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My NM35 Stag was only imported to melbs in november 09 so it hasnt even been in country a year.

It came with 17 x 235 x 45 tyres branded "Autogaurd" on the stocky 5 spoke 17 nissan rims ,

They work fine. just damn noisy on aussie roads with a constant whining that sounds like a jet plane.

Anyone else get this issue with Jap tyres ?

Is it a compound thing?

Anyway ..anyone suggest a reasonably priced tyre for the stag in the 17inch flavour?

Should i change rim size to the 18's or the 19's and is it true with NM35 stags (hicas inparticular) they perform worse with 18's and throw out the suspension?

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old tyres are often noisy because the rubber has gone hard. and you should replace the tyres in this case. the wheel choice won't affect noise much - if anything a lower profile tyre would give you more though.

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They work fine. just damn noisy on aussie roads with a constant whining that sounds like a jet plane.

Anyone else get this issue with Jap tyres ?

Is it a compound thing?

old tyres are often noisy because the rubber has gone hard. and you should replace the tyres in this case. the wheel choice won't affect noise much - if anything a lower profile tyre would give you more though.

Tyre noise is caused by the tread design, not the compound, also if the tyres are very noisey it probably means that they are unevenly worn.

There are a number of reasons that tyres can become noisey but the most common is uneven tyre wear. Have a close look at the tread blocks, if they have a slight 'lip' on one edge then they need to be rotated to wear them flat again.

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are they actually japanese tyres? go back to whoever complied it and remind them they have to fit new tyres at compliance by law :thumbsup:

I dont think that is quite right Duncan.

Tyres need to have a D.O.T marking on them to meet compliance. No DOT marking no compliance. I brought my car from Japan with tyres bought in Japan , and queried qld transport before arriving to detrmine what was required.

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I dont think that is quite right Duncan.

Tyres need to have a D.O.T marking on them to meet compliance. No DOT marking no compliance. I brought my car from Japan with tyres bought in Japan , and queried qld transport before arriving to detrmine what was required.

not my understanding....AFAIK sevs always requires new tyres. there may be some other imports like rally use, pre 88 or personal imports where they only have to be "roadworthy" were DOT would be OK.

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