opinion needed on Falken FK452. Is it a stiff sidewall tire? How is
01-10-2007, 11:41 AM
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Great tire for the money. Does everything well, but some other higher priced tires...
are better in selected areas. The sidewalls are medium in the stiffness department. I just put a set on my 540i and they feel nice after a month of driving. My impressions are...confident in the turns with positive feedback, handle the rain well (not quite a good as the Goodyears, but not far off), and they are a bargain.
I am also running the Falken rt615 on Projekt GT25r, and I am undecided about them. They definitely have a firmer sidewall, but I thought they would have better grip. I did come off a set of Dunlop SSP R-compunds before these, so that might be swaying my opinion a little.
Tires that I have had are Michelin PS2's (p-car), Toyo T1S's (p-car), Yokohama Prada Spec 2's, Dunlop SSP R-Compound, Goodyear GS-D3 F1's, and the two Falken's...just a comparison reference.
I am also running the Falken rt615 on Projekt GT25r, and I am undecided about them. They definitely have a firmer sidewall, but I thought they would have better grip. I did come off a set of Dunlop SSP R-compunds before these, so that might be swaying my opinion a little.
Tires that I have had are Michelin PS2's (p-car), Toyo T1S's (p-car), Yokohama Prada Spec 2's, Dunlop SSP R-Compound, Goodyear GS-D3 F1's, and the two Falken's...just a comparison reference.
01-10-2007, 12:15 PM
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Thanks. Do they run narrow like 451? or the more or less withing spec?
Old 451 was a narrow tire 225/40/18 would look like 215/40/18. have you noticed same on new 452s?
01-10-2007, 12:31 PM
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I didn't compare the tread width like I usually do for my Audi. They seem average to slightly...
narrow, but my reference point is on the BMW with staggered wheels. The edges seemed a little more "rolled" which might be perceived as narrowing.
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Very good tire all round, but tends to squeal too early when there's still grip left........
......which attracts unnecessary attention when driving only moderately hard. Wet performance is more than sufficient, although I feel that the 451 was mrginally better in the wet. Wear rate seems to be much better than the 451. It's fairly noisy in comparison with other high end tires, but this doesn't bother me much.
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