Falken Tires..
 

Anyone have something good/bad to say about them? Specifically looking at the Falken Ziex ZE-512 & Falken GR Beta FK-451 ones. One of main concerns is wear. I've seen some negatives, some positives, but I'm interested in what any of you have expereinced/heard.

http://www.epinions.com/Falken_Ziex_...splay_~reviews
not sure if this helps but looks like poor wear (common for cheap tires)

yeah, I've seen some priced the same that seemed to have better tread life. I think I'll have to keep looking. That's what the local shop can get in, in his lower price range of stuff. I dunno...

the thing with better wear in the cheap tires is traction tends to suffer

I've seen some that were pretty good in both area( i look for a nice medium ground between the 2), the problem is, that some of the ones I like, I seem to only be able to get online, and have to pay shipping costs. Next time I get a chance, I'm gonna hit up every shop in the 3 surrounding towns, see what they have/can get.

I've had good luck with opinions from epinions fyi

The 512 is going to be the better bet out of the two that you mentioned.

Keep in mind though, the higher the speed rating and the fancier the tread pattern, the quicker they are going to wear. You're best bet would be to go with a Goodyear or Michelin if you want them to last a while.

FYI - I have Nitto 555's and 555R's, both suck. The 555's don't stick and the 555R's get about 10,000 miles of pure city/highway driving.

The nice part are the Ziex have a 36000 mile warranty, but I have heard a lot of negatives about tread wear. I'll tell ya, the Kumho Ecstas ASX that I bought are excellent, AA traction rating and the 36000 mile warranty too.

wow, only two or three out of 13 people said bad wear on them... not bad at all. :thumbsup:

36000 miles is not a good warranty, and avoid goodyears if you don't check pressure every day and drive regularly they are very suceptable to flat spots

36000 miles for a $120-$140 ( depending on haggling :D ) tire isn't bad, though. 2 years on an actively driven car, 3 years on a moderately driven car... seems like a good price to me. I usually average about 12k a year, so that's a good 3 years for a set of tires, the Eagle tires I had only lasted 2.5 :banghead:

Ill stick to my toyos theyve been good to me:)

haha i read this title and in my head i heard f**kin tires :laugh:

well yeah, ya spend more money they are better to ya. We're talkin cheap economy tires that still work excellently. :nana:

and for that faulken seem to be a very good way to go I also like my yokahama