Hi guys,

When driving, I have a constant noise which appears to be coming from the tyres (road noise)!

The faster I go, the louder it gets! It isn't a whining noise and doesn't stop whether I turn left or right. It's just there constantly throughout my journey.

Since I've had my car lowered this has only just started happening. It is coincidental, but I'm sure you don't get this sort of noise from lowering the car!!

I hope this makes sense!

Any suggestions of things it may be, would be a good start.

Many thanks

Check tyre pressures.

Check tyres for stones stuck in tread.

Get the geometry checked.

Any vibrations in steering wheel / car itself?

Have you had the tracking done since getting it lowered? What are the tyre treads/pressures like?

Beaten to it

When i had my car lowered my tyre's started to make more noise than i already had, i then had it tracked, didnt make that much a diference tbh. Just something you'll have to put up with unless you get some top quality tyres.

Quite possibly since lowering the car, the contact patch of the tyres has changed to the road. So you're now driving on bits of the tyre that didn't get driven on as hard before - possibly the inner shoulders of the tread (often these are sharp), and this is most likely causing the noise now.

As others have said, it's worth getting the alignment done (if it hasn't already been done after fitting the new suspension), which could reduce the noise, as it brings the tyres back into how they should be (assuming the alignment was correct before the new suspension was fitted).

Also is there any knocking noises going on? cause it might be cv joints too?

Cheers guys.

I have checked the tyre pressure and for stones - all appears to be fine there.

My tyres are Bridgestones, so I'm hoping they're one of the best!?!

I don't get any vibrations from the steering. However, I will get my tracking checked again. I had it tracked up as soon as it was lowered. Maybe it's out again!

My only other thought is trying to turn left and right to see if it's a wheel bearing. I do believe if it was a wheel bearing, it's usually a whining noise.

Or a grumble. Listen for a change in volume / severity as you turn either direction - it gets worst as you turn onto the bad bearing.

Unless its a rear bearing and its bad in straight lines too - and will worse with speed

ISSUE FIXED

My local mechanic replaced the OSF wheel bearing on Saturday morning.

The car is a lot quieter now.

Thanks for all your comments/suggestions