Falken Tires - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

mrnickleye · 10-24-2005, 12:33 AM

When I got my supra 3 yrs ago, it came with Falken tires, stock rims and size. The receipt was in the glove box. They lasted about 25k miles. I could not find any around here, so I went with Kumho Ecsta 711's ($80 ea). They only last for 10k miles on rear (2 sets now),& 20k on front. Nice even wear, 4 wheel alignment is good.

I just saw some Falken's on sale at Sears for $86 each. Has anyone used them?? What's your opinion?? The Sears guy said they are rated highly, and are 30k mile tires.

Jeeves · 10-24-2005, 11:52 AM

Umm, we need model numbers. There are shitty Falkens and there are good Falkens, just like any other tire.

I LOVED my FK451's. 245/45/zr16. Sticky and wide enough to handly stock-ish power levels.

mrnickleye · 10-24-2005, 06:35 PM

The Falken's are Falken Ziex ZE-512
245/50R-16 97H B

Now I'm thinking about Hankook Ventus V4 ES H105
225/55R-16 99V XL VB

Anyone try them before???

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/fin...35&rd=16&ar=55

Jeeves · 10-25-2005, 09:34 AM

Funny you should ask about those tires:

Thank Google:
http://club3g.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43442

TadS · 10-25-2005, 02:47 PM

The 512s are good for the price. I have a set on the Avalon and the Corolla Coupe and am very happy with them. They're not a set of Michelins, but they offer great value IMHO.I had the 711's on the Solara and they seemed to wear very quickly, compaired to most of the other tires I have used.

TbombsGen3 · 10-28-2005, 06:50 PM

I rather enjoyed my Kumhos. I had a set of ecstas on my IS300 and they were a great tire. Put over 24K miles on them and still had plenty left when I got rid of the car. And, no I didnt drive like a Grandma...

My only possible gripe was that they got very hard during the winter...temp around 20* at night (this is Florida, so no snow). Other than this, great tire..even before you factor the price

mrnickleye · 10-29-2005, 01:28 AM

Well...I've decided to try these Yokohama Avid V4S. They have a 500 wear rating, with A & A. $96 at Americas Tire here in town. I want to see if they'll last longer than the 10k miles I get with Kumho 711s.

I'll let you know how they are after I've run them awhile.

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/fin...ce&rd=16&ar=50

Thanks all, for the input.