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Old 02-19-2011, 02:14 AM
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I purchased some Triangle Talon TR968 in July 2007 and I have put 26,000 miles on them.

I have read that they are junkie tires, but for $275 new & mounted out the door, couldn't really pass it up.

I had a friend of mine ride in my car and he side to me "How can you stand all that road noise?" while going down the highway. Since that time, I have noticed that they are louder then before. (usually i have my music loud and don't notice anyways)

I have NOT had them balanced or rotated since I purchased them, and I didn't see any signs of defects.

What should I do?
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Old 02-19-2011, 03:17 AM
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you should have rotated them 5 times by now.

solution, buy new decent name brand tires after reading reviews about the tires to learn about their ratings for road noise.
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Old 02-19-2011, 03:37 AM
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Yeah, you definitely need to rotate your tires frequently.

If you did that, you could have turned that $275 deal for 26,000 miles into potentially 36,000 miles.

Try rotating your tires and listen for the sound again.
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turn music up louder, I also run cheap tires....they get me around safely...who cares about noise.
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