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

[BonzaiCelica]

Well the reason why im settling for falken is cause i'm on a budget. Trying not to spend no more than a grand on wheels and tires. I mean all other local stores and tires shop charge you alot for wheels and tires. like 1100-1200.

Mainly cause im ordering these rims and tires package from edgeracing.com
I want the silver finish 17" Raze R74 . and plus i still have to do alignment for my cars since i havent done it since i put in new shocks and lowering springs.

It going to be $900 for the rims and tires plus another $70 for alignment. My current credit card only allows me a grand to spend thats my credit line.

I mainly drive very moderate or like a grandma sometimes. I really like to drive my car hard sometimes whenever i get the chance. But thats every once in a while. Would you suggest i just try the fk 452 and then go to a better tire later on. or go with the zx-912 since i mainly just drive normaly. How much longer you think the 912 would last. i mean 912 is all around season performance tire. and 452 is summer tire correct.

What tire would you suggest that i get later on that has pretty good tread life and grips well like the 452's..??? edgeracing is located in miami. here is the link to the tires and bundle packages with a selection of the different tires to choose from.

http://www.edgeracing.com/1994/Toyota/Celica/bundle/2843/