Newbie with first Freelander

Hi Guys and Girls,

I have just bought my first 2002 TD4 GS Freelander with 110,000 miles on the clock. It is fitted with Hankook Dynapro 195x80 15 tyres and seem to make quite a lot of road noise. I checked the pressures and they were set at 26psi so I took them upto 30psi and although the noise is slightly less, it is still there. Is this normal? So far (three days) it has been a hoot to drive.

Brian

Hi,

:welcome2:

I'm a newbie too - joined the 'zone earlier this month - but I've been driving Freelanders for over 10 years.

26psi is the correct setting - for all conditions except towing when fully laden. At 30psi you'll increase the wear in the centre of the tread.

Tyre wear is a very subjective thing. I've no experience of the Hangkooks - but someone on here will.

Every tyre brand is slightly different - my currently fitted Continentals are a good bit quieter than the Michelins I had before.

You've made a good choice of vehicle - enjoy.

Hankook Dynapro describes a large range of tyres. If you have chunky tyres, expect roadnoise. Its the sound of a 4x4.


If they are the more roady tread, then possibly they are just noisey tyres. I find Conti expensive but are very roadcar-esque in noise.

2e0mzb said:

Hi Guys and Girls,

I have just bought my first 2002 TD4 GS Freelander with 110,000 miles on the clock. It is fitted with Hankook Dynapro 195x80 15 tyres and seem to make quite a lot of road noise. I checked the pressures and they were set at 26psi so I took them upto 30psi and although the noise is slightly less, it is still there. Is this normal? So far (three days) it has been a hoot to drive.

Brian

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I have Hankook Dynapro's on mine that I fitted to replace the worn out Goodyear Wranglers and they are a bit noisier

I set mine at 30psi as stated in the hand book

psi changed at some point as lr had problems wiv premature wear.

zoolander said:

I set mine at 30psi as stated in the hand book

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I was going to check my handbook - 2005 ones states 30 psi and I assumed 1998 model would be the same

even then, going by the handbook is not an exact answer as this is based on the tyres it left the factory with.

I found it to be more of a trial and error thing, run mine at 33 psi all round with michelin lattitudes, although I do carry a lot of weight in the back and do a reasonable amount of motorway driving.

worth having a play about, pump them up to 35 at first, try them a bit, then let some out and try them again, keep going till you find the pressure that suits best.

Sounds odd, but you can tell what is the right pressure just by the way it handles.

Yes my comment was more aimed at the one above saying 26psi was the correct one and 30psi would increase cenntral tyre wear. When I purchased my car Jan this year from the garage tyres was set as a conventional tyre pressures similar to my Mondeo and drove like sh*t, even almost stalling my Freelander when reversing up a slope! Very quickly realised tyre pressures was wrong and set at 30psi. My car mormally dont carry more than 2 adults and my Springer Spaniel.
Goodyears all round on my car, seem to be wearing fairly evenly. Recently swapped rear wheels over as stated in the service schedule.

Thanks everyone for your replies, it can be confusing but I think that some experimentation is required around the 30 psi mark. The more I drive it the more I love its presence on the road.

Brian