falken tyres any good?

1. adamm Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 4004

   #1 23rd January 2010, 13:28

   as above really just had a quote of 90 pound fitted for 2 are they good for grip and life?
2. vtcarl Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2006 telford, shropshire Posts: 968 E86 Z4 3.0 si coupe

   #2 23rd January 2010, 15:44

   They are good, have the older 512's fitted to mine. Been good in wet and dry conditions.
3. STEALTHVTR Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2007 Stone,Staffordshire. Posts: 172 2003 SAXO VTS

   #3 23rd January 2010, 16:09

   I two had the older ZE-512s on my old rallye,they were a good all around tyre & get my vote
4. craig180p Yorkshire Joined: Dec 2005 West Yorkshire Posts: 31079 1989 Golf GTi Clipper

   #4 23rd January 2010, 17:18

   As above. I had the ze512 and they were a great all rounder. Not cheap though!
5. adamm Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 4004

   #5 23rd January 2010, 17:29

   i went and got the ze912 anyone know if these are any good they were 110 pound for 2 including vat
6. djmartin Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2006 Near Hull Posts: 8405 BMW 3.0 X3,toyota mr2 & Skyline R33

   #6 23rd January 2010, 17:35

   there crap!
   
   with tyres you pay for what you get falkens are low to mid range tyres. hard compound crap in the wet. heat up fast in the summer so do get rather a bit of grip but due to there hard compound you get tramlining and the drive is pritty noisy.
   
   go for
   
   Tyres good in the wet or dry
   Bridgestone
   Avon
   Dunlop
   Falken (on low powerd cars)
   
   Tyres amazing for in the dry
   Toyo
   Good year
   Yokohama
   Pirelli
   Kuhmo
   
   tyres good in the wet
   Michelin
   Lassa (new brand)
   Cooper (which is actually a section of Dunlop)
   
   opinions vary with tyres so its best to do some research like myself and read for hours on tyre brands . you'll be suprised what reviews and tyres tests have been done out there!
7. adamm Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 4004

   #7 23rd January 2010, 17:51

   gutted i will have to give them a try once there bedded in. you say that you get what you pay for fair enough i dont expect them to be better than my previous toyo t1rs but i heard for the price you pay for these there meant to be better than ones at the same price
8. user_39613 Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 Essex Posts: 1006

   #8 23rd January 2010, 22:17

   I had falkens on my 850 and they very good on that.
9. saxo_ron Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 3017 Honda DC5, Gruppe M and j's racing

   #9 24th January 2010, 17:26

   Falkens have performed very well for me in dry/wet/ice/snow.
   
   Id happily recommend them
10. Keifer1903 Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Galashiels Posts: 382 MK2 Saxo VTR 109bhp

    #10 24th January 2010, 17:31

    had them before on other cars! stick to the road good! wasnt a fan in the wet though!
11. user_15516 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 6640 Integra DC5R & VTS

    #11 24th January 2010, 17:32

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxo_ron Falkens have performed very well for me in dry/wet/ice/snow. Id happily recommend them

    Which ones do you use ron, the ZE 912's?
12. arkie_vtr Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Wisbech Posts: 216 2002 (52) saxo vtr silver

    #12 24th January 2010, 18:10

    had fulkens on my old corsa gsi i think ye int that good there to soft mile down the road here hot and dont last long
13. S8TTG Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Bournemouth Posts: 927 Saxo 16v Track Furio

    #13 24th January 2010, 18:27

    I had ze512s all round and were stop on... highly rate them but there now discontinued and now i got ze912s and to be honest feel the same as the ze512s! and i dont know what 'djmartin' is saying but theres hardly any, if not no tyre noise, even cruising on the motorway.. and the compound cant be too hard as i shagged a pair on the front in 6000miles!!
    They get my vote!
14. adamm Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 4004

    #14 25th January 2010, 19:01

    yeah they seem good so far tbh i havent pusehd it yet though
15. 9Freedman9 Established Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1997

    #15 25th January 2010, 19:19

    Ok, well i'm looking at getting 4 new tyres all round, they are 195/40 R16, they will cost alottttttttttttttttttttttttttt of money, so I am kind of swaying to getting a set of second hand VTS wheels as it will propably work out cheaper.
    
    What do you guys think I should do?
16. Lewis Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Middlesbrough/Coventry Posts: 3808 Megane 225

    #16 25th January 2010, 19:24

    For £110 i thought they would be very good considering i can get 4 TOYO proxes delivered for £160 and thats off ebay
17. adamm Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 4004

    #17 27th January 2010, 15:57

    yeah then the price of getting them fitted with vat on top mate would come to allot more han 160 i got quoted 130 for toyos t1r thts without vat so prob be about 150 for two i had them before and so far havent noticed any difference tbh hope they dont go as quick as the toyos did eitha
18. hudsonkh Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 Leeds Posts: 129 Saxo VTR

    #18 27th January 2010, 17:46

    i would stick to trusty toyos
19. adamm Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 4004

    #19 27th January 2010, 17:56

    i had toyos and couldnt really afford it this time but damn these are just as good and cheap and will probably last longer
20. Zephyr Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 102

    #20 28th January 2010, 23:46

    I tried them and think their are not that bad...the best for me using them on road remain the michelin PE2
21. Oxas16V Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2005 Frankfurt-Germany Posts: 203 Saxo VTS 1.6 16V

    #21 29th January 2010, 00:34

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Zephyr I tried them and think their are not that bad...the best for me using them on road remain the michelin PE2

    Hi Zephyr
    
    I totally have to agree with you, drive now the Michelin PE2 's at the beginning they were terrible like every very new tyres, but soon they beginn to stick to the road, I was not able to loose grip.
22. Zephyr Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 102

    #22 29th January 2010, 00:46

    thanx
    it's good that means that i'm not totally crazy
    used to live in frankfurt