Clarity wheels are a bit quieter than aftermarket alloys

Discussion in 'Clarity' started by V8Power, Oct 29, 2018.

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  1. V8Power

    V8Power Active Member

    We have 2 Claritys, same age and trim so they're practically identical except for colour and we swapped wheels on one of them. One car is running stock wheels & tires - Michelin Energy Saver A/S and the other has aftermarket 18" RTX aluminum wheels on the same stock tires. Driving the two, I thought I was hearing a slightly higher noise level at times on the aftermarkets but wasn't sure if it was just in my head after reading about the noise reducing resonators in the Clarity wheels. Naturally, I took my son out for two identical drives in each car to help me measure the road noise with a sound level meter and sampled the same 8 roads. Speed ranged from 10km over our driveway curb, 40 km on subdivision residential roads, 60 km on city streets and 70 km on a bigger city street. I thought this was enough to detect a difference and it was. On average, the Honda Clarity stock wheels with the integrated noise reducing resonators were 1.2 dB(C) lower. Way to go Honda!
     
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  3. Sandroad

    Sandroad Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the data. Good info. I assume the tires have the same number of miles on them?
     
  4. V8Power

    V8Power Active Member

    Yup!
     
  5. lessismore

    lessismore Member

    what about wheel alignment? the stock tires that came with the car may have an unfair advantage. just saying
     
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  6. jesseosby

    jesseosby New Member

    Changing tires and/or wheels doesn't change the alignment of the suspension.
     
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  8. Gearhead

    Gearhead Member

    Do both cars have their rubber body plugs installed?
     
  9. V8Power

    V8Power Active Member

    yes, identical
     
  10. weave

    weave Active Member

    Wow. Awesome. I love the people on this group! Thanks for doing that. Good to know!
     
  11. V8Power

    V8Power Active Member

    Happy to help!
     
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