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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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Lots of road noise..

I have a 08 Sport E350 with about 35k on it. Has anyone with similar model/year having road noise issues? and also, I'm starting to feel the road a lot more now... I know it's sport model, with a slightly lowered suspension, but i don't recall any of these when i first got it. Could a bad suspension cause all this?
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 08:02 PM
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Windows up or down?

Thats a large tire footprint slapping the pavement on our Sports.
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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check tire pressures
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 11:57 AM
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Get some 'good' tires....
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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Had the same issue. Replaced tires several times. Turns out it was several bad motor mounts and also the tranny mounts. Hard to believe it would result in tire/road noise but it made a huge difference. Perhaps you can have a mechanic take a look at it.
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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Many times it is the tires themselves that are the cause. See if the noise changes with the road surface. Most likely the tires are feathered.
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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 12:00 AM
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I am having the same issue. My camber was a little negative which caused the inside of the tire to wear faster. The front tires are noisier now because of it. I am getting the camber bolts installed so it should fix the excess wear. Have you measured your front tread with a gauge?
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