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Very loud road noise on 1998 Stratus

Tiny
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1998 Dodge Stratus; ~116000 miles; 2.0 L SOHC; 5-speed manual.
I have noticed that I can hear a very loud road noise around 35 mph and that it gets progressively louder the faster I go. When the car is idling I do not hear it, ie, the engine sounds fine. Even when I rev the engine while idling to 3000 rpm's, I do not hear it. The driver front is louder than the passenger front [when I weave, the driver front is louder]. I interchanged the two front tires [they're non-directional] but this did not help. The tires are Goodyear Integrity P175/R14 and are relatively new. I looked at the suspension components and they're intact as far as I can tell. Might the tires be unbalanced?
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Thursday, June 21st, 2007 AT 12:13 PM

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Tiny
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Sounds like a wheel bearing noise you are describing.
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Thursday, June 21st, 2007 AT 1:19 PM
Tiny
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That's right - the driver wheel bearing was shot and getting worse - replaced hub/bearing assembly on both sides - sounds great - 2-carpros definitely gets a donation!
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Monday, July 23rd, 2007 AT 2:38 PM
Tiny
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Cool,
Glad to here it worked out!
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Monday, July 23rd, 2007 AT 6:11 PM

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