Drone noise significantly reduced after switching rotation direction - 20" AT

[rodbrock]

With just 16, 500 miles on the tires the drone noise was becoming almost unbearable with the Factory Scorpion AT's. It wasn't like this when the tires were new so I had a thought. "Why not change the rotation?"

The tires are not rotation specific, so I swapped the fronts with each other and backs with each other and, wow, much less noise.

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[R1Tom]

I agree. Been moving mine around as needed, but if you can figure out the noisy ones, opposite direction helps alot. I am getting close to replacing at 40k.

 

[SPITmadFIRE]

It could be that you moved the one tire that makes the most noise away from you as the driver

 

[rodbrock]

It could be that you moved the one tire that makes the most noise away from you as the driver

I don't think so because I rotated fronts to back about 200 miles ago and there was no change.

 

[NMflyfish]

Appreciate the thread. Need to rotate and starting to get a bit noisy at 15,XXX miles. Will try your suggestion.

 

[suprteck]

That’s why I do a cross type rotation.

 

[HaveBlue]

Yea Cross Rotation helps a lot. What also helps is getting them rebalanced. Shops scoff at it, "they're old tires, it's not worth it." It makes a big difference after so much rubber is gone. The original balance becomes irrelevant especially on an AT/MT tire.

 

[iansriv]

I agree. Been moving mine around as needed, but if you can figure out the noisy ones, opposite direction helps alot. I am getting close to replacing at 40k.

40k!!?? That's probably the highest I've seen on 20s. What have you been feeding them?

 

[R1Tom]

40k!!?? That's probably the highest I've seen on 20s. What have you been feeding them?

A fair amount of highway miles. And reduced numbers of launches after first 6 months or so.

 

[NMflyfish]

Just rotated front driver to rear passenger and vice versa - noise definitely reduced. Asked my wife who didn't know I rotated the tires and she said it was quieter also. Anecdotal evidence...

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