Living in Germany, I have yet to see Falken Azenis. Wo do however have Falken-Ohtsu ZE-512 195/55 R15 85V MFS for the standard rims. Are they any good?

 

those do not look like Falken Azenis. I have no idea wtf that is. Looks like your every day jo shmoe tire

 

He said that they were NOT azenis.

 

I *think* those are the same Falkens I inquired about in one of the "got my Azenis" threads. If so, I was told they are crap. Shame, because they're dirt cheap in the size I'm after.


Pat, who wonders if 225/40/17 Azenises's'es will fit the Turbo Pig

[edit] Nope, not the same as the ones I found. https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=190162

I found the Ziex ZE-502. Those look marginally better.


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[Modified by itr009, 5:26 PM 5/23/2002]

 

Can't really say if they're good or not if they've never been offered here.
Looks like they feature all season siping, unidirectional tread design, like a performance/touring type of tire OR tyre in your lingo.

 

Thanks for the replies guys! I was wondering about the S-03 from Bridgestone too. I need a tire that is offered in 195/55/15. The S-03 starts at 195/50/15. On the same page they have the S-02 only offered in one size, 195/55/15. Is this the same tire? Here is a pic with pasted text:

"Bridgestone Reifenproduzent aus Japan, Lieferant der Formel 1, Qualitätsprodukt im Hochpreissegment S-02 Pole Position 195/55 ZR15 ZR"



and this is the S-03

"Bridgestone Reifenproduzent aus Japan, Lieferant der Formel 1, Qualitätsprodukt im Hochpreissegment S-03 Pole Position 195/50 R15 82W"




Any ideas? The real problem is that I don't know if I can use 195/50 on the original ITR rims without having speedometer problems. If I can, then I can get the S-03. If not, then I have to get the S-02 (whatever that is).


[Modified by Faust, 10:57 PM 5/23/2002]

 

I had the S-02 with minimal speedo problem...but thats the one guage i never look at.

 

my friend who drives a carlos sainz celica GT4 has the ziex on the front and the ohtsu's on the rear, he swears by them for grip and all round wear, personally i hate the tread pattern on the ziex falkens, looks too much like those cheap *** nankangs!

 

How was the traction and sidewall stiffness? I will be using the new tires (whichever ones I end up getting) for Autocross too.

 

those looks cool, i wonder how they perform....

 

Which ones? The Ohtsu?