Falken ZE326 tyres

[Alpine]

Falken ZE326 tyres - are they any good? I am particularly interested in a quiet running tyre. A shop has recommended 205/45/16s for my '99 Civic Coupe.

[A'PEXi]

they arnt bad, relativley quiet i think :)

[Jus-10]

Falkens are pretty average...you get them alot with all the great package deals. They do the job, but they aren't anything special.

A lot of people I know (in BMW circles anyway) say they can be terrrible in the wet after a bit of use.

You may not have heard of them, but Sumitomo tyres are a great alternative. Very aggressive tread pattern, quiet and about as cheap as the Falkens. Sumitomo tyres are more of a Jap domestic brand and are actually a part of Goodyear so don't think they are crap just cause you haven't heard of them. Might be worth checking out. I think they are better than the Falkens.

[DCLXVI]

any idea where i can get these Sumitomo tyres in melbourne?
thanks

[Tofu]

another alternative could be your BFGoodrich...
they are also a division of Michellin...
just like Sumitomo are Goodyears

i saw the Falken ZE326 today at QucikFit..
they looked alright...nothing screamed out performance
probably good for general street driving...

[wynode]

they looked alright...nothing screamed out performance


True that that you can roughly tell the performance of a tyre by its thread pattern, but when I first saw the pattern on the Yokohama A539s, I wasn't overly impresse.........till I drove on them :)

[Tofu]

yah i know what ya mean..
also the Michellin Pilot Sport 2...
they look like F1 tyres!!
and at $500 each!

well...i guess you can't really look at them and expect performance...
just look at Neova..

[ALLMTR]

Yeah they are crap. I got them on my Mx5 as a package deal and they truely suck

[pornstar]

i can get sumhitomos quite cheap, my mate owns a tyre shop :)

[DCLXVI]

how much u reckon for a piece of 195/50/15 Sumitomo ?

[Nuttz]

Hook us up pornstar!!! :D:D:D

[EuroAccord13]

Personal Experience...

Get only top end Falkens as they ARE VERY BAD in the wet...

[ian]

i've got a set of Falkens ZE326 on my 18's.........i've no problems with them. i tested them out on the curves last night and i didn't slide too far out.........hehehe