MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: candy turbo on October 29, 2009, 08:35:34 pm

Title: falken fk 452
Post by: candy turbo on October 29, 2009, 08:35:34 pm: any one used these tyres , what are they like ? :happy2:
Title: Re: falken fk 452
Post by: R15MTY on October 29, 2009, 10:02:27 pm: There good tires but for the money i'd rather get some Vredestein Ultrac Sesanta
Title: Re: falken fk 452
Post by: justin@bsh on October 29, 2009, 11:23:42 pm: They are great if your camber is solid. if you are lowered and don't have camber plates they are a little too soft...

I don't know what they cost there but they are only $70 a tire here so I still run them and replace them every 5 months.
Title: Re: falken fk 452
Post by: pitch3110 on October 29, 2009, 11:29:25 pm: Gone from bridgy's to these and am happy....

Personally I think you have to have them or indeed any tyre on the screaming limit to notice any bad points.
Title: Re: falken fk 452
Post by: The wheel man on October 30, 2009, 12:29:58 pm: had these 2. cant complain for the price, diddnt have the straight line grip of my conti 3's but just as good areound the twisties
Title: Re: falken fk 452
Post by: Ifti on October 30, 2009, 12:52:44 pm: Have 2 of these on my front at the moment.
Great tyre for the price.
The only thing i didnt like initially was the lack of a rim protector :(
Title: Re: falken fk 452
Post by: andytran on October 30, 2009, 01:09:14 pm: I had them on mine...

Fantastic tyre for the price - much better in the bends than the factory dunlops.

also, pretty quiet from the roadnoise point of view.

Andy
Title: Re: falken fk 452
Post by: rskardon on October 30, 2009, 01:17:02 pm: Got them too as they came with my wheels (4 for Â£150) excellent value, work well in the dry though not amazing in the wet,

R
Title: Re: falken fk 452
Post by: Vick N on October 30, 2009, 07:47:25 pm: Had these tyres on a few wheels over the years, great tyre, value for money and last for ages! Ran them in 18" most of the time and can't complain, good all round tyre :happy2:
Title: Re: falken fk 452
Post by: T30GUE on October 30, 2009, 11:41:25 pm: Have used the Falkens several times on different cars and have no complaints at all, especially for around Â£70 - 75 each for a 225/40/18.

Have bridgestones currently fitted to my GTI, Can't tell much difference between then and the Falkens I had last.

Will be trying the Vredestein's next time though.
Title: Re: falken fk 452
Post by: Gene Hunt on October 31, 2009, 08:41:10 am: Quote from: R15MTY on October 29, 2009, 10:02:27 pm
There good tires but for the money i'd rather get some Vredestein Ultrac Sesanta
..........same here.
Title: Re: falken fk 452
Post by: sixpot on October 31, 2009, 09:43:32 am: Very good tyres for the money, I bought them after i got sick of paying Â£130 each for Conti sport 3's. They seem to wear better than the Conti's, but they are a little noisier
Title: Re: falken fk 452
Post by: BMX on October 31, 2009, 12:35:12 pm: what about the 921 tread pattern looks similar to pirrelis Â£60 a corner

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s134p12933 (http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s134p12933)
Title: Re: falken fk 452
Post by: sixpot on October 31, 2009, 02:39:31 pm: Quote from: BMX on October 31, 2009, 12:35:12 pm
what about the 921 tread pattern looks similar to pirrelis Â£60 a corner

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s134p12933 (http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s134p12933)

The 912's are only speed rated to W level, so Falken market the 452 as their ultra-high performance tyre which is speed rated to Y level.
Title: Re: falken fk 452
Post by: candy turbo on November 01, 2009, 08:24:05 am: thanks for your opinions guys , im going with the vredesteins in stead :drinking:
Title: Re: falken fk 452
Post by: Aparoon on November 01, 2009, 10:10:09 am: I fitted some 235 vred's to my front wheels yesterday, not done much driving as yet but they instantly felt much better than my Dunlops, did some launch control to try them out and they grip well :happy2:
Title: Re: falken fk 452
Post by: BMX on November 01, 2009, 10:36:56 am: Quote from: Aparoon on November 01, 2009, 10:10:09 am
I fitted some 235 vred's to my front wheels yesterday, not done much driving as yet but they instantly felt much better than my Dunlops, did some launch control to try them out and they grip well :happy2:

i had dunlops on and have fitted michelin ps2 all round cant beleive how much more grip these things have, maybe the dunlops were made of plastic
Title: Re: falken fk 452
Post by: N8KOW on November 02, 2009, 02:07:09 pm: Very good tyres for the money, great for the stretch