yeah i just put these on last week. i'm not really impressed...they are fun tires, and will do fine, but you get what you pay for. The sidewall is pretty flexible and when i did some highway swerving tests it almost feels like you are driving in a minivan. i went ahead and bumped up the pressure to 40/36 and that helped a good bit. the car still handles great and it is definitely fun but you won't be going much faster.
I've since put my 16's back on the car with 451's...man, I wish they didn't stop making these tires....I Love em!
yeah i finally got a mtn run in on them yesterday. They are very noisy even under the slightest corner load...though that doesn't really bother me. but the overall grip level does. more than once did i have to correct cause the rear tires weren't holding on. fun for me but still slows me down. Along with that transitioning from a hard left to a hard right etc really shows the weakness of the sidewall. The rear of the car literally floats around and when all the weight of the car finally hits the other side it usually breaks free. these tires are good if you don't really want to push any limits and need something that lasts and is pretty cheap...most likely i will be getting something different next time.
I have these tires on my wagon right now and they are OK. They are noisy to a point, but I can't hear the noise because my exhaust is soooo loud...I want to get Kumho's very soon, or possibly some Hankook's. The sidewall is flexible like Keegan said also. I traded these and the SSR's with cash for my stock tires and wheels from a guy I know here on Kauai. Mark
I would say go with the Kumho ASX, They are a great overall tire,Plus they have a nice 420AA tred rating.
Kumho ASX and AST suck as well. Sidewall flex FTL! I am running on the AST right now and I simply hate them. I'm really picky with my tires. The best I've ever rode on were RE010's and RE070's. However they are exspensive if they aren't on sale like the RE010's were on tire rack.
I hear a lot of good things about the RT-615's... I'll probably be going with those when my RE070's wear out.
I am looking at the RT-615's and the FK-452's also. I have always liked the Falkens and Kumho's and it is a toss up between the 2. I may even go with Yokohama's. It can be a tough choice. Mark
whats wrong with the falken 912's? or the new yokohama s-drive? <- this is the tire that replaced the yokohama es100's
i currently have the fuzions, the side walls are soft, but i have them at 58/60 so that helps some...
hahah, exactly....i got them used with a set of rims so i have just been playing around with them till they go, already have another set of tires waiting. I used to get take off re92's from a dealership and run them the same way, at one point i think i even put them all the way up to 62,60 and never had any problems with them, in fact they probably gripped better......RE 92 FTL!!!!!