FALKEN 459s Tires

[JVLR32]

Boys need some info on these tires!please

[deemoE36]

iwe been adwised to sta away from anything that has "falken" on them...dont know what other peoples experiences and opinions are tho

[JVLR32]

iwe been adwised to sta away from anything that has "falken" on them...dont know what other peoples experiences and opinions are tho

there earlier stuff was probs with wear or weather condition probs......

[Cupra]

been running 195/45/16's on my cupra for the last 4 years, they'ev been great under all conditions, better than the pilots that came from the factory.

phil

[brad]

I can't find a Falken 459 anywhere on the interweb.

Do you mean Falken FK452?

Maybe answer these questions first:

What car?
What size?
What do want the tyre to do?
Driving style?
What is your current tyre? Are you happy with it?

Falken FK452 is a good tyre. A few mates with Libertys (3.0RB & 2.0GT) have run them and been happy with the bang for buck.

[JVLR32]

been running 195/45/16's on my cupra for the last 4 years, they'ev been great under all conditions, better than the pilots that came from the factory.

phil

Ive had falkens before and also never had trouble with them

So wat falkens are yours Cupra?
I know the 459s are the latest for the Falkens....My R32 is running on Yokohamas but now are at the end of there cycle.Iam just hoping the Falken 459s will stack up resonably close to performing$$$$

[JVLR32]

I can't find a Falken 459 anywhere on the interweb.

Do you mean Falken FK452?

Maybe answer these questions first:

What car?
What size?
What do want the tyre to do?
Driving style?
What is your current tyre? Are you happy with it?

Falken FK452 is a good tyre. A few mates with Libertys (3.0RB & 2.0GT) have run them and been happy with the bang for buck.

Yeah ive check the web also and only found 452 also! Iam replacing the yokos there dead and buried....They are def 459s...i will double check tmorrow! i have also heard people say good things on the 452s and rating them with the best.

[No457 Snowy]

Mate, have you had a look at the Kumho KU31 it's hard to beat as far as performance/price I reckon.

Cheers,

Snowy

[Mrk_Mickey]

I should be getting KU31's soon, I've heard good things about them also

[Cupra]

Ive had falkens before and also never had trouble with them

So wat falkens are yours Cupra?
I know the 459s are the latest for the Falkens....My R32 is running on Yokohamas but now are at the end of there cycle.Iam just hoping the Falken 459s will stack up resonably close to performing$$$$

512's, just replaced them this morning with Toyo T1R. The 512s have been great but are through the wear markers & can't find falkens in stock to replace them other wise I would have gone for 452s

[brad]

512's, just replaced them this morning with Toyo T1R. The 512s have been great but are through the wear markers & can't find falkens in stock to replace them other wise I would have gone for 452s

Can you take the T1R back? In a huge & comprehensive survey of 2 mates - both have thought them crap - very "unprogressive" eg: they grip like billy-o then let go without any warning.
One of my mates is famous for driving until his tyres a bald & then going another 5,000-10,000km but he changed out the T1Rs on his MX5 when they were only 50% worn - near broke his heart. He now runs Federal SS535 on the MX5 (and Falken RT615 on his Liberty FWIW).

[Cupra]

We'll just have to wait & see, straight out of the tyre shop this morning into the rain was entertaining

Can you take the T1R back? In a huge & comprehensive survey of 2 mates - both have thought them crap - very "unprogressive" eg: they grip like billy-o then let go without any warning.
One of my mates is famous for driving until his tyres a bald & then going another 5,000-10,000km but he changed out the T1Rs on his MX5 when they were only 50% worn - near broke his heart. He now runs Federal SS535 on the MX5 (and Falken RT615 on his Liberty FWIW).

[Dub_Star_V6]

The Falken ZE-512 doesn't look too bad but it reminds me of the Dunlop SP Sport 01 which is rubbish.

I've heard that FK-452s are spectacular in the wet but tend to go off quickly once they get a bit of wear. Amazing wet tyre but not particularly flash in the dry apparently.

I had Falken ST-215s on my Liberty and they were as noisy as h3ll past about 50%. Swapped to a set of Yokohama A.Drive R1s and couldn not have been happier.

I went through two sets on my Subaru Liberty (205/50-16) and they have got to be one of the best value, quietest and best performing tyres I have ever had. So comfortable and grippy, quiet, and positive in the wet. A great package and only $159 F/B.

[JVLR32]

Boys been a great response!....I have at the mo Yokos and i know they will be hard to replaceI done a track day with them on and smoothed them out....no good now....I didnt think about kuhmos or toyos

[brad]

Boys been a great response!....I have at the mo Yokos and i know they will be hard to replaceI done a track day with them on and smoothed them out....no good now....I didnt think about kuhmos or toyos

If you want to do some track work then how about RT615s? There a good 50:50 tyre. Or Bridgestone RE001 aren't over the top expensive.