Went for a little drive up my local deserted 3 lane mountain road after I scrubbed the tires in. These babies really suprised me at the amount of grip they offered. The sloppie feel some people have complained about wasn't really a factor, but I'm running them at 33f/30r. It would be interesting to back to back drive them on a 7 inch wheel to notice how they handle differently. Overall I give them a . For the record I paid $476 CAD for the tires and mounting ($310 US)

 

Yup, just got mine not too long ago and yeah there very good specially for the price. You can't beat that. I'm glad your enjoying them, I know I am, but too bad it's been raining alot here

 

hmm,. where in Canada did you get these if you don't mind me asking?

 

where??

 

They would be even better on a wider wheel, right?

 

Yes, something like a 15x7 or 16x7 wheel.

 

Or say 215/45 on a 16x7.5?

 

Right on!

 

I bought them from a shop called South Canada Auto Racing in Vancouver. Friendly service, and they were real careful with my wheels. I got the last set in Vancouver, there is a ridiculous 2 month wait now.

 

yeah i have that my car doesn't move as fast as b4, i feel the weight of those tires..215/45/16

 

Jack em up in the upper 40's and see how they feel then, heh. The problem is that as soon as you autocross or go to a road course, if they're still at 33/30, they're going to roll over pretty bad. Autocrossing I didn't notice, but on the track, woah sloppy city, specially under heavy braking and other times.

 

Do you have light weight wheels? I can't believe that it could be much of a difference...

 

i have kosei k1 16x7.5
those tires are really heavy they weight 25 pounds with out rims

 

Jack em up in the upper 40's and see how they feel then, heh. The problem is that as soon as you autocross or go to a road course, if they're still at 33/30, they're going to roll over pretty bad. Autocrossing I didn't notice, but on the track, woah sloppy city, specially under heavy braking and other times.

I really don't like the Azenis with that much air in them. I've been running auto-x and track at about 32f/36r and it seems to be working well for me, no rolling at all.
my wear line seems to be right where it should be.

 

NM, I read your post wrong.

Kosei K1 Racing Cast 16x7.5 15.5 lbs. I read that the Azenis were only 21-22


[Modified by SoCal ITR, 5:15 PM 6/9/2002]

 

Aziens are heavy!

My 15" Circuit 8s with aziens are about 4 lbs heavier then my 16" Slipstreams with Paradas.

And I can feel the powerloss.

 

I sure don't like them with that much PSI either... maybe I'm pushing them too hard because they sure as hell rolled at 32, I need to take some pictures

 

It's too bad they don't make them in 195/50R15 or 195/45R15 or I'd be all over them. 205/50R15 looks too bobo for me, and I like the 45 sidewall, and how it helps with the final drive.

 

Hmmm, I was sure they made a 195/50, just not a 195/55 which I was thinking was the stock size for the R. Hmmm, I need to go check my facts I guess.


edit: Well, facts checked - indeed, doesn't look like a 195/50 or 195/55, at least not from Vulcan Tire. That sucks...




[Modified by uncleben, 3:45 PM 6/10/2002]

 

I recently got my Azenis mounted on stock rims and definitely noticed the sloppy feel when I first got them. i autocrossed on them, with 80 miles on them, and they were amazing. I ran 42 psi all around and the car felt great until the pressures in the front rose to 45/46psi and it began to push in the low speed corners. Im running 37F and 34R and ythey seem to be fine.

 

I believe they used to, but they stopped.

 

Azenis 205/50/15 are 22.6 lbs according to Falken's web site. Kuhmo 712 in same size is 19.7 lbs. OEM RE010 195/55/15 is about 20 lbs according to a tech I asked at Bridgestone.