whats the general opinion of falken tyres?
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People on here seem to really rate them, but on my Jaguar X300 (Ziex ZE512) and classic mini (Ziex 912?) they were utter s
t when it was wet. They were bad enough that I took the nearly new set off the Mini and threw them in the bin.
On the Jaguar they were actually a bit scary - once you lost traction at the back (and that wasn't hard) it was like driving a bar of soap - the Vredestein tyres that replaced them were massively superior, as was every other tyre I ever fitted to it. From my experience I would actually classify them as ditchfinders. In the dry I suppose they were ok, but not great by any means.
Dave
t when it was wet. They were bad enough that I took the nearly new set off the Mini and threw them in the bin.On the Jaguar they were actually a bit scary - once you lost traction at the back (and that wasn't hard) it was like driving a bar of soap - the Vredestein tyres that replaced them were massively superior, as was every other tyre I ever fitted to it. From my experience I would actually classify them as ditchfinders. In the dry I suppose they were ok, but not great by any means.
Dave
I have them on my e30 m3. They are a decent budget tyre offering good wear and good levels of grip. They are not super grippy, but you get plenty of notice when they have had enough. As a road tyre, the overheat fairly quickly on track, on a warm day around the ring (which is not particularly hard on tyres, in comparison to say Brands Indy) they are letting you know that they need a break after a quickish lap. They tend to be pretty sensitive to pressures (or so I have found). All round a good tyre, just accept that they are not in the same league as the more expensive Pirelli, Michelin, Yoko's etc.
HTH
HTH
FK452 wore funny here.
If I ran them at higher pressure as per OEM, then they wore loads in the middle of the tread, so I had to lower them down and even then they went bald in the middle really early.
Outsides also wore off lots on shoulder of tyres.
My Eagle F1's Asym run 1psi under OEM pressures (vs 3psi for the FK452), and wear much flatter which gives more life right off. My fronts after a year look fine for another two years... the FK452 were worn away on the inner edge after 1yr.
If I ran higher pressures on the Falken the car was skittish AND they would clearly wear even more worse in the centres and thus reduce lifetime.
Narrower tyres overall, so not much rim protection.
THAT said, if you view the cheapness then you just have cheaper tyres you replace more often.
I'd not have them again though I don't think, just feel a bit false economy.
Dave
If I ran them at higher pressure as per OEM, then they wore loads in the middle of the tread, so I had to lower them down and even then they went bald in the middle really early.
Outsides also wore off lots on shoulder of tyres.
My Eagle F1's Asym run 1psi under OEM pressures (vs 3psi for the FK452), and wear much flatter which gives more life right off. My fronts after a year look fine for another two years... the FK452 were worn away on the inner edge after 1yr.
If I ran higher pressures on the Falken the car was skittish AND they would clearly wear even more worse in the centres and thus reduce lifetime.
Narrower tyres overall, so not much rim protection.
THAT said, if you view the cheapness then you just have cheaper tyres you replace more often.
I'd not have them again though I don't think, just feel a bit false economy.
Dave
caymanred said:
thanks for the replies guys
the only reason i've been looking at these is because ill be selling the car in the next 3-4 months, and dont really want to shell out 600quid for pilot sports.....
is that a worthy reason or pointless?
I'd say thats a bad decision - many porsche buyers will be looking for N-rated tyres and I'd say that you'll potentially lose more money than you save by people negotiating down the price based on non-approved tyres.the only reason i've been looking at these is because ill be selling the car in the next 3-4 months, and dont really want to shell out 600quid for pilot sports.....
is that a worthy reason or pointless?
If you were keeping it I'd say the opposite - don't get sucked into the N-rated hype and chose the tyres based on what is best for your driving style....
GreigM said:
I'd say thats a bad decision - many porsche buyers will be looking for N-rated tyres and I'd say that you'll potentially lose more money than you save by people negotiating down the price based on non-approved tyres.
If you were keeping it I'd say the opposite - don't get sucked into the N-rated hype and chose the tyres based on what is best for your driving style....
that was my worry......If you were keeping it I'd say the opposite - don't get sucked into the N-rated hype and chose the tyres based on what is best for your driving style....
any idea on Vredestein? seem cheap too
GreigM said:
I'd say thats a bad decision - many porsche buyers will be looking for N-rated tyres and I'd say that you'll potentially lose more money than you save by people negotiating down the price based on non-approved tyres.
If you were keeping it I'd say the opposite - don't get sucked into the N-rated hype and chose the tyres based on what is best for your driving style....
Yep, I'd either get the 'right' tyres, otherwise a potential buyer might just see new tyres as adding expense to the car for items they don't want on it.If you were keeping it I'd say the opposite - don't get sucked into the N-rated hype and chose the tyres based on what is best for your driving style....
If I went to look at a car with brand new cheap tyres, it wouldn't be a selling point, it'd make me think the owner wanted £500 more for the car and I'd have to go spend more money getting the tyres I wanted on it.
Others may vary though...
Dave
Falken are a budget performance tyre. Maybe for a MX-5 or MR2, not for Porsche IMHO
I'd walk away from a Porsche not fitted with the correct N-rated tyres unless it was very very cheap. It's not that the car will fall off the road or the world will end etc. It just shouts 'done on the cheap'
I'd walk away from a Porsche not fitted with the correct N-rated tyres unless it was very very cheap. It's not that the car will fall off the road or the world will end etc. It just shouts 'done on the cheap'
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