Falken Tires

Titan · 01-09-2003, 08:13 PM

Anybody heard of these???pros...cons...Have a person who told me they could mount and balance two for $250. What do you guys think?

Hammer · 01-09-2003, 08:35 PM

Heard of Falken wheels, but not tires.

I checked out the website and they look to be geared more for looks than performance.

I recommend that you spend a little more money and do some research at www.tirerack.com

Dark_5.0 · 01-09-2003, 08:51 PM

I have Falken tires on my CRX. They are good tires they are way better than the pirellis that I had on there before.

I like em'

blue00gt · 01-10-2003, 02:41 AM

How good of a deal it is depends on what model tire they are, but I do know that the new Falken Ulta-High Performance tire (can't remember what it's called) was rated very high.

Titan · 01-10-2003, 03:55 PM

Thanks guys, my wheel specs are stock "17...245/45/17. Dark 5.0, do you have the tires w/ the one rain strip on the inside or the tires with the strip on both sides?

surfbeast · 01-10-2003, 05:03 PM

I've got the Falken 502 Ziex something or other. To tired to go out to the garage and look. I'm happy with my tires. They were a much better deal than the other high performance tires and I hear there new performance tires are good quality. I get real good wet tracktion and burnouts a real quiet, no major squealing, meaning the tires are a real hard rubber compund i guess. Would I buy a new set of Falkens? Yes , if I drive the limited miles I put on my car, in basically good weather. No, If I go to the track or drive in messy weather or alot of miles. You usually get what you pay for!. But if you are on a budget they are a really nice tire for the cost!!

P.S. mine have the two rain gutters down the middle.

Good luck

blue00gt · 01-10-2003, 06:18 PM

Another good tire for the price is the Dunlop SP8000. They are a Z-rated ultra-high performance tire. Great wet and dry traction - I have them on my '00.

bstang46 · 01-10-2003, 10:08 PM

I myself have a set of Falken Ziex. They are a good tire, especially for wet traction. Falken also claims it to be a 30,000 mile tire. I like the tire except for dry traction problems. If you ever street race. They do NOT hook at all! But, besides that they are a good tire. And yes, they are a very hard compounded tire.

Brandon

Dark_5.0 · 01-11-2003, 10:06 AM

Mine also have the 2 rain gutters in the center.

Crazy Horse GT · 01-11-2003, 09:57 PM

i have the falkken tires, 245-45-17 i paid 136.00 each, much better then the khumo's i had , a hel--va lot better than the goodyear crap that came with the car. i like them, they hug the corner's & do great burnout's lol.

tireburner163 · 01-12-2003, 09:23 PM

blue00gt How much were those Dunlops?

Titan Dang dude. Isn't there supost to be a limit or something on sig length.

blue00gt · 01-13-2003, 07:58 PM

I just bought a new set for the back and they were about $175 each for 285/40-ZR17 from thetirerack.com.

01-09-2003, 08:13 PM	#1
Titan Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 296	Falken Tires Anybody heard of these???pros...cons...Have a person who told me they could mount and balance two for $250. What do you guys think? __________________ Current Sophomore -- Mechanical Engineering Black on Black 98' GT 5-Speed Mods = Stuff

01-09-2003, 08:35 PM	#2
Hammer AKA "Dr. Evil" Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: South Fork Ranch Posts: 1,721	Heard of Falken wheels, but not tires. I checked out the website and they look to be geared more for looks than performance. I recommend that you spend a little more money and do some research at www.tirerack.com __________________ Uncle Sam "What the hell is up with all the gauges? Calling Captain Kirk, your ride awaits... Phasers on stun...."

01-09-2003, 08:51 PM	#3
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	I have Falken tires on my CRX. They are good tires they are way better than the pirellis that I had on there before. I like em' __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

01-10-2003, 02:41 AM	#4
blue00gt Mustang Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 1,294	How good of a deal it is depends on what model tire they are, but I do know that the new Falken Ulta-High Performance tire (can't remember what it's called) was rated very high. __________________ Strike down the unroadworthy! 2000 GT Atl. Blue: '03 Cobra motor - 465rwhp/473rwtq, T-56 6-speed, full MM TA/PH & tubular K-member suspension, Saleen body, 17" Torq-Thrust II's, M/T ET Street radials, and lots more '94 Rio Red Cobra: All the bolt-ons, 3.73s

01-10-2003, 03:55 PM	#5
Titan Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 296	Thanks guys, my wheel specs are stock "17...245/45/17. Dark 5.0, do you have the tires w/ the one rain strip on the inside or the tires with the strip on both sides? __________________ Current Sophomore -- Mechanical Engineering Black on Black 98' GT 5-Speed Mods = Stuff

01-10-2003, 05:03 PM	#6
surfbeast Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Maryville,TN Posts: 415	I've got the Falken 502 Ziex something or other. To tired to go out to the garage and look. I'm happy with my tires. They were a much better deal than the other high performance tires and I hear there new performance tires are good quality. I get real good wet tracktion and burnouts a real quiet, no major squealing, meaning the tires are a real hard rubber compund i guess. Would I buy a new set of Falkens? Yes , if I drive the limited miles I put on my car, in basically good weather. No, If I go to the track or drive in messy weather or alot of miles. You usually get what you pay for!. But if you are on a budget they are a really nice tire for the cost!! P.S. mine have the two rain gutters down the middle. Good luck __________________ 98 GT / convertable -98 Saleen engine, Saleen appearance pkg. SHM cams,P&P NPI heads, and so much more!

01-10-2003, 06:18 PM	#7
blue00gt Mustang Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 1,294	Another good tire for the price is the Dunlop SP8000. They are a Z-rated ultra-high performance tire. Great wet and dry traction - I have them on my '00. __________________ Strike down the unroadworthy! 2000 GT Atl. Blue: '03 Cobra motor - 465rwhp/473rwtq, T-56 6-speed, full MM TA/PH & tubular K-member suspension, Saleen body, 17" Torq-Thrust II's, M/T ET Street radials, and lots more '94 Rio Red Cobra: All the bolt-ons, 3.73s

01-10-2003, 10:08 PM	#8
bstang46 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: GA Posts: 84	I myself have a set of Falken Ziex. They are a good tire, especially for wet traction. Falken also claims it to be a 30,000 mile tire. I like the tire except for dry traction problems. If you ever street race. They do NOT hook at all! But, besides that they are a good tire. And yes, they are a very hard compounded tire. Brandon __________________ 2001 Yellow GT Mods: A little of this, and a little of that.

01-11-2003, 10:06 AM	#9
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	Mine also have the 2 rain gutters in the center. __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

01-11-2003, 09:57 PM	#10
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	i have the falkken tires, 245-45-17 i paid 136.00 each, much better then the khumo's i had , a hel--va lot better than the goodyear crap that came with the car. i like them, they hug the corner's & do great burnout's lol. __________________ 95 gt vert, lot's of stuff, it aint slow. 04 sonic blue v - six my beater 89 rs camaro iroc turbo hood, other stuff, my wifes ride 84 lx stang cammed up 289 hi po, etc 65 falcon, maybe by the year 2020. black 00gt, gone but never forgotten. R H C- member # 1 o.b.c. da prez- member # 1 if your under 40 dont ask. goodbye for now odie,r.i.p. 11-27-03

01-12-2003, 09:23 PM	#11
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	blue00gt How much were those Dunlops? Titan Dang dude. Isn't there supost to be a limit or something on sig length. __________________ 1987 Buick T-type 1998 HD Electra Elide

01-13-2003, 07:58 PM	#12
blue00gt Mustang Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 1,294	I just bought a new set for the back and they were about $175 each for 285/40-ZR17 from thetirerack.com. __________________ Strike down the unroadworthy! 2000 GT Atl. Blue: '03 Cobra motor - 465rwhp/473rwtq, T-56 6-speed, full MM TA/PH & tubular K-member suspension, Saleen body, 17" Torq-Thrust II's, M/T ET Street radials, and lots more '94 Rio Red Cobra: All the bolt-ons, 3.73s

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