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04-03-2020, 3:41pm | #1 | ||||||
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Anyone here know about Falken tires?
My wife needs some new tires and I can get a set of Falkens for $1000 which sounds, idk, a bit pricey but then again it's for a '16 Mazda CX-5.
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Did you check the reviews on tirerack?
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I just did. Not great but also not many reviews either. Seems like they are used as OEM tires on Japanese cars. I typically despise OEM tires due to their dreadful life of typically 20,000 or so. Supposedly the ones the place wanted to put on my wife's car were rated for 60,000. So I doubt those would be OEM-type tires. That's OK, my buddy the tire guy (well ex-tire guy) is coming over tonight, I'll get some good info from him too.
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I had a set years ago, they were middle of road, pun intended. I wasn't overly impressed nor was I disappointed. A little firm, but decent in rain.
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I had one once, but the Falkin thing was flat on one side.....
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Got a set of Yokohamas for $750 mounted and balanced from Discount Tire. 70,000 I think, maybe 75. Getting them put on tomorrow. My ex-tire buddy calls around like a champ, as we ply him with Jack Daniels.
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I've used both extensively on both my wife's SUV and my C6Z. Falken is shit tires from an autocross perspective, and is used in the SSC spec class. I do not like them at all. |
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