Falken tyres
 

Anyone any experience of the following Falkens in 215/40/17 [or similar size]

FK452
ZE912
ZE512

Hey buddy,

Funny you ask as I just put a set of ZE912's on the Sport . Went for the 215/40 size rather than 205/45.

I paid £236 inc VAT,Fitting and balancing etc.

I know I only put them on the sport but I also got a set put on my sisters LCR as well.

In the dry they feel very grippy and stable on braking etc. However I find the side walls are a little stiff. I haven't driven the LCR or the Sport in the wet yet so cannot comment on the wet use.

Steve

I had the 512's and then the 451's on my previous car in that size. Marked difference between the two with the 451's being much better. Now have the 452's in 235/40x18 on my bugeye, and even better again, great in the dry and assured in the wet. Really inspired confidence in the downpours after the Macrae gathering.

Prior to my first falkens I ran Yoko 520's and I rate these as an overall better tyre, more rounded performance, better value for money.

Thanks for the replies.

I like the look of the 452's which have a very good rep.

Have used FK 452's on a modded Bugeye and a Spec B GT Legacy. Can't fault them.

www.falkentyres.co.uk direct their cheap!

When I traded up from 512's to the original 451's the tyre guy considered the 512's as pure budget tyres, although they didn't perform too bad. IIRC the 912's are the 512's replacement. He told me the GFK and their replacement the 451 where more like performance tyres, but didn't carry the performance tyre premium because they had never been fitted as OE tyres by any manufacturer which was why your goodyears, dunlops, pirellis and yoko's etc commanded a higher price when their perfomance was comparable.

Only £56 each at Camskill and no delivery charge.:thumb:

:thumb: i have recently put MARANGONI TYRES / CAR / MARANGONI ZETA LINEA - 225/35R18 87W XLt i was told they are the equivilant to italian remoulds........
if they are i would recomend italian remoulds to anyone lol. i think these are the best all round tyre i have ever bought, the dry grip the wet grip and even the tread pattern all top class.:luxhello:

has any body else ever tried these out?
if yeh... was you as pleased as me with overall performance?

i am running them on my04 wrx with 300bhp:thumb:

I think the 452's are now being discontinued and replaced by the 912's?

Camskill are the cheapest per tyre including free mainland uk postage. I would have gone for that option but needed the tyres done ASAP so couldn't wait for them to come so left me £12 out of pocket.

I drove them last night in the wet for the first time. I have to say I think they are pretty good myself. We had KUMHO KU31 (I think) on and in the wet they were a joke.

I'd ask the question of what sort of power your running and will that change the fact of what tyre you need? My feedback is based on the 912's on a 2.0 Sport not a TURBO or WRX. How much that would change being on one of those I don't know? ie grip and stopping power etc. They suit the sport very well.
On my STi (my02) I use Yoko Spec 2's. Dry weather they are god and nothing in my eyes touches them however if there is a little bit of damp they are a little bit of an handful until you get a mass load of rain.

Steve
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used fk452 on my 18s on my classic found they tramlinned a lot .got them on my 17s and i can't fault them in the wet/dry again got them from camskills ex del the next day

I'm using 452's on the STi. Love 'em. I find them far better that the Toyo T1r / T1s.

Well the power of the net forums have swayed me to buy the 452's and Im happy with my choice.

The proof will be in the pudding.

Thanks Bob

down sized mine went from toyo t1r 225/40/18 to falken fk452 215/35/18 and so far so good - only done 50 mile or so but they seem fine and for the price there a bargin from camskil

tyre traders were next closeist but camskil was 4 quid cheaper delivered :)

Take care for the first few hundred miles- they can be a little lairy while they settle in and shed the oils from manufacture. After that you'll love them :)

WOW! Got them delivered today before dinner. They look awesome. Just need to get them fitted now.

Mine arrived on the wheels, must admit even then they looked good...

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