Falken FK452s

[Timmbo71]

Well i have finally bitten the bullet and bought a set of 4 tyres.. Mainly as now i have almost slicks all round and a touch hairy in the wet! So i went for a set of falkens. I fitted the rears today, NOT a fun job! Will fit fronts tomorow.. If any1 has fitted them to there cars, any comments?? Wear well?

 

[J@mes]

great tyre m8!

very good value for money and they punch well above their weight!


you should be able to get 4 Fitted for no more than £300.


do a search on here if u need any more info!... http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=130653&highlight=falken+452

 

[Timmbo71]

£260 direct from falken! Plus fitting them myself, as a mechanic! so saving a few £££ on fitting... Mind you really nervous about damaging alloys doing it as had refurb! Good tyre tho yeah?

 

[J@mes]

yea great tyre m8.

I paid £280 fitted, and by the sounds of it that £20 for fitting was worth it!

 

[Timmbo71]

£20 sound like a true bargin mate... The old tyres are so flaming tight, i guess as are like elastic bands. look good on the rim tho.. better than the old Pirelli P Zero Rosso rubbish i had on the back.

 

[Tyler Owen]

I'm a techie as well, but i paid for my tyres to be fitted as the Tyre fitting equipment is **** at my dealership !!

Even though they are 17's and and not 18's I didn't fancy it so i ended up paying 150 fitted for 2

 

[Timmbo71]

Yeah the gear we go is ok... not looking forward to fitting the rest tho. hay ho, sure they will look fine after i do them.. so badly hope dnt hurt my rims tho. Wot dealer u work for dude?

 

[Tyler Owen]

I work for a Mitsubishi Dealership

Mainly 4x4's that are fresh off the farm !!

Boy i love my job

 

[kez]

what's wrong with the rossos? i just put some new ones on mine

 

[J@mes]

you being serious kez?!

search on here and i honestly dont think you will find one kind word said about the OEM LCR tyres!

most ppl go for goodyear eagles/mich pilot sports/toyo's and now more ppl are trying out the falkens 452s!

ppl like RobDon and I think the falken 452s are a very good tyre on a leon. good VFM and performance!
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=130653&highlight=falken+452

 

[kez]

 

[m.r.davies]

how many people still rate these tyres on a remapped LCR ?

anyone find the acceleration out of corners hairy in wet and dry compared with the zero's?

 

[G2232]

are you made of money kez?

i want some of that tree you've got!!

 

[name__taken]

what's wrong with the rossos? i just put some new ones on mine

Me too! The guys at the place where I got them said that he'd always go with them - i know they are a little more expensive but i've never had any issues with them

When the rears wear out i might try at new set but for now the Rossos are fine.

 

[lc_allan]

The Rossos imo wear funny, worn in the middle and plenty on the sides. Not the first to comment on that plus they seem iffy in the wet to me.

It's not due to pressures either as I check every week, 33 all round.

 

[G2232]

the rosso's are a good tyre just not on the leon.
certain tyres perform differently on different cars

 

[thebeno]

I like mine, roundabouts in the wet is a bit hairy though, amazing in the dry!!

£500 with the alloys for me

 

[J@mes]

the rosso's are a good tyre just not on the leon.
certain tyres perform differently on different cars

well said!


imo i think the rosso's just didn't suit the LCR and were simply "ok" if that!

the falken 452s seam to handle my stage 2 power very well in both wet and dry conditions and around corners etc much better than the rosso's ever could!

so therefore i think the falkens suit the LCR very well and also happen to be very good value for money!

they definitely punch above their weight I would say and are on par with tyres costing around the £100 mark! (eagles/pilot sport/toyo's etc)

 

[Lee M]

I'm going to try the 452's next time. Saw them up at trax this year, had a chat with the guy on the stand and they sound really good.

I have GSD3's all round at the moment, bt i've nearlly scrubbed a front set out (about 2.5mm left) that were fitted in January, only doing about 5k!!!

 

[kez]

bugger. i'll give them a try next time round, especially as i'll have stage 2 by then.

on the bright side, it's only the fronts i changed, so the rears will want changing soon, anyway.