The alignment was as perfect as possible with the new tires just because I wanted to remove that variable as a possible problem. One thing I forgot to mention is my father picked up a 02' Protégé' and had the same tires on as mine did when I got mine new. He bought it with 12,000 miles and you could tell they were never rotated because of the noticeable chopping/feathering of the tires. He replaced them Yoko's Avid 4 H-rated tire to get a little smoother ride. It did give him a smoother ride and has since put on 15,000 miles and the tires are wearing perfect with absolutely no road noise. He has rotated them on schedule according to factory specs. Does the 'H' rating have any thing to do with it? Both are cars are identical.
Thanks for the info, much appreciated! By the way, CapriRacer where did you learn all this?
Thanks,
Justin