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EP33
09-20-2003, 09:51 AM
Any opinions on Falken FK-451 ?

215/40 (ouch!) 18 of course.

Also thinking about 185 60 14s Yoko ES100s for my 14" LX stockies.

BTW The Paradas are very sticky in the dry at this thread dept. . .or lack there of:D
EP33
09-20-2003, 09:51 AM
The tire killas
TrippZ
09-20-2003, 09:59 AM
and i thought *MY* tires were balding

i heard falken is good, the azenis. im guessing the fk451 should suit you good too.
Brettnyt
09-20-2003, 10:50 AM
Damn dude, those are lookin pretty worn...
EP33
09-21-2003, 02:38 PM
Ordered the FK-451 tires for the Zigens & the ES100 for the 14 inch LX stock wheels.


Will get them installed next week sometime.
EP33
09-26-2003, 03:58 PM
Less than 100 miles on them. So far so good haven't pushed them yet. They are softer than the Parada Spec-2s and are silent at all speeds compared to the Paradas. The sidewalls feel softer and the contact patch seems just a few mm narrower. I'll update once they're broken in.
EP33
09-26-2003, 03:59 PM
Side
MrCivic03
09-26-2003, 06:28 PM
how u likein the falkens i like the tires but need to get something smaller for my stockies.
EP33
09-29-2003, 11:31 AM
Well here is my lightweight setup. It is ugly as a motha but so far pretty functional. Tires feel great and the combo is much lighter than the 18" wheels. Between these two setups I shouldn't have to buy tires for another 40K miles or so. . . I'll put the Honda wheel covers on once I get an alignment.

The Falken tires are very very very very liveable compared to the Yoko Paradas. However, the turn in response is much slower compared to the Paradas. I have about 700 miles on the Falkens and again at any speed they're very quiet. I swapped the Teins for Sportlines so I'll be pushing the Falkens on on/off ramps real soon.