What tires ar you using

[Banana S]

My car came with new 17" Falken FK452's when I bought it 10,000 miles ago. I wouldn't have given these tires much thought if the car had needed tires when I bought it, but I have to say I've been pleasantly surprised. Nothing unpleasant about the ride, plenty of "stick," and they've worn well.

Specifically, I was really surprised about how well they held up after a 2-day on-track HPDE event... I noticed very little "tread roll" to the outside of the tire. (FAR less than I noticed on the Eagle F1 GS-D3's on my VW GTI after a track day at the same track a couple years ago.) I can honestly say that I've never been in a situation, on track or off, where I was wanting for more traction. At $522 for a set of four from Discount Tire, I'm going to have a hard time coming up with a reason not to buy another set once I wear these out.

[SoCalKen]

Ok, today I told Discount Tire to order me a pair of Falkens for the rear.
$414 out the door for the 2. I'll get the front tires next month.
The 40K mileage / road hazard warranty sold me.
Ken

[SoCalKen]

Originally Posted by SoCalKen

Ok, today I told Discount Tire to order me a pair of Falkens for the rear.
$414 out the door for the 2. I'll get the front tires next month.
The 40K mileage / road hazard warranty sold me.
Ken

For whatever reason discount never called that they have the tires so I went Saturday to inquire. Since they had a special for July 23-24 buy 4 tires and get $100 rebate I ordered the fronts also @$128 each to get the $100 back. had to pay on Sat and will wait till the fronts are in stock to get all installed.
Ken

[jcb986]

Originally Posted by SoCalKen

For whatever reason discount never called that they have the tires so I went Saturday to inquire. Since they had a special for July 23-24 buy 4 tires and get $100 rebate I ordered the fronts also @$128 each to get the $100 back. had to pay on Sat and will wait till the fronts are in stock to get all installed.
Ken

I have the Falken 912's on mine and I like them very much. The warranty is nice touch and they stand behind them. Nice smooth ride with great handling, wet or dry.

[favino1006]

Let me preface this by saying, I have no interest in drawing fire here. I don't post much, but I read a LOT. I've learned so much valuable information in this forum that has helped me immensely with my box. Any issues that ever come up, I come here and Rennlist first before I do anything. Consequently, I generally trust most guys that take the time to post have a legitimate opinion that has come about via an experience and is therefore worth while to share.

That said, if you run staggered fitment, the Falken warranty is void. Period. After a week and a half of runarounds, from a Falken rep's lips to my ears, there is no warranty if you a running staggered fitment. The warranty only applies to tires that can be regularly rotated. I am speaking from experience here. I did finally get some reimbursement in my situation but from tire kingdom, who in turn pursued Falken after the fact. If Falken's policy has since changed, I am unaware of it. Consequently, I'll never buy 912's again. Ever.

However, I must admit, I'm super curious about the FK452's Banana S has been running. Man, if he's gotten even 10k out of them with track use in there as well, they seem like they may be well worth the money.

I sincerely hope this is informative and helpful.
-ian

[ekam]

Originally Posted by favino1006

That said, if you run staggered fitment, the Falken warranty is void. Period. After a week and a half of runarounds, from a Falken rep's lips to my ears, there is no warranty if you a running staggered fitment. The warranty only applies to tires that can be regularly rotated. I am speaking from experience here. I did finally get some reimbursement in my situation but from tire kingdom, who in turn pursued Falken after the fact. If Falken's policy has since changed, I am unaware of it. Consequently, I'll never buy 912's again. Ever.

It's not just Falken, many if not all tire companies will not offer the xxx,000 miles guarantee unless you do regular tire rotation every 5000 miles which 95% of the people out there never do even if the tire sizes are the same.

Then again, why is the guarantee/warranty important for a tire, it's only useful if there's a defect on a tire which is unlikely to happen. Mileage guarantee also goes out the door as soon as you go on the track or auto-x event.

Link to their warranty page:
http://www.falkentire.com/template.php?page=technical&TB_iframe=true&width=760&height=400

[Pat]

I don't understand why people only get 10K miles out of a set of tires. Granted, I've only had my Boxster S for three months, but based on what I can tell these RE050As should last 15K to 20K miles. Plus, I've got three four track days on them already.
FWIW, I run zero toe all around and have maxed negative camber on an otherwise stock car.