Noticeably louder road noise after lowering and alignment

BespokeM · 06-15-2022, 02:50 PM

Has anyone experienced this? If so, did you find a cause and solution?

I installed H&R springs and then had an alignment done (along with new Richland forged wheels installed) and immediately noticed a drastic increase in tire road noise. I know these cars are noisy stock but the road noise has increased significantly.

Could it be the toe?

M Fifty · 06-16-2022, 01:40 AM

Unlikely, so probably a fitment issue.

PHX102 · 06-16-2022, 02:48 PM

Are you running the same tires?

BespokeM · 06-16-2022, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by PHX102

Are you running the same tires?

Yes. Same tires.

BespokeM · 06-16-2022, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by M Fifty

Unlikely, so probably a fitment issue.

What about the fitment could cause this?

The fitment looks good to me.

M Fifty · 06-17-2022, 02:13 AM

The fitment issue - if the cause - would relate to the H&R springs rather than the geo setup. HTH

Sequence_ · 06-17-2022, 06:38 AM

it could just be down to different harmonics from the new wheels and the now lower position putting them closer to the cabin

M Fifty · 06-18-2022, 10:04 AM

If you have some pictures of the spring installation front and rear on both sides it should be quickly possible to rule that out as a possible problem.

Several people on here (including me) managed to misinterpret the fitting instructions for the M Performance Suspension, and BMW once managed to fit the Works suspension to a mini I owned without some of the parts that went between the springs and the front struts, so...

xmq1990 · 06-21-2022, 10:48 AM

i have the same issues, i use the ohlins dfv suspension and ps4s tire. i set it lower 10mm than the stock suspension, the road noise bother me like 2 years, I recently changed to new ps4s tires and i noticed that noise is less, but still have noise. so i think you can try to use new tires if the new tire no help you can try to do the road force balance for your wheel and tire .

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M Fifty Banned 847 Rep 1,962 Posts Drives: M2 & 330CI Join Date: May 2018 Location: The Interweb iTrader: (0)	Unlikely, so probably a fitment issue.
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M Fifty Banned 847 Rep 1,962 Posts Drives: M2 & 330CI Join Date: May 2018 Location: The Interweb iTrader: (0)	The fitment issue - if the cause - would relate to the H&R springs rather than the geo setup. HTH
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Sequence_ Enlisted Member 17 Rep 34 Posts Drives: M2 Comp 2020 Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: United Kingdom iTrader: (0)	it could just be down to different harmonics from the new wheels and the now lower position putting them closer to the cabin
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M Fifty Banned 847 Rep 1,962 Posts Drives: M2 & 330CI Join Date: May 2018 Location: The Interweb iTrader: (0)	If you have some pictures of the spring installation front and rear on both sides it should be quickly possible to rule that out as a possible problem. Several people on here (including me) managed to misinterpret the fitting instructions for the M Performance Suspension, and BMW once managed to fit the Works suspension to a mini I owned without some of the parts that went between the springs and the front struts, so... Last edited by M Fifty; 06-18-2022 at 10:10 AM..
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xmq1990 New Member 2 Rep 6 Posts Drives: bmw m2 Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: china iTrader: (0)	i have the same issues, i use the ohlins dfv suspension and ps4s tire. i set it lower 10mm than the stock suspension, the road noise bother me like 2 years, I recently changed to new ps4s tires and i noticed that noise is less, but still have noise. so i think you can try to use new tires if the new tire no help you can try to do the road force balance for your wheel and tire .
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