I need opinion about tires

edric.80 · 11-30-2008, 02:57 PM

is NExen a good tire or falken better??
I got confuse about this 2 because the nexen is cheaper

batguano · 11-30-2008, 03:01 PM

I don't know anything about Nexen but I do know Falkens are great tires.
I'm running Falken 452s now and love them. not too expensive and good and sticky in the turns.

desmo4 · 11-30-2008, 03:19 PM

Bridgestone RE-01R is the best warm weather tire you can buy.

Jonathan

jimbosr1 · 11-30-2008, 04:38 PM

i am replacing my rears this week.putting falkan 452's on the rears. the rears lasted 16,000 miles. the fronts are like new still.i change my tires when i am close to the ware bars.dont like the ride too hard...i guess i could run these another 5,000 miles if i had too.

gomarlins3 · 11-30-2008, 04:38 PM

Run a comparison on Tirerack.com.

philiam · 11-30-2008, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by batguano

I don't know anything about Nexen but I do know Falkens are great tires.
I'm running Falken 452s now and love them. not too expensive and good and sticky in the turns.

Hey bat, how are they in the wet?

batguano · 12-01-2008, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by philiam

Hey bat, how are they in the wet?

Very predictable. I don't press hard on wet surfaces but the fell is there and you always seem to feel the control.
I like em...
I'm on those in the vid below.

dezignpro04 · 12-01-2008, 07:12 AM

I would go Falken. Also check out Kuhmo, Wanli and Nankang. Hope that helps.

Mike

kgf3076 · 12-01-2008, 10:42 AM

you need 4, one on each corner and then you have to remember that what is on the road at any moment is an area no larger than a hard-cover book so cheap tires and a tread section about 8"x6" is the only thing keeping you from serious harm....if you can't buy 4 good tires immediately, you buy the best two you can get to replace the worst ones and then buy the others when you save the money. You can't skimp on tires, brakes or steering...those are the things that keep you from getting seriously damaged...(and Jonathan is correct..at the moment, Bridgestone RE-01Rs are the best warm weather tire made...he made a recommendation)

gomarlins3 · 12-01-2008, 12:47 PM

I would like to add that you need to replace the worst tires, but they should be on the same axle (i.e. either the fronts of the rears). If you were to replace the two worst tires and they are on just the driver side, you will have better traction turning right than you do turning left. As well, the car will swing side to side in between each shift/ letting off of the throttle due to the difference in tire diameter on the rears (like having different air pressures in each rear tire).

11-30-2008, 02:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
edric.80 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 23	I need opinion about tires is NExen a good tire or falken better?? I got confuse about this 2 because the nexen is cheaper

11-30-2008, 03:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
batguano Andiamo Veloce Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Grittsburg NC Posts: 583	I don't know anything about Nexen but I do know Falkens are great tires. I'm running Falken 452s now and love them. not too expensive and good and sticky in the turns. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nikola Tesla,I salute you.

11-30-2008, 03:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
desmo4 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hillsboro, OR Posts: 1,311	Bridgestone RE-01R is the best warm weather tire you can buy. Jonathan __________________ MY 2000 Mugen Air box, Headers, Exhaust, ECU, Pressure Plate,LSD, Radiator cap NZ Dampers, Thermo SW and Thermostat. Samco intake pipe and radiator hoses, Swift sway bars, Stillen rotors w/ M-tech extreme pads. BBS JDM Forged Wheels.w/ Potensa Re=01R's Nextgear Intake manifold gasket, SPA gauges, Alpine IDA-X001,KCE-350Bt BT Adapter, Focal 165 K2P speakers, Phoenix Gold ZX475Ti, Recaro Profi SPG w/Sparco 6 pt

11-30-2008, 04:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
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12-01-2008, 07:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
dezignpro04 Banned for Life Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 1,101	I would go Falken. Also check out Kuhmo, Wanli and Nankang. Hope that helps. Mike __________________ Mods: 18" Axis Reverbs w/Black Rays Lugs, Invidia N1 Exhaust, CAI, ACT Stage 2 Clutch, JDM Side Markers, Clear Corners, Slotted/Drilled Rotors, Spoon Pads, Spoon Steel Brake Lines, Spoon Reservoir Socks, Ricks Vodoo Knob, Custom Stitched Hand Made Convertible Top w/ Glass Window, JDM Aero Screen, Body Matching Dash & Shift Molding Panels, Polished Valve Cover and CAI, Engine Steel Braided Wire Kit & S2000 Caliper Vinyls.. Last edited by dezignpro04; 12-01-2008 at 12:58 PM.

11-30-2008, 04:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
jimbosr1 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 99	i am replacing my rears this week.putting falkan 452's on the rears. the rears lasted 16,000 miles. the fronts are like new still.i change my tires when i am close to the ware bars.dont like the ride too hard...i guess i could run these another 5,000 miles if i had too.

12-01-2008, 10:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
kgf3076 Raconteur Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I'm here, where are you? Posts: 1,918	you need 4, one on each corner and then you have to remember that what is on the road at any moment is an area no larger than a hard-cover book so cheap tires and a tread section about 8"x6" is the only thing keeping you from serious harm....if you can't buy 4 good tires immediately, you buy the best two you can get to replace the worst ones and then buy the others when you save the money. You can't skimp on tires, brakes or steering...those are the things that keep you from getting seriously damaged...(and Jonathan is correct..at the moment, Bridgestone RE-01Rs are the best warm weather tire made...he made a recommendation) __________________ "The BS stops when the green flag drops". In memory of David Weber - Malvern Racing

12-01-2008, 12:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
gomarlins3 "Enjoy the drive" Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kuna Idaho Posts: 4,693	I would like to add that you need to replace the worst tires, but they should be on the same axle (i.e. either the fronts of the rears). If you were to replace the two worst tires and they are on just the driver side, you will have better traction turning right than you do turning left. As well, the car will swing side to side in between each shift/ letting off of the throttle due to the difference in tire diameter on the rears (like having different air pressures in each rear tire). __________________ Yablownowitz Racing brought to you by Anytime Fitness. Happiness is a nice road, great weather, and driving the S with Sue in the seat next to me. "Whatever you do, where ever you go, enjoy the drive." I know for a FACT that the last year of production of the S2000 is 2003!!!!! After that, it will be the S2200 under an assumed name.

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