adnanshah247 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 I don't know why everyone is having a dig at the falkens, I had brand new all round on my old sup had a geo and loved them on my single setup!!! During the rain they gripped like hell!!! Really enjoyed them, I think the Tyres are suited more to a driving style, different Tyres for different drivers?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Nankang's ftw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L18msy Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 I don't know why everyone is having a dig at the falkens, I had brand new all round on my old sup had a geo and loved them on my single setup!!! During the rain they gripped like hell!!! Really enjoyed them, I think the Tyres are suited more to a driving style, different Tyres for different drivers?! I didn't have a problem with Falkens either, i thought they did rather well. I have recently changed to Avons as i had trouble getting Falkens due to them being on back order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Strange thread and a bit surprised by some of the opinions. As an impartial observer I have always said that it is suicidal to admit/brag about high speed or inappropriate driving on a public forum. We all have our moments where we stretch the cars legs but there is a time and a place (although peoples times and places are sometimes not fully thought through). If you are stupid or unlucky enough to kill someone whilst hooning then the Police or Prosecution lawyer will have a look on the owners club threads if they have anything about them. This will obviously used to show your attitude to driving even if it was bravado on a forum. It's better just to leave it unsaid and hopefully you never have someones death on your conscience. With regard to the tyres. I have a full set of 452s on my TT annd at stock power they have been great. If I was running above BPU then maybe they wouldn't be as good. I accepted that they were a budget tyre when I got them but most of my driving is on warm dry days so wet traction was not a consideration. To only get 2000 miles from a set of tyres would suggest a problem with the set up or your right foot.... Be careful peoples. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey. Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 I had 452's on te rear when my car was bpu and done around 3k miles of mid to heavy driving(no speeding) and they have been on the front since I went single about 1200 miles ago, and they still have atleast 4mm left, also had them on my evo 6 and had no problem with them. 500 miles seems ridiculous, was it 500 miles of rolling burnouts???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 I think if you drive really really hard you can make any tyre give up its grip, even slicks on a circuit can only supply so much grip and if youve pushed it on too hard then its pretty obvious what will happen. The Falkens are a budget tyre and should be used accordingly I had them on a 330 sport and they were fine but then i only cruised around in that with the roof down listening to Wham and Culture Club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManwithSupra Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Falkan 452's are a budget tyre and therefore wont perform as well as some others. However I found the 452's good enough for everyday normal driving, if you want to drive like a nutter then buy a tyre which is more suited for that type of driving. I have Conti sportcontact 5p on mine and found that they are fantastic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 The Conti's are pretty good aren't they, possibly one of the best all round tyres i've used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 I know I said I wouldn't post again but I would like to say that I would have no problem saying the same thing to you in person. Being face to face with you doesn't change my opinion on the matter even though none of the insults were directed at you anyway apart from the snout comment if you call it an insult. So where is exactly you 'Go hell for leather' as in your avatar ??? 110 down a back road empty of traffic with no side roads is a lot safer than 70 in and out of traffic on a motorway, you forget when you compare to Corsa's that cars like the OP's and JP's get from say 60 to 110 and back to 60 in only a very few seconds not the 20 or so a corsa would take to get to the same speed. Personally I to think this unacceptable the OP should quite easily have been able to get well over 140 on this sort of road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 So where is exactly you 'Go hell for leather' as in your avatar ??? 110 down a back road empty of traffic with no side roads is a lot safer than 70 in and out of traffic on a motorway, you forget when you compare to Corsa's that cars like the OP's and JP's get from say 60 to 110 and back to 60 in only a very few seconds not the 20 or so a corsa would take to get to the same speed. Personally I to think this unacceptable the OP should quite easily have been able to get well over 140 on this sort of road. Your head'll be pounding tomorrow after all that beer mate..... the OP has an N/A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Your head'll be pounding tomorrow after all that beer mate..... the OP has an N/A I might even wake up with a sore bottom after going 'hell for leather' all night !!!!! Some of those NA's are faster than they look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 @ some of the comments in here! Personally, I have Falkens on the back of my 1.8 focus, she handles like aladdins carpet on them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 So let me get this right, people running single turbo Supra's & TT's are saying they okay & the OP is struggling with them running an NA! On that note I think you need to either take a look at your driving or Geo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 So let me get this right, people running single turbo Supra's & TT's are saying they okay & the OP is struggling with them running an NA! On that note I think you need to either take a look at your driving or Geo! What has George got to do with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony tt Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 What has George got to do with it? I did think this aswell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 What has George got to do with it? EVERYTHING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 i like turtles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Turtles are cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Welsh-Stealth- Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Sounds like somebody doesn't know what a "full geometry setup" is??? Yours sincerely Another toss pot Well ive done about 500miles in the car so far and everything is sweet apart from the tires!!!! ive always ran avon zz3's and looking on the reviews the falkens came well recommended so thought id give them a try and my god i wish i hadnt! a few member on here are running them and also said there good......there soooooo not. there wearing well so far (i usualy get 2k out of the rears) however if i blast my local roads the back end at high speed around 110mph right at the end of 3rd is all over and real unpredictable in the bends and will just stick out with terrible grip levels. im yet to drive them in the wet however ill reserve judgment on this until i do just a warning if you drive cars hard these are not the tires for you,theres going to be no trackday until there off the car...ill be back on avons in a couple of weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 For the money, lets not forget they are a budget tire, I think they are alright Both these vids are of my track singled MKIV running 452s h5P2_fIz_fY nFH707rFhTU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Welsh-Stealth- Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 For the money, lets not forget they are a budget tire, I think they are alright Both these vids are of my track singled MKIV running 452s h5P2_fIz_fY nFH707rFhTU Yep some terrible tyres mixed with some terrible driving!? Honest Lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 i found the falkens no where near as good as the avons, i had avons everyone said there good tyre so tried them and now i back to avons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazil Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Does anybody have BF Goodrich on their supra's? I had it on BMW M3 when I lived in the US and they were great..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 IMO i think the OP needs to take his Supra for a proper full geo setup, and maybe look into whats worn in the way of bushes etc in his suspension. I am not saying that Falkens are the best, but they are certainly not that bad, i have run them on my last few cars, including my single turbo Supra, and never had a problem, and that includes hitting standing watter at motorway speeds and torrential rain, I certainly don't profess to be a great driver like some on here, but i am not that slow either, but i am also not a road drifter, or burnout hero, however i find that the Falkens certainly grip pretty well for what i want from them. Funny how tastes change with certain opinions, a while ago there where a few threads about how good Falkens are, LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 When my car was running 600bhp I used to use Toyo T1-R's on the back, I couldnt fault these tyres at all and they lasted for around 4k miles. After 20 odd runs at Suprapod a couple of years back the Toyos were done but they just got better on the strip. When I came to purchase some new rears I went for a set of the Falken 452's after reviews on here. After trying them for a while I just didnt feel as confident with them as I did with the Toyos, there was noticiably less grip than the Toyos. Now the car has more power again the old Falkens don't stand a chance in the first 3/4 gears, I havent changed them yet though as I am still deciding on some new wheels so I just have to be very careful if giving it some. It can make a very interesting ride though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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