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looking for car tires that may help with road noise/shopping at Costco Tire Center

Posted on 5/1/25 at 12:21 pm
Posted by BilbeauTBaggins
probably stuck in traffic
Member since May 2021
7232 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 12:21 pm
In the past I would get my tires done at Firestone or NTB/Mavis, but now that I have a Costco membership and my tires are on their last bit of tread all around, I'm wondering what H&G thinks about the Costco Tire Center.

Almost 10 year old sedan in decent shape, hoping that just having 4 new tires would be a massive reduction in road noise but if there are tires built better for road noise.
Posted by PHNBK
Member since Nov 2020
164 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 12:55 pm to
Bridgestone Alenza
Posted by BilbeauTBaggins
probably stuck in traffic
Member since May 2021
7232 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 1:31 pm to
On the Bridegstone website it appears I can only fit Potenza/Turanza/WeatherPeak/Ecopia/DriveGuard/Blizzak.
Posted by Trout Bandit
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2012
14483 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 2:11 pm to
If you're going with Bridgestone, get the Turanza. The Potenza's are a high-performance tire. Michelin also makes a decent tire.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
69228 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 2:12 pm to
I think it's excellent. I get all my personal vehicle tires there. Best price, honor the appointment times, etc.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
18078 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 8:31 pm to
I've no complaints from getting tires from Costco and do my best to wait until the go on sale "4 for the price of 3" type promotion.

As for tire noise, I find almost all standard road tires are pretty much the same. I once rode with a friend in his 4 wheel drive truck and the tire noise was irritating with the aggressive tire grip, but you're not putting that on a sedan.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
58587 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 10:25 pm to
In addition to choice of tires, I might also suggest you apply some undercoating to your fender wells. Everyone used to do that when I was growing up.
Posted by AndyCBR
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Nov 2012
7945 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 10:42 pm to
I've been buying from Discount tire direct lately. They are the same company with Tire Rack and you can buy and schedule online.

They include road hazard for free but they do try to push the "certificates for replacement" which is essentially tire insurance. Just decline that.

Most locations have the nicest and newest tire machines. They even mount and balance my 20" Vette tires and wheels along with my wifes Toyota Sienna minivan.

On her minivan we have had good luck with Goodyear Assurance Finesse. A middle of the road touring all-season tire.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
10296 posts
Posted on 5/2/25 at 6:32 am to
Just worship the Costco gods again and ask them. They are omniscient, as all Costco products and services are. Hail the almighty Costco! He is the God in the Machine, the Source of All Knowledge.
Posted by geaux4a
Nola
Member since Sep 2013
266 posts
Posted on 5/2/25 at 2:15 pm to
No notes on the specific tires, but I've used Costco to buy my tires the last 8 years and have been happy with them. They have the lowest prices each time I've shopped around, and I had peace of mind after buying the tires if something happens on the road.

Last time I bought new tires I ran over something in the road that week and the tire was destroyed. Went back to Costco and paid $4 for a replacement.
Posted by SmoothBox
Member since May 2023
1673 posts
Posted on 5/2/25 at 6:47 pm to
I’ll never buy tires from anywhere else.
Posted by LSUSports247
Member since Apr 2007
861 posts
Posted on 5/2/25 at 7:02 pm to
I’ve been using discount tire and I’ve been happy but Sam’s has free installation this month. I need new tires on my SUV and I think I’m going back to Sam’s this time.
Posted by bapple
Capital City
Member since Oct 2010
12133 posts
Posted on 5/2/25 at 9:03 pm to
I got the standard BF Goodrich road tires for the wife's little Jeep Cherokee back in November. They run just fine and don't have too much tire noise as did the last BF Goodrich tires I had on the car. But as others have said, unless you go bottom of the barrel on cheapness most of them will have similar noise.
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