Winding down sound, during slowing down / stopping

[Hodge]

Hey fellas.
I've got a concerning, winding down sound when i'm slowing down. Best i can describe it is, if you imagine loud muddies on the road, with big fat thread, coming to a stop, but only smoother. If that made sense. That sort of whirring sound. I can't pin-point where it's coming from, but at a guess i'd say up front somewhere.

But it isn't my tyres, i only got 4-rib allterrains, which are loud at speed, but not while i'm crawling to a stop. It's not the brakes either, since i've had the car come to a halt without braking and sound was still there...

Should i be looking at front diff? transfer case ? I had a quick look, and as far as my mechanical knowledge stretches i can't find or see anything unusual.

If it gives any hints, at a guess, i'd say it started after i got my steel rims fitted. I'm pretty certain it wasn't there before. 20+ off-set so they're correct and i don't have any rubbing. And the car hasn't been off-road or anything hard at all since.

Any hints would be most appreciated, otherwise i'll take it to the shop.

 

[qqc d22]

Mine has 5000km and is standard i have a similar noise has always been there. could be a different noise but

 

[tommy222220_0]

Try rotating tires first.

If you haven't regreased the wheel bearings in a while might pay to do that while the wheels are off.

Could just be the electric fan kicking in at slow speeds.

 

[rabbit-chop]

If its the same noise im thinking of, mines had it since new.

A soft whining noise in the lower gears when slowing down, similar to the sound of straight cut gears or something.

I dont know what it is but i kinda like it, and have always assumed it was normal?

Id be interested to hear anyones insight on this...

 

[Scottar]

Mine had a similar sound. Turned out to be the rear wheel bearings. Good mechanic should be able to tell once the car is on a hoist. Bearings were cheaper from Nissan than aftermarket WTF. Took mechanic about 1.5 to 2 hours to change both sides. Mine had done about 200K when the noise presented.

 

[equipt]

Front dif wont me moving unless you have the stick in 4wd or you have the hubs locked in. I would say check the wheel bearings.

 

[Hodge]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Will have a look at them tomorrow.

 

[Blacknav]

Front dif wont me moving unless you have the stick in 4wd or you have the hubs locked in. I would say check the wheel bearings.

What he said ^^^