Thread: Tyres, yet again: 18" re noise in particular

Thanks to everyone who has responded thus far - all input is useful, and makes for interesting reading (and much concerted thinking).

I take the point about "if you want quiet go to H/T" but I guess I'm hoping to work out something on the quieter-but-perhaps-less-robust end of the A/T range.

Keep the thoughts & experience coming!

Jesse

BFG AT KO2 245/75/16's on my brother's D2 are much quieter than the Geolander AT-S 255/70/16's on my D1.

KO2s (as already said) are a more aggressive tyre tread and are very quiet for that tread type.
My Geolander AT-Ss are wayy too loud considering they're biased towards road/sand going by the tread pattern, and fairly hopeless even in shallow mud!

I'm fairly sure mine are GO12's, going by the tread pattern, but I can't see it marked anywhere on my tyres.
I wouldn't recommend them if noise was a primary factor. They are very good on wet roads tho, no doubt about that.

Having a look at the Yokohoma website to see what my tyres model were, I see they have a GO15 model available now, which they claim is much quieter than the GO12 .. maybe they could be a non H/T type option, if their marketing spiel is accurate.

I found the D697s very close to the original Goodyear HTs for noise (or lack there of) until around 2/3 worn. They certainly fit the bill for your off-road requirements being a robust LT spec and stronger than many ATs. And certainly quieter than the KO2s now on.

Scott

Goodyear HTs and 697s?
Not even close.. whilst I don't find the 697s intrusive they are much louder...

For the OP - to keep a tyre a quiet the blocks need to be closer together, shorter (less squirm) and patterned to contact progressively rather than square to the road.

Take a good solid look at a Grabber AT3... with such a close pattern it's going to be one of the best candidates

Took the GG AT3's down the highway and they are nice and quiet.

I have D697s in 18s and would say they're just every so slightly noisier than Goodyear or Pirelli scorpion zero road tyres I've run on the 19s, but in no way annoying.

Again, thanks for the further input. Interesting to read the mixed reports re the D697s - just underlines how subjective all this is. At this stage I'm contemplating either the GG AT3s or Yoko G015s, with Mickey Thompson STZs another prospect. But still keen for any further input / thoughts / experience as I have a little more time before making a decision.

As a matter of interest - a question for jwb: what pressures are you running in your AT3s?