falken fk452, any use?

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clive f said:

I had 452`s on my old griff and found them ok after using toyos, I`ve heard some people say they go off hard after a while, but never had that problem myself.

I had 255x18x35 452's on the rear of the shopping car (E46 3 series) for a while - cant remember exactly how long they were on, but not very.

Working in central London, the car stood a lot and was used for a couple of short evening trips and general weekend stuff. Both tyres developed circumferential cracks on the inside side walls, was told both were dangerous during an MOT and had to be replaced. This was best part of 4-5 years ago, so not sure if the compound has changed or the side walls beefed up.

Read good reviews about Veredestein Ultrac Sessanta, and similar price bracket to the 452's so they're on the Beemer now. I don't push the beemer at all, so I have no first hand of experiences of their limits.

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griffdude said:

Think the Falkens work better on light cars; I put them on my old E92 330iM & they were really poor- really squirmy & wore appallingly. Fixed by fitting a set of Continentals.

Not disagreeing, however Id hardly say an E46 is that heavy though, especially on the rears without passengers or luggage. Was told it was the standing for long periods that probably helped propagate the cracks as the rubber hardened, as most Tivs tend to do.