[wisdom1k]

Hello everybody, pretty concerned about this noise I’m getting from my SS. She has 8,700 miles and only mod is the Eibach pro kit lowering springs installed by the one prior owner. Initial thought was it was the worn rear tires, got those replaced and noise persisted. Took her in to the dealer today, tech thought it was the front driver wheel bearing which they replaced and noise still persisted. They’re going to look into it over the weekend and possibly also try replacing the front passenger side wheel bearing and see if that fixes it.

Link to video with the sound clip: https://youtu.be/HPXTd6N3dcI

I wanted to get you alls opinion and see if anyone has dealt with this or something similar and can guide me to the right solution. The sound starts about 5 seconds into the video. The sound is most pronounced from about 27 MPH to about 39 MPH.

[6spdhyperblue]

Did you check the alignment?

[dormeas]

I listened to the clip and that really might be the tires. I've had tires go bad over time (on other vehicles) and make noise like that. Alignment may be a contributing factor that caused the sound, but I'd suspect at this point, the sound will persist even with correct alignment.


Easiest way to rule out tires is swap wheels and tires with another car if possible.

[wisdom1k]

Originally Posted by 6spdhyperblue

Did you check the alignment?

I did not, will take this into consideration when I head to the dealer tomorrow morning.

[wisdom1k]

Originally Posted by dormeas

I listened to the clip and that really might be the tires. I've had tires go bad over time (on other vehicles) and make noise like that. Alignment may be a contributing factor that caused the sound, but I'd suspect at this point, the sound will persist even with correct alignment.


Easiest way to rule out tires is swap wheels and tires with another car if possible.

This was my initial thought as the sound can't really be pinpointed, it almost encompasses the whole cabin. The rear wheels have been swapped to a fresh set the fronts are still from the previous owner. I'll see if this is something the dealership can help me test out tomorrow.

[Boost Creep]

Check the inner edge of the front tires and see if they are cupped.

Both sets of Goodyears did this at about 9-10k miles each, the Continental Extreme Contacts did it at about 30k miles.
Alignment is good, been done twice.

I've seen ZL1 tires online with the same wear pattern.

[wisdom1k]

Originally Posted by Boost Creep

Check the inner edge of the front tires and see if they are cupped.

Both sets of Goodyears did this at about 9-10k miles each, the Continental Extreme Contacts did it at about 30k miles.
Alignment is good, been done twice.

I've seen ZL1 tires online with the same wear pattern.

Just did some digging and I’m almost certain this is the problem! Watched some videos and the sound from those videos is almost exactly the same same sound. Thanks for your input! Hopefully Goodyear will warranty the front tires.

[Boost Creep]

Originally Posted by wisdom1k

Just did some digging and I’m almost certain this is the problem! Watched some videos and the sound from those videos is almost exactly the same same sound. Thanks for your input! Hopefully Goodyear will warranty the front tires.

[wisdom1k]

Confirmed it was the front tires making the sound. Sound is gone after getting new front tires. Thank you to everyone who responded!

[Boost Creep]

Originally Posted by wisdom1k

Confirmed it was the front tires making the sound. Sound is gone after getting new front tires. Thank you to everyone who responded!

Glad it worked out.
Mine sounded like a Jeep Wrangler with mudders going down the road.