Anyone riding on falken ZE-912/ZE-512 tires? yes i searched -_-, I think these tires have what Im looking for but I want opinions Options

[enderswift]

hey everyone, I've been doing alot of research on tires lately and I think i've settled on falken ZE-912/ZE-512 tires. According to the interwebs, the falkens are UHP tires that wont kill me when it snows. They seem to offer really good performance (z rated) and tread life but tend to be noisy. I'm a bit suspicious because they sound too good to be true, and their description on falkens website simply gushes about their technical prowess blah blah blah. I've read reviews all over the place BUT i know that most online reviews suck because the reviewers hadn't given the tire any time to break in. Thats why i want to see if anyone here has had these tires for an extended period of time. Do they really grip that well? How much worse do they make our already bad road noise prob? What is snow traction like? Is it true that the sidewall is actually softer (IE handle worse) than on the older 512's?


Im stuck between choosing these falkens a set of toyo proxes or khumo ecstas. I've had the proxes before on a different car and they were AMAMZING even when almost worn out. help me out here

This post has been edited by enderswift: Nov 26, 2008 - 11:54 PM

[GriffGirl]

Oh, no doubt those Goodyears are excellent tires I've heard too. But yeah, they are SPENDY.

On the Khumos - I know there are several different models they make. There's several different Ecstas, IDK which ones I had, all I know is that I hated them. They were brand new when I bought my car in July 07, and DEFINITELY needed to be replaced probably less than a year later. Actually, yeah, because I went to get them rotated the following spring and the back tires were so worn that my car handled really funky so I went back to have them put back the way they were. They sucked in the rain, were alright on dry but nothing special, and while I realize I drive a hell of a lot because my commute is so long, I still expect tires to last longer than a year.

Just remember that whatever tires you buy, or anyone, shop around and get the place to pricematch. America's Tire/Discount Tire wanted $140/ea for my S.Drives (plus mounting/balancing @ $13/ea) but Tirerack.com has them for $115/ea. plus that coupon I had and I saved myself $160!