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]

took your advice 6strngs on buying that bundle of raze r74 and sumitomo HTR Z III. Just ordered them. They should be here in a week. I'll see how they perform. But ive read good stuff about them after you told me to look into them. Thanks!

[6strngs]

took your advice 6strngs on buying that bundle of raze r74 and sumitomo HTR Z III. Just ordered them. They should be here in a week. I'll see how they perform. But ive read good stuff about them after you told me to look into them. Thanks!

Glad I could help. Let me know how they work out for you Do yourself a favor though, when you get them check the tire pressure in them, I'm sure they set it before they ship them, but shipping from miami to CA they are sure to be exposed to all different kinds of temperatures and elevations (especially if they go by plane). If you don't have an accurate tire gauge (cheap $.99 ones from walmart aren't that accurate, lol, though the $3-4 digital one at walmart surprisingly is fairly accurate before it breaks 3 weeks after you get it.) any tire shop should be able to do it for free. 99% of all passenger cars call for 32-38 PSI. The stock pressure for the 6gc is supposed to be 33, but since you are going with a different tire size, that's no longer applicable. Set it anywhere between 32-38 based on preference. Slightly higher pressure can result in better gas milage, while a lower pressure will give better traction and handling. 35 is the happy medium that most cars call for and the pressure the tire shop will set it at if you don't tell them otherwise. hope this helps

This post has been edited by 6strngs: Dec 11, 2008 - 9:04 PM