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I had no choice, but to buy a pair of these at a trackday recently after delaminating my old rears on my E46 M3. Brand new, straight on track they were awful. The sidewalls seemed to flex too much and they made the car feel unstable at high speed, enough to warrant a little opposite lock on fast corners (100+).
All that said, they're not nearly as bad on the road. They just seem to do their job adequately.
All that said, they're not nearly as bad on the road. They just seem to do their job adequately.
Had them on a 4th gen Z28 and found them average, no better than Kumhos which are much cheaper, so went with Goodyear F1s. I have Dunlop Sportmaxx on the Mustang and they are very good though seem to be car-sensitive and I suspect the Falkens are better suited to bigger RWD cars too.
That tyre test using a Golf GTI had the Goodyear F1 top with Vredestein Ultrac Sessanto second.
That tyre test using a Golf GTI had the Goodyear F1 top with Vredestein Ultrac Sessanto second.
I've got them on my Volvo T5-R. Around 300bhp through the front wheels and I really like them.
Doesn't get much torque steer, wheelspin or understeer but I tend to drive it fast in a straight line (power for overtaking) rather than trying to find the limit in the corners. Never felt them to be a problem when pressing on though.
Doesn't get much torque steer, wheelspin or understeer but I tend to drive it fast in a straight line (power for overtaking) rather than trying to find the limit in the corners. Never felt them to be a problem when pressing on though.
I have had both the Avon ZZ3 and the Falken FK452 tyres on my MR2.
The Avons were pretty poor in my opinion. Just ok in the dry, a little twitchy under cornering, and fairly poor in the wet. Braking was always OK, but still felt twitchy. I sold the wheels and tyres together before they wore out.
The Falkens on the other hand felt far better planted in ALL situations. They were a LOT better in wet conditions. I did a day at Donnington with a mix of wet and dry with the Falkens also - they were very nicely progressive at the limit, with no surprises. A very good tyre, and also hard wearing. Grip was good.
The Avons were pretty poor in my opinion. Just ok in the dry, a little twitchy under cornering, and fairly poor in the wet. Braking was always OK, but still felt twitchy. I sold the wheels and tyres together before they wore out.
The Falkens on the other hand felt far better planted in ALL situations. They were a LOT better in wet conditions. I did a day at Donnington with a mix of wet and dry with the Falkens also - they were very nicely progressive at the limit, with no surprises. A very good tyre, and also hard wearing. Grip was good.
bennyboysvuk said:
I had no choice, but to buy a pair of these at a trackday recently after delaminating my old rears on my E46 M3. Brand new, straight on track they were awful. The sidewalls seemed to flex too much and they made the car feel unstable at high speed, enough to warrant a little opposite lock on fast corners (100+).
All that said, they're not nearly as bad on the road. They just seem to do their job adequately.
Similair sitution but on my s2k. Car felt quite unsteady after on track, increasing the pressure helped a bit though. Ok on the road, give a quieter and more comfy ride than the oe Bridgestones. All that said, they're not nearly as bad on the road. They just seem to do their job adequately.
Ok for the money but wouldn't buy again.
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