On the E46, at the rear I have some tasty Kumho's (255/35/18) which I cannot find fault with............

But, up front, I still have whatever budget range tyres that were on the car when I bought them (Triangle or something similar) and they whine like hell from about 18mph up to 30mph..... to the extent that I had both wheels off to test the bearings. Anyway, I concluded that it was the tyres. Some severe testing during a heavy shower confirmed this, as the lower resistance greatly reduced the noise.

So, currently I run 225/40/18 at 32psi, and my question to you all is what psi do you all reccomend, and would increasing / decreasing this help cure my road noise.

An answer of 'buy new tyres' is of no use to me, as I have good tread all round and am waiting until at least one corner needs replacing, before buying all four corners a little treat (Conti Sport Contact 3 most probably) and get mine listed on eBay as partworn.


Any ideas appreciated chaps


Paul