own a 2000 Ford Explorer XLT 4X4, it came with teardrop wheels. I bought a set of wheels that according to some research should fit on my Exp. I did not buy them for the tires as I was expecting to buy tires anyhow and the ones that came with the rims where about half used and GoodYear (personal bad experience with GoodYear).
OK to make a long story short, have been using the GoodYear’s and they are better than I remember or better made then a few years ago. The only problem is that the tires aside from being louder than my Michelin SUV tires due to thread pattern there seems to be a hum that progressively as the vehicle accelerates gets worse. I don’t know how to describe the noise, but it’s like the little engine that could. A tire guy told me over the phone if it vibrates it’s the rims, if it chugs it’s the tires. I just want a second opinion and to make sure I’m not having a hub issue, I mean they seem to fit right on the hub no wobeling or anything like that.
Maybe I should contact the guy who sold them to me, he might know if the tires sat for a long time or something that would have damaged them??? I did the process of elimination last night and removed one wheel at a time and replaced it with one of my old rims. Went for a ride and moved on to the next rim. By the end of my experiment I was plenty tired and no happy ending.
Any ideas????