Falken Fk452 - Experiences In Particular?

[nuffsaid]

Hi all

Am going for a set of 235/40/18 and 265/35/18 tyres and have a few choices:

- Falken FK452

- Bridge. RE001 Adrenalin

- Kumho KU31 Ecsta SPT

In the 235 size, Falkens are $215 each, Re001 $295 and KU31 $150

There are the Michelin Pilot Sports 2, Pirelli P Zero Nero, Continental Sport Contact 2, Dunlop Sport Maxx, Yoko. Advan Sport, and Bridge. 050 040 variety, but they are easily at at the $350+, even worse for the 265 size I dare say.

The FK452 from all reports have been fantastic, ranking an overall 3rd with the Dunlop Sport Maxx. I'd use the RE001 but seeing as there is alot of hype (dont know how believable) about them, and feel that the Kumho's may be fairly under par with the FK452's.

What are peoples experiences of the FK452 like? they seem like the best bang for buck high performance out there.

(Not willing to try Nankangs, Linglongs, Federals, ABC's, XYZ's or anything hehe)

The sticky tyre thread was helpful, but want more detail on FK452 experiences.

Thanks!!

[**RB2530**]

Just had some 452s fitted last weekend... 265/40/17 on the rear....Have only done 200km on them but so far they have been awesome and are still green...Traction is way higher than what I had beforehand...255/40 Yokohama ES100s but they were very tired...

Falken 452s get my vote!!...Btw I paid $290 a tyre from Tempe tires...Could have got them cheaper if I went 255 but I wanted 265...

[nuffsaid]

Thanks for letting me know what you used previously, helps with the comparison. I used the superseeded FK451's and they are pretty impressive.

265/40 is an rarer size so possibly explains the price increase. 265/35/18s were quoted at 260-270 each.

[Cain]

I have the kumho's on my 300~rwkw 350z and when hitting boost in 2nd gear they just grip...

But realistically Your probably not going to out drive the tyre so any of the 3 you picked would be alright.

p.s. who is your tyre dealer, as those prices are cheap.

[nuffsaid]

Tempe Tyres, thats the price theyve quote me, but yeah theyre prices also seem to change daily

[_Ryan_]

i have been in the hills two days in a row in some pretty f**ked storms with re001's. nuff said

nankangs = death.

In all seriousness, i paid 860 for 4 225/50/16's, and glad i did. Great in the wet/dry, brake's well, grips really nicely when being 'spirited', i ran out of balls before they let go, they few times i've had them on the limit they haven't scared me. 15000km on them so far, i am hoping for 25thou minimum.

[Duncan]

I've run 451s and 452s over the years. Anytime I try something else I end up going back to the falkens - can't beat the performance for their price.

currently running them on the stagea in 245/45/17 and on the rear of the 350z

[nuffsaid]

Thanks Duncan,

How are the 452s in comparison to the 451s?

[Duncan]

well actually I think the 451 were better, but the 452 are still better than anything else in the price range

[n15m0]

FK452s....I'm on my 2nd set now...nuffsaid

[nuffsaid]

Only thing I am worried about is that Falkens are known to offer great grip initially, but as the tyre wears, the grip also follows until you're left with a crap tyre, is this the case with the Fk452's?

Only brand of tyre I know that keeps their grip all the way through are Michelins, but theyre just too expensive! hehe

[neo32]

my 2c cheap tyres = ceap tyres = DEATH

I HAD A SET OF THESE ON MY R32

THEY WOULD LOSE GRIP MID CORNER WITH NO DRIVE LOAD IN THE WET DAM DANGEROUS

MIND YOU BEFORE THESE I HAD YOKAHAMA V102 AND THEY WERE f**kING AWESOME

I NOW HAVE V103 YOKAHAMA EVEN BETTER IN THE RAIN AGAIN

BUT 102 BETTER IN THE DRY I THINK

[nuffsaid]

You sure they werent the Ziex 512 that you tried?

These arent necessarily cheap either.

[Duncan]

no the grip is fine to the end. they do wear quickly

neo32 I think you might be confusing the fk452 with ze326. any brand of tyres has a range of price and performance, and I agree, the 326 are among the least grippy tyres I've ever used.

[dilmah]

i'm looking for some of these tyres at the moment as well. can anyone recommend a place in south east melbourne that has good prices on these?

FK452 in 265/35/18. Lowest I've found so far is $349 per tyre.

I'm considering either these or the Bridgestone Adrenalin's RE001, which are about $420 per tyre...

[Omurru]

265/40 is an rarer size so possibly explains the price increase. 265/35/18s were quoted at 260-270 each.

This is just the thread I need I rang around about 10 places yesterday for prices on these here in melbourne, for a 255/40R17 the lowest I was quoted was $320 each. I popped into a place round the corner from work this arvo just to inquire about prices in a variety of sizes for these tyres, for 265/35R18 I was quoted $345 could probably find them 10-15 bucks cheaper from other places but no where near what you said tempe are quoting. For that price it would be worth me buying them from tempe and having them sent down here! Interesting to see though there is minimal difference between the prices of the 17/18" tyres. Think I might have to buy some 18's with the old tax return

[dilmah]

I just got another quote for the FK452 in 265/35/18 @ $325 each fitted and balanced. I'll keep you updated

[scathing]

I run FK452s and I quite like them. I came off RT215s so, when I first got them, they felt very loose, but after driving other peoples' cars I've realised that they perform really well for the money.

They're also the only affordable tyres that come in my size (285/35 R18), but I'd get them even if I had more options.

[dilmah]

I run FK452s and I quite like them. I came off RT215s so, when I first got them, they felt very loose, but after driving other peoples' cars I've realised that they perform really well for the money.

They're also the only affordable tyres that come in my size (285/35 R18), but I'd get them even if I had more options.

how much are the FK452s in 285/35/18? I've got 285s on my car all round at the moment, but they're Sumitomo's (approx $390 to $400 per tire at that size)

I was going for smaller tires this time to hopefully get better performance/grip even though it's slightly slimmer tires.

[scathing]

$370 a corner or thereabouts, at last check.