Tyre ( tire ) noise !!!!

In message , Hi-Soft writes

I can confirm it happens to goodyear tyres as well. The freelander has a habit of feathering the tyres which causes the noise.

so is there a remedy to this for the Freelander...or is it just another of it's design flaws ?

In message , Hi-Soft writes

Not to my knowledge !

To my mind the 4wd system on a freelander has never felt right. During slow, parking speed, tight turns you can often feel the viscous coupling working against you. That should not happen.

As to whether that has anything to do with the tyre issue I cannot say.

Get yourself an old series, you won't be able to hear the tyres above the noise then :)

In message , Hi-Soft writes

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You don't follow F1 motor racing then.

In message , Hi-Soft writes

It's a feature - a design feature.

On or around Fri, 7 Oct 2005 23:21:07 +0100, "Larry" enlightened us thusly:

hehe. Mind, the bloke who complained about the springs that are now on mine being "noisy" was right, they are.

However, I'm working on it. Lube in the right places, I reckon.

Look at the tread on the tyres. Is it wearing in a sawtooth pattern (i.e. more wear on the leading or trailing edge of each tread block, or wearing alternate tread blocks)?

Some tyres do this more than others (Pirellii P6000 are a disaster on my Volvo, Michelin alternative don't do it). Partly down to the car and partly down to the construction of the tyre according to the advice I've had from those in the know. Once it starts it accelerates as well as far as I can tell.

Freelander is known for irregular tyre wear - I think the advice is regular rotation.

sounds right...thanks for the advice..