Okay... So I've needed new tires for a while, but other upgrades seemed to drain my account before getting to buying tires... Now running stage 2 seems to have given my need for tires a bit higher priority... I've always been the guy to buy the big name brand, don't trust the smaller tire companies, etc.... BUT at this point I really don't want to have to sell my children to buy tires.

I've been looking at the Falken RT-615 and FK-451... I know a bunch of you have Falken's... What's your thoughts on it? Other tires worth putting on an 05 STI??? Originally I was planning on getting the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3, but I just don't want to spend that much.

So chime in and let me know you thoughts on good tires.... As I don't really leave the valley, I could care less about all season... I want summer tires.
Really at this point I just need convincing that Falken's or something else is going to be as good and reliable as Goodyear or bridgestone...

Also considering wheels.... but can't decide if I get wheels do I want to stick with 17's or go to 18's... So why would i want to go to 18's vs 17's?

Falken 615's FTW :D

I'm running some Potenza RE-01R's on really light weight 18x8" wheels. Those thing take corners at AMAZING speeds / G's. Also, they're very quiet (for a high performance tire). It's almost the best of both worlds.

(Yes, I'm from NWIC, but hey, I'm in Tempe right now, so I can chime in, right? :))

Also considering wheels.... but can't decide if I get wheels do I want to stick with 17's or go to 18's... So why would i want to go to 18's vs 17's?



Falken RT-615 is a good tire, a lot track ppl use it. Good bang for the buck

18's look nicer, possibly wider, usually heavier, cost more, but I still wanna get me some Advan RS 18x9.5
17's usually consider more track friendly depends on your setup, cheaper tires..etc

Toyo RA-1 in 255/40/17. Not the cheapest, but they make a great street tire for AZ. Their R-comp traction has saved me more than once with super-short braking distance.

Don't know about treadlife yet, but I have 3k on them so far and looks like I'll get 10k+.

Falken 615's FTW :D

+elenvetybillion

haha you shoulda seen my tires when i took them off yesterday... slicks straight slicks.

the falkens are good tires and can be got for like $105/tire. 225/45/17
dont get those yokahamas that i was running a-046 (evo tires). those lasted all of about 7k miles.

+elenvetybillion

I have no idea what number that is, but I'm going to have say you must really like the tires :)

personally i have always liked toyo proxes myself but thats coming from a guy who has only owned fwd cars until a year ago...

IMO i'd sell a kid or two... i mean you got less weight to drag around and the money to buy some hella bomb tires..hahaha...

IMO i'd sell a kid or two... i mean you got less weight to drag around and the money to buy some hella bomb tires..hahaha...

But if I sell the kids, I'm pretty sure I'm going to have a ton of legal fees as the wife files for divorce... So overall I don't think I'd make any money.

hahaha....tusche!

haha you shoulda seen my tires when i took them off yesterday... slicks straight slicks.

the falkens are good tires and can be got for like $105/tire. 225/45/17

Yeah, your tires were literally SLICKS....
Where can you get the 615's for $105????

Yeah, your tires were literally SLICKS....
Where can you get the 615's for $105????

http://www.vulcantire.com/azenis_rt615_t.htm $108 for 225/45/17

Ohhh thats what id pay for them..

Ohhh thats what id pay for them..

Let that be what I pay for them!!!

http://www.vulcantire.com/azenis_rt615_t.htm $108 for 225/45/17

Thank you. :banana: :banana:

keyword being "Id"

Ohhh thats what id pay for them..

from where?

from where?


work....

yeah stay away from A046

they didn't last at ALL on my evo, but definitely some sticky-icky shlt =)

YEAH they were.... i loved em' RIP... now i have to sand my rims down and repaint them, for they are seriously scratched now from the tire machine..... ohh well gives me something to do this weekend besides getting drunk and slapping my kids around.

hahaha put those kids to work yo!!

I'll help you....with those beers haha

Currently I have a set of FK-452s and have been really surprised with how grippy they have been. I have owned two sets of the RT-215 in the past, and absolutely loved their amazing grip, but was not a fan of amazingly short tread life. I bought the 452 this time around rather than the 615 because of the higher treadwear rating expecting to get more life and less grip. So far, I think they as good as the RT-215 for daily driving and abusing mountain roads, and definitely quieter and better in the rain. I can't really testify for their longevity yet, but I would expect to have signifigantly longer tread life.

If you don't mind spending a little more and are going to be doing more daily driving than track acrobatics, I would probably reccomend the FK-452.

Hope this helps.

I run Toyo Proxies.

Street, Toyo Proxy 4 in 225/50-16 and 225/45-17 * I run one set in the dirt*

Track, Toyo Proxy RA1 shaved in 235/40-17 on 5Zigen 17x8.5 wheels.

I have looked at the 615s, they look really great in the dry, but I am a weat weather traction freak. One word, Monsoons. On top of that Proxy 4s do fairly well in the snow for runs up to the mountains.

Goodyear Eagle GS-D3s are pricey but I got 15+ hours of track time, real track time not the 5 minutes a day for AutoX, and 15K miles out of them. The only reason I didnt get another 10K out of them, the corners were blistered from the craptastic track at FIR. :(