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Old 08-05-2005, 11:29 AM
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Default Current Falken Azenis ST115 reviews?

235/45/17 stock rims. Tire pressures? What do they compare to? I've had Toyo Proxes FZ4 (the suck) and Bridgestone S-03s (awesome traction - the suck for tramlining, wear, noise!)
Old 08-05-2005, 11:37 AM
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I love these tires. I have bad camber wear and the tires are slightly cupping due to suspension and alignment issues and they are still relatively silent, if this were any other tire, it would be noisy as hell.

They grip great, they are awesome in the rain and they do not wear quickly. I can't remember the spec ratings but the wear rating is easily 300+.
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Good to hear good review. What other tires have you had to compare to?
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I had them on my stock 17s. Loved them. Quiet, Great wet/dry traction, Awesome tread wear.
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Default I have had Bridgestone Potenzas that sucked in the wet...

I also had Toyo Proxes that were noisy as hell, they reacted very poorly to improper tire wear and they will let you know it. The ST115s mask tire noise very well, if the tires are completely perfect they will be silent. If there is poor tire wear like mine, they will be 10% to 20% noisier where other tires would be 50% to 70% noisier. My friend at work has Dunlop FM901s on his S4 and they sound like humming loud speakers.
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Default What type of Potenzas and Proxes?

REO40s? S-03s? T1-S? Thanks for your feedback.
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Default I liked mine, same review as Distinct

I went with the more agressive Falken a coupe of weeks ago and I love it so far.
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IIRC, Bridgestone Potenza RE040and Proxes T1R.
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Default Hated mine so much I sold them after two weeks.

Great for comfort (noise and ride) and longevity. Not good for responsiveness or performance (dry grip.)
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Default 235/35/19's - love 'em and would buy again.

Quiet, good grip in dry and wet. Good for daily driving but you might want to look elsewhere for tracking tires.


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