Tire noise on Falken ZIEX ZE512
04-08-2005 | 02:52 PM
#42
Lead Footed
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From: Plano - Texas
I just got rid of my Falken ZE512's . . . and honestly, I did not like them one bit . . 
other than they were cheap and light weight.
They had as much role as the OEMs, wear was poor, they tracked the grooved surfaces really bad and squeeled almost as bad as the OEMs.
The 2 best ones so far, IMO, are the Toyo's (T1-S) and the PZero Nero M+S, which I have now . . and
Ruf
other than they were cheap and light weight.They had as much role as the OEMs, wear was poor, they tracked the grooved surfaces really bad and squeeled almost as bad as the OEMs.
The 2 best ones so far, IMO, are the Toyo's (T1-S) and the PZero Nero M+S, which I have now . . and
Ruf
04-08-2005 | 03:50 PM
#43
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From: NYC/SF/Tokyo/HK
Originally Posted by deandorsey
i had my 512's on for about 20k before i replaced them...they were not down to their wear bars when i replaced, but here’s what i found...
as i had posted a while back; 1 of the tires was 'out of round' from day one. it constantly pulled to one side, and once rotated, the pull would turn to vibration.
this tire abnormality was verified by a hunter force balancing.
dry traction was very good
in the wet these tires were ok, they were always a little squirrelly when launching from a stop (vsc would kick in) or taking a tight turn. although i do remember pushing them hard on back roads in the wet and they performed very well.
<<however, towards the end of the time i had them on my car they were horrific in the rain. they would hydroplane constantly, i actually feared for my life-the vsc was working non stop…and this was not an isolated incident….>>
i got new tires as soon as i could...
as far as the noise, they do get nosier as they wear down, but any tire will.
as i had posted a while back; 1 of the tires was 'out of round' from day one. it constantly pulled to one side, and once rotated, the pull would turn to vibration.
this tire abnormality was verified by a hunter force balancing.
dry traction was very good
in the wet these tires were ok, they were always a little squirrelly when launching from a stop (vsc would kick in) or taking a tight turn. although i do remember pushing them hard on back roads in the wet and they performed very well.
<<however, towards the end of the time i had them on my car they were horrific in the rain. they would hydroplane constantly, i actually feared for my life-the vsc was working non stop…and this was not an isolated incident….>>
i got new tires as soon as i could...
as far as the noise, they do get nosier as they wear down, but any tire will.
04-10-2005 | 08:03 PM
#44
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I haven't put much mileage on the car since I had switched to the Falken 512s'. I had an issue with the car pulling to the right after the installation. The dealer figured out which tire was the culprit' i.e. radial pull, and replaced the defective one with a new one. Problem seems solved. So far the ride has proven to be very smooth and luxurious. I am trusting Consumer Reports' conclusion on its overall traction advantage.
04-11-2005 | 09:55 AM
#45
Burning Brakes
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From: CT
Originally Posted by rets
deandorsey, what tyres do you have now???
i really do like them. as i read on tire rack, they do seem to run narrow so i were to get these as my year round tire i would defiantly get them in a 245 size.
i purchased these planning to get a spec rims and summer tires, so the narrower size is ok...i took them once or twice in the slush/snow, they were ok, better than the falkens ever were in winter situations.
however, if i didnt have a winter beater with snows, snow tires for the tl would be a MUST.
initial turn in is much quicker with these tires, but the falkens had more ultimate grip.
these tires absolutely live up to their hype in the rain, last week during the ‘monsoon’ rains we had in ct, they were flawless, vcs didn’t light up once….the car stayed planted
here is a decent pick of them
from this thread https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...t=88399&page=4
I will be mounting a specs within the next few weeks with michelin pilot sport ps2’s, I will let you know how these work out……
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