I am just wondering do any of you guys use the falken 912 tire I am looking at getting a pair, if so any coments would help

 

Apparently the Kumho ASX is a lot better. Looking at the prices at tiretrends.com it is also more expensive.

Where are you thinking of getting these tires?
What is your budget?
What kind of car?
Ever thought of getting seperate winter tires/rims?


Modified by old man neri at 12:34 AM 12/25/2007

 

Keep in mind that the Falken Ziex ZE-912 is an all-season tire, designed for those who need to use the same tires in snow and frigid cold in the winter, as in moderate to warm temperatures the rest of the year.

If you really need an all-season tire, there are better ones out there than the ZE-912, particularly the Kumho ASX, which is priced similarly to the ZE-912.

The Kumho SPT is a summer tire, not an all-season tire. If you have a separate set of winter tires, then the SPT is a good choice for the rest of the year.

 

i know I'm a few days behind, but I heard that the ziex512 is discontinued and the 912 is taking its place. How does the 912 compare to the 512? I know the 512 is directional (and I kinda like that, plus it looks cool) compared to the 912...

 

Again, an all season tire. You live in florida....do you plan on driving through a lot of snow?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by old man neri &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Again, an all season tire. You live in florida....do you plan on driving through a lot of snow?</TD></TR></TABLE>

obviously no, but i want a tire with decent treadwear for daily driving, and that extra bit of grip, but dont wanna pay an arm and a leg.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bull_head360 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">obviously no, but i want a tire with decent treadwear for daily driving, and that extra bit of grip, but dont wanna pay an arm and a leg.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Get the Kumho SPT, which is available in 195/50-15 and 205/40-16 for your '95 Civic. Inexpensive and great "bang for the buck"; except in snow, it's way better than the ZE-912. Other excellent, inexpensive summer tires include the Avon Tech M500 and Fuzion ZRi.

 

cool cool, I'm likin those kumho's, and they're only a tad more than the falken 912/512...I like that, thanks for your help!

 

I've got the 912's and they are pretty good. Quiet, wear well, good wet traction. I got a good deal on them, so I got them.

 

i love my 912's. Ive burned through quite a few 512s in my day and the 912s are a little better. They are also not directional, nice even tire wear and easy rotations.

btw im running 205-50-15s on a crx, sticks really well, very predictable and great when its wet out.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Vince64 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i love my 912's. Ive burned through quite a few 512s in my day and the 912s are a little better. They are also not directional, nice even tire wear and easy rotations.

btw im running 205-50-15s on a crx, sticks really well, very predictable and great when its wet out.</TD></TR></TABLE>

And I'm sure you need the all-season capabilities of the ZE-912 for all the snow you get in Arizona, and that's why you're willing to accept their lower level of performance compared with summer tires.

 

Well originally i wanted to order 512s or something comparable but another guy @ the shop had already had these delivered and he changed his mind on the size.

Cheap and convienient, plus you need all the grip you can get in the wet in Arizona, most drivers round here drive like **** in the rain

The new tires on order are 215-45-16 rt615s. Quite a few people like those round here and they aren't too much $$$. Plus the 912s wont have the dry traction for the power level i am trying to achieve.

 

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Quoting from the FAQ topic stickied at the top of this forum:

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Forum Rules and FAQ - READ BEFORE POSTING &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"><FONT SIZE="4">Tires FAQ</FONT>


What kinds of tires are there?

Broad groupings of tires include summer tires, winter tires, all-season tires, and competition tires.

Summer tires are designed for use for moderate to warm temperatures. If you are only going to be using your tires in temperatures above freezing, summer tires provide the best performance at those temperatures. With only a few exceptions, most summer tires do extremely well in rain as well as on dry pavement. Summer tires are not recommended for use in extreme cold conditions, and especially not on snow and ice.
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All-season tires are the most flexible in terms of ambient temperatures, as they are designed to be used in frigid winter cold and on snow, as well as in moderate to warm temperatures. The downside of this flexibility is that their performance in most conditions is not as good as tires designed specifically for those conditions. In winter conditions, all-seasons perform better than summer tires but not as well as winter tires; in moderate to warm temperatures, they perform better than winter tires but not as well as summer tires. If you need to use the same tires all year round, in winter conditions (frigid cold, snow, ice) as in moderate to warm temperatures the rest of the year, then all-season tires are a good choice. Recommended all-season tires include the Kumho Ecsta ASX, Pirelli PZero Nero M+S, and Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Position.

One additional advantage of all-season tires is that they tend to last longer (more miles) than summer tires or winter tires. For this reason, if performance is not a priority, all-seasons may be fine for your family car or commuter car.

<FONT SIZE="4">Some people mistakenly believe that all-season tires are needed for rain performance. This is not true; good all-around summer tires like the Goodyear F1 GS-D3 and Kumho SPT are outstanding in rain, better than all-seasons.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

 

cool

they perform well enough for me, i wasnt expecting much from $50 tires

i still like them. And that was what this post was originally about right? An opinion of a certain tire.

expletivein hondatech

 

I can say if your looking around at tires that the Fuzion ZRi are pretty good all around tires, had em on for about 6 months and overall I've been satisfied bout 90 per wheel mounted treadwear has been good and grip while down compared to summer performance tires is still not bad