I am getting a ton of road noise coming from my front end at about 75-80 mph it has done this since i bought it about a year ago. I put new tires on jeep and i have had these tiers before and they were not noisy. I was wondering if i should be looking at wheel bearings or something of that nature? anyone else have this same problem?

Thanks!
Dave

 

i would check wheel bearing for sure. Is it a pulsing sound or a steady sound?

 

steady sound, everything is nice and quiet up to about 65-68 once i get close to 70 it gets louder and louder

 

before you start throwing parts at it, if you have a good camera take it with you next time you hop in the freeway and try and record the sound.

Also jack up your front wheels and spin them manually and listen for the sound. Then put your hands at 3 and 7 and wiggle your wheel. Then at 10 and 4 and then at 12 and 6. There should be no play in the wheel/tire

 

Good advice, i will check that out today, i will also try to get some video to post up. thanks!

 

Wheel balance. Most static balancers are only good up to posted highway. At 80+ - they've got to be dead on. Idea #2: belt in tire starting to separate. A puncture wound in tire that is plugged will often create rust in the steel belt. Then the belt starts to loosen. Then it breaks.

 

I have the same issue. 65 mph it starts droning bad at 70. it is a pulseing drone sound with a little vibe in floor. I have fairly new tires. Im thinking bearings for this with 120k.

 

I suppose that it could be a balance problem, but it just dosent feel like a wheel out of balance. I will definitely keep that as an option.



Thanks for your ideas!

 

that is what i am pointing towards to my self. there is 210k on the chassis of my jeep. I have to install my aussie locker at some point and this would be a time to replace the bearings.

 

it could be the 37" boggers your running

 

im just running slightly bigger than stock yokohama geolanders.

 

my 96 droned like that at highway speeds and i replace the right front wheel bearing because they were pitted really bad when it came apart during removal (PITA!!). but when i checked them by the proven wiggle method they did not move at all.

 

did that fix your drone?

 

Ok, i took video with my camcorder and it wasnt picking up the sound very well, i will try it again tonight. I had a few things come up last night and i was unable to test the wobble and spin. I will do that tonight for sure.

Thanks again guys.

 

yes that fixed my drone all quiet now.