Falken FK-452 vs. Yokohama S Drive vs. General Exclaim UHP
 

Out of these three tires, putting price aside, which ones would you guys go with?

I have the opportunity to get 30% off on ebay, that puts the FK-452's at 250 (picked up), the S Drives at 350 shipped, and the General Exclaims for 370 shipped.

All three of these are summer tires, and good ratings all the way around (besides the obvious snow) They will be used in south and central florida.


Any personal experiences with any three of these tires? (fuzzy, i'm still counting your opinion, just getting second and thirds ;) )

Post your personal opinion, thanks guys!

FWIW, ive never driven on SDrives or the Generals --- but i did purchase the FK452's ---
I couldnt be happier to tell you the truth, they grip the road extremely well (in fact, even though its a bad comparison cuz the stockers suck, i took my wheels off for two weeks and put the stockers back on --- almost lost control of the car twice ((once in dry weather, once in wet)) because i was so used to the falkens)

They handle excellent on wet roads, and excellent on dry roads --- they dont wear too fast like some of the other summer tires. And definately not overly noisy.

My two choices for tires were the FK452's or the Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 --- in the end i picked the falkens for the price (they were near half the price of the eagles).

Its a good tire and has exceeded my expectations --- would not hesitate to buy them again.

S-Drives.
 

On my summer rims I have the s-drive's, they handled much better then i had initially expected. I just recently put my snow tires on, and even in the cold weather (low 20s)they continued to preform quite well! I am however unable to contrast between the other two, never had them. Before I bought the car, yokohama tires were on the car, and i can tell you know, the next set will stay in suit. advans would always be nice!

FWIW, tirerack customer ratings on those Generals are usually #1 in category. But I dont have experience with any of these. Have had Kumho ASX and now BFG G-sports. Maybe someone with the Generals will chime in or try a search for them.

I went ahead and bought the Falken's

With the Microsoft cashback, they came out to be around 300 shipped. The cheapest i could find the Exclaims for would have been around 400 shipped (even with the discount)

how do you get the discount on ebaymotors?

+1 I need some new rubber, and I'm going with the fk452's.

Well, it was through the microsoft cashback, which when I ordered them when it was 30%. Now it's sitting at 8% :(

I would look at www.live.com and you can type in random searches, the first link normally says "you are eligible for __% discount"

I will update this thread if it goes back up, I'm sure it will before xmas sometime.