[Mk2 Generic] Falken tyres? have you got them?

[leewaring]

Anyone running Falken ZE 512 tyres? What are they like?

Infact anyone running Falken tyres? What are they like in general??

Cheers

[Greddy-Matt]

Hey, I'm running Falkens on the front and found them to be a vast improvement, nice wet and dry grip and the shoulder isn't too square so fits nicely under the arches with a 40mm drop all round. AND they're only about £63 each!!!

They're 451's by the way

[leewaring]

Yeah i'm looking on mytyres and its £220 for a full set or £295 for Toyo's.

Just wondering how they perform.

[Greddy-Matt]

They seem to be good so far and Ill be upgrading the rears to match asap, but i dont know how they compare to the Toyos mate! but as I said good in wet and dry for me!

[JOY DIVISION]

just had 2 put on the rear on fri, weather up here has been a mix of rain,frost and yet more rain..............no problems at all and a much cheaper option than the yokos i had before!

225/50/15's for 60 quid a pop fitted etc etc

[Muffleman]

Yep mine seem pretty good too

[matt_bakermk1]

...and they just lowered their prices - now the same money as Kumho Ecsta 712's but allegedly superior.

I'd just ordered some Kumho's for my dad from Camskill (for his rover75) and Camskill called me up to see if i wanted to switch to Falkens since the price was now identical. They were certainly singing the praises of the Falkens, though i've yet to try them myself.

[MikeyG]

Yep think Ive got 512's on mine. No complaints whatsoever and good value too.

[jmachling]

I had Falken 512s on the back of my n/a and they were very good in the dry, although less trustworthy in the wet. Great price and a nice tread pattern IMHO.

I've just put Toyo T1Rs all round on my tubby. The comparison isn't really a fair one as I didn't have Falkens all round, and obviously it was a different car, but so far I'd say the Toyos are much better in the wet than the Falkens and quite a bit more grippy in the dry.

I think there was a thread on either here or the MR2DC forum about Falkens. IIRC the person concerned put a set on the back and thought the Falkens were dreadful, that is until they put some on the front also and found it completely transformed the handling. MR2s are quite sensitive to tyre pressures even, so different tyres front and back can easily upset the balance when you're on the edge of adhesion.

I'm no expert - just some facts I've gathered along the way!

[Harry]

falken grb 451 motorsport series are the ones i have been using,smooth,quiet,lowest profile to fit low cars,neat cool looking sidewalls,
high speed rating,directional,excellent anti aqua plane,good wear for performance driving/not abuse though
super cornering,super braking,made in japan and affordable,2....

tested....4,6/5.......wet...............4,7/5.......dry....out with best

have used on split rims......16...........215/4016........225/45/16
gold advan 17...........225/35/17......245/35/17

next is enkei evolution 17.......225/35/17........255/30/18...245/35

a track suspension....and will be again falken grb 451....track/road..2

[michael]

I've used them in the past and have a set on my spare 17's at the moment, one of the best 'budget' tyre ranges around IMO - a little bit lacking in the wet compared to more expensive options but close in the dry.

[splashnatz]

i'm looking forward to when i can get some proxes put on mine. These Falkens seem a bit wobbly to me. (not sure which tyre model, just that they're falkens). My car feels much happier on Toyo's.