danwrx4

Anyone know if falken or kumho tyres are suitable for a wrx classic?

Optical Race

Despite the thoughts on cheap tyres Falken and Kumho are not that bad. Kumho are used by some Porsche Motorsport teams and my experience in the past with Falken has been pretty good.

speye91

I have falkens on my Uk Turbo,they are good,can't fault them.

fieldy

got falkens on my classic wagon. they seem ok. but they have only been on the car for about a month.

The Trooper 1815

iTrader: (31)

Got the FK 451's on my WRX 01 and they have been toppers Bought them direct and saved some dosh too

FALKENTYRES.CO.UK - BUY FALKEN TYRES ONLINE, DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR!

Enjoy

amahrap

i have kumho Ecsta Supra's on my STi - fantastic tyres (and far better than the awful Pirelli P-Zeros i took off)

Having 19inch wheels cut my tyre choices down somewhat without the need to take out a second mortgage to afford them

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

ditto, i had the same kumho ones as above on my old wrx, wheels were 16" and tyres were 205/50/16. quite grippy, personally prefer toyo proxes t1-r but kumhos are a good mid budget tyre imho.

andy

pslewis

Falkens are fantastic!!

If I bought them then that should be enough if you are after value for money!

danwrx4

Thanks for all your advice. Would the falken 512's be good enough? Looing for value for money but need to stick to the road too. Anymore comments?

P1 FEK

iTrader: (1)

I found the Falkens to be good, not quite as good as the Yoko's i'd had previously in the dry but much better in the wet. Would def have the Falkens again.

danwrx4

I dids have the falkens on a different car a while ago, i thought they wore down a bit quick though

RRH

Buy the FK451 or FK452, both are great- not sure about the 512s though...

danwrx4

They're 17" rims any recomendations whether to get 40 or 45 profile (for a classsic)

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

ive got 215/40/17 on my classic with 17" rims. 45 was for a newage i think. 215 is slightly wider and grippier then 205 too, and you get a lip near the edge of the rim, a little more protection from kerbing...

andy

wrc70

Dont go for the 512's. Both myself and a mate both experienced lack of grip in the wet. Bought them cos i had a set of 451's which were great. Just ordered some 452's as i beleive they are good.

Claaarkio

iTrader: (1)

Nothing wrong with them at all in my experience, other than wearing a little faster than normal.

Dave

StickyMicky

think i had a set on an old set of wheels

what i found

ok in the dry
pretty slippy in the wet
wore out really fast
cheap as chips